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Danielnino00:
When is d draw for the awcon group stage self ?

Or has it been made already?

No the draws have not been made. Ghana's hosting has been shaking and I think CAF was panicking a bit since the Accra stadium and other one werent ready. I think Ghana will just make it, as the logistics for hosting 8 teams isnt that much. Kenya is on standby, but it is somehow too close to change hosts now.

I like how his forehead is touching the floor...

Daejoyoung:
She's good but then age might be a good factor to consider in terms of her speed. Club football in the female world is different from that of the male, it is not as developed as that of national teams like we have in the male game. For example the top Swedish clubs cannot be compared to the Swedish team. But we all know Barcelona and Real Madrid have almost thesame standard ( or even greater) as Spain in the male game.

We have more than enough players to replace Rita Chikwelu and other aging players. We have been producing good players since 2012 U20 world cup. Women football is now fast paced, and we cant afford to be slow. We saw how France dismantled us in that friendly with their B team.

Schemerkhiz:
you are wrong to doubt Rita Chikwelu qualities with the ball. Naturally Rita Chikwelu is an attacking minded player but due to her versatility and experience she is able to play as a holding midfielder. Go and check her club ( Kristianstand DFF, SWEDEN ) line up, she is their main threat in the attacking midfield, she sometimes play as a striker from the right wing.

Thats not entirely correct. She plays more as a central midfielder (Xhaka type), than an attacking midfielder. Also, I think the Swedish league is deteriorating. I watch the games weekly when chanced, and the quality is not it. For now, the German and French leagues are top.
If we are to develop female football, we need to invest more in our league. Facilities are quite poor, with most teams playing on artificial turf. Also, we need to have an African Champions league for women.

If Africa is slow, then Nigeria needs to enter competitions and friendlies like the She-believe cup. We are going backwards with the current NFF. The team that won women AFCON 2 years ago had to riot to get some of their money. Mr Amaju Pinnick is a 419 and pretender. He is not interested in football development. During his reign, we have failed in U17, U20s and Olympics both men and women. He only fronts with the Super Eagles. Even the Super eagles won only one match at the world cup. Every other team is suffering badly.

Chris Danjuma should never supposed to coach the girls. Peter Dedevbo should have been made coach of Falconets, while I see no reason to employ Dennerby for the Falcons. Dennerby will marginally improve the team organisation, and that will be it. Swedes are generally laid back people. You should not expect Nigeria to match up against any European teams with Dennerby in charge.

Even the coach of the Falcons is not it. He may bring some organisation to the team, but going forward, we will be crap.

A brilliant game by the girls, despite the loss. It was inevitable from the whole set up. Even if they equalized, the ref would have found a way back for Spain.
The future is bright with these girls. Female football with FIFA is still like a cult though. I can predict the winner of each match. Europeans more favoured, then Asians, then America, and then maybe blacks.
It got so bad today, some of the crowd were booing the obvious wrong calls the referee made.

BascoVanVeli:
Okeke and Efih clearly got the ball but she gave yellow. These girls had no chance anyways when you add that we have a slowpoke in charge.

My guess is that we will get a red card, and maybe 6 more yellows before the game runs out. The foul blown for that free kick was pathetic.

This ref is not even hiding her bias again. She has been horrible. Is that 4 yellow cards for Nigeria now? She's on a no touch policy today.

BascoVanVeli:
The man is a clown. It is obvious he doesn't want Anam to shine at this world cup.

That way, Ajibade too wont shine because she will be overworked.

The girls matched spain for few minutes. We may recover, if Spain dont score more.

Again, the coach drops Anam Imo. He will reset his brain at minute 44 again. As Fifa want to completely screw our girls up, the referee is from... China. She must be impressed with the Falconets after that late equaliser.

BascoVanVeli:
I doubt the coach will place Amoo #11 on the bench, she has played every single minute so far. I think Anam was amazing as striker against Germany and that would be best for the team. Ajibade should play behind her so she can drop deep and create just like she did against Spain 2 years ago. Look at her pass for the second goal.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lm4AD4ZS14

The Spanish team has improved tremendously. They play the typical Spanish game, with no striker. 4 defenders and 6 so called midfielders. Their game is simple to read. They will flood the midfield to sap out options. Their problem is always when teams go behind that midfield. They become exposed to be clueless at the back.
For me, today we need to play long balls. Anam Imo is very good with her hold up play. Dropping the ball for Ajibade in vital areas is all we need. We should be able to punish the Spanish.

Bowaley17:
What time is the match pls

3.30 pm 9ja time.

Very good analysis. If the coach wants to win the match, he needs to make those changes. Spain may have a better team, but we can surely disrupt them and take our chances when we have them.

BascoVanVeli:
The girls are not the problem. The coach is the one that wants them to be what they are not. A good coach gets us minimum of 7 points from that group.

Actually, this set of girls are much better than the ones we had 2 years ago. The problem is the glaring technical deficiency.
Defensively, we have enough personnel. The main problem is the linkage between midfield and attack. The players are not sure what next to do when they get to opponents half. That is why we are yet to score more than once from open play. Unlike previous coaches, this coach seems to have drilled the players more defensively.
That is a good thing also, because defences win you tournaments, while attackers win you matches. Against Spain, they will attack us for about 70 minutes because of their gifted team play. If the coach doesnt get it right with the link between midfield and attack, we will not be able to hold.

I think the starting 11 on the first day was balanced to a large extent. They had players wearing 10 and 11 who were combining well, though not physically able to hold against the Germans. Those 2 players will have plenty joy against Spain.

We live to fight another day. Spain will thrash this team 3-0 or more if the coach continues his way.

Half time . Nigeria down 1-0. We will come back, but the Chinese are quite tricky upfront. Good game by the falconets, devoid of major tactical plan, but individual skills.

Our girls have enough to grind out a win today. It's about time they played a good match.

BascoVanVeli:
Experience and our keeper. Best in the tournament IMO.

I would pack the bus honestly.

Best tactics for this team is long balls upfield. Without good midfielders, it is better to bypass midfield.. Ajibade and Imo can cause problems upfront.

BascoVanVeli:
Tbh I'm not sure the best team won but we'll take it anyhow.

Experience won it for us. The coach is unimpressive. We will beat China

Phew....only just. Draw China and we're through.

They are ready. Falconets will be the first team after super eagles to wear this jersey. Hope it brings good luck to them.
Source: Ruth David

Nigeria line up tweaked. Ajibade captains, 3 new players.

Germany already 2-0 up. This is good for us. Offcourse we still need to beat Haiti by over 2-0.

BascoVanVeli:
France is comprehensively the best team in this competition. The rest are almost on the same level.

You cant judge from first match. Nerves play a role. I think Nigeria will come good. We were defensively intelligent, which is something our youth teams usually lack.

barineh:
When you involve religion in Nigeria's many problems you become part of the problem.

I agree with you.

Duru1:
I am really impressed with the plays of these two kids. It looks like Nigeria came to play against Germany with only the goalkeeper. What about the emergency defender in Okeke, a striker turned CB? These kids were letdown by their country. From the look of things, they were not fed properly. The presence of Ijamilusi was missed at the midfield.

Actually the defence was very decent. Our main problem was the midfield and the attack. I expected the coach to have resorted to long balls, as clearly Imo was having joy against the German defence. The coach was shouting throughout the match and probably didnt pay attention.

allexpensive:
I'm sure Mr President gave the go on on his dismissal. My only issue is with Yomi Shogunle. A young senior officer who lacks professionalism.

I'm waiting for his men to embarrass me again.

That DSS officer with RCCG wristband... Na Osinbajo church member? Looks well fed.

BascoVanVeli:
I just caught a bit of Haiti and they are a solid side with massive support. If we don't take them seriously we could be in for a couple surprises. Also Ajibade must be at least 10 times better if we are to go places in this competition or someone else should come to the party.

She will get better. She needs support. She must play as a striker to get the best of her. Germans effectively shut shop against her. I am still sure Haiti go chop like 4-0. It will be like Nigeria vs Gambia.

I am not very worried about us qualifying from the group. We are in a good position to beat Haiti and China resoundingly if the coach can work on the attack. My main fear is meeting another rugged European side like England. We seem to come out short.

Deji Adeyanju will be there. Useless PDP errand boy masquerading as democracy activist.

BascoVanVeli:
We paid the price for fitness today because our second half was very poor. Ajibade needs to play behind Imo and we need faster wingers.

I believe things will get better. Haiti is a good 2nd match. We will win and score good goals. China vs Germany is key. I need the Germans to beat the Chinese.