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BankyGee:
FRANK, THE TANK 💪🏾🇳🇬
Frank Onyeka returns to Coventry City with a bang! He scored his first GOAL for the club, a BANGER, and delivered a magnificent midfield performance in their 3–2 win against Derby County. Coventry City now sits comfortably at the top of the league with an 11 point lead.

📊:
⏰ 90 minutes played
🎯 1 shot on target
⚽ 1 goal
👌🏾 50 touches
👟 24/36 passes completed (67%)
🗝️ 1 key pass (chance created)
🛡️ 4 defensive contributions
💪🏾 7/11 ground duels won
✈️ 2/2 aerial duels won
🦵🏾 2/4 tackles successful
🫴🏾 7 recoveries
🤕 3x fouled
🌟 7.8 rating (Sofascore)

To be frank, what a performance! 💪🏾

kodded:
To be Frank, Frank sees Frank in Frank

"Eight Coventry appearances and seven wins, I think that says it all"

Curtis Davies on Frank Onyeka's impact at Coventry since signing on loan from Brentford 👏 pic.twitter.com/vGWmAUk1zv

— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) April 3, 2026

Amedino99:
is his goal scoring a yearly affair?

TheSuperNerd:
Awwwwn, goosebumps. Charles feeling emotional on good friday.

The audio and visuals are actually very moving. 👌🏽

United Road ❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/Pc4AdgRPGP

— Anna (@UTD_Anna_) April 3, 2026

AndSunGorilla:
U suppose dey dia too.

semid4lyfe:
Apt. Poor scanning, poor anticipation, poor positional awareness, not combative and hadworking too.

I once thought he was the best thing after slice bread but the scales have since fallen off my eyes.

Little wonder Jose Peseiro preferred Alhassan Yusuf to him at the 2023 AFCON.

.. . And truly Alhassan better pass am by far.

ChrisKels:
If Chelle succeeds in getting Gibson Yah and or Emeka Iroegbu, Onyedika will be gone.

He is not imposing and can't dictate the pace of the game. Always looking confused and looking for the easy way out by passing backwards and sideways. Not a top marker either.

Karlovich:
Great addition if true, he hasn't played for Spain at youth level so not much paperwork needed

"Tuanzebe & Wan-Bissaka were two" 🔍

🇨🇩 Gabriel Zakuani on how DR Congo scour Europe for talent#BBCFootball #DRCongo pic.twitter.com/VzazvsPET7

— BBC 5 Live Sport (@5liveSport) April 1, 2026

Karlovich:
This is quite good, Carl Ikeme is also one of those on the committee.

Gabriel Zakuani was doing that for DRC after he retired from football.

Goke7:
https://www.youtube.com/live/5HYNBQzQSrg?si=raoblSCt4tr9cTUt

@Thesupernerd please listen from 11.00 -13.00 on onyedika!

Like I said yesterday if he’s more forward minded then let’s make adjustments

Great to sit down with @EFernandez17_ to chat about his journey so far.

Watch the full feature 👇pic.twitter.com/Z5byLjBXVQ

— Louise Shaw (@louiseshaw_x) March 28, 2026

pic.twitter.com/ge84NxqFnF

— Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) March 27, 2026

Meliforme:
I joined 34 minutes into the watch and throughout my viewing of the match, Raphael Onyedika did not impress me.
What exactly does Raphael Onyedika's contribute to our midfield.

When it comes to accuracy in the long and short passes of the ball, Raphael Onyedika is second to none, but what does he even do with those.
I have not seen any significant forward passes of the ball.
I am yet to see any significant forward carries of the ball.
He doesn't open up that much to help build and progress play from the back due to his positioning (is he running away from something, I can't just tell)
I have not seen him control or swith play despite his ability to deliver long balls.

Let's be real, Raphael Onyedika owns the skills to perform all the aforementioned acts, but what exactly is his problem?
Anyone close to Raphael Onyedika should please wake him up with a slap. He should reward his coach's confidence in him.

TheSuperNerd:
Chineke, so you no rate Kobbie Mainoo. So you agree with how Amorim left him out? Carrick came in and began playing him ooo. Mainoo has featured in nearly all games since Carrick took over and contributed real good to your good run of form. So even for your club, u no dey appreciate good thing. Smh.... Charles u get problem.


Also, Lesley Ugochukwu, as much as I like the look of him and appreciate his quality, played for France U21s this international break. Your reply was "good for him".
Lesley still wants France as things stand... so for now, it is Onyedika, FDB and the other young lads like Akinsanmiro, Nnadi, David Moses, Otomewo, Dennis, etc that we have to focus on.

It is not like your club football where you can go bid for Tchouameni to come man your DM role.

Goke7:
Lest we forget Iwobi has been massive for the eagles before his form or performance took a dip, it’s not that Iwobi needed all the time in the world to impress o, as a youngster he was excellent as his goal took us to the 2018 World Cup! Osihmen too was coming off a great performance from our underage teams.

I pray onyedika gets better but also remember that a bashiru that’s not as technically gifted as Iwobi yet he (Iwobi) had to sit up!

Goke7:
He needs to improve very fast so his case won’t be like Fegor Ogude despite how very good he was got displaced by an Onazi!

minfelix:
Thank you NFF for staging friendly againt all this war war people Russia(1-1), Iran(2-1), Jordan(2-2)

Abeg going forward we want to see
Nigeria vs Spain(just see how classy Egypt vs Spain is currently going)
Nigeria vs Germany
Nigeria vs Brazil
Nigeria vs France

Chelle is yet to play against top 10 world ranked teams…
Time to start testing him against those guys, make una no turn Chelle to coach wey dey win Seriki terrorists 🤣🤣

TheSuperNerd:
Papi85 no like Onyedika right from time. So ofcos Midfield will always be zero in his eyes when Onyedika starts.

And I am not the only one who differs.

TheSuperNerd:
I mentioned the name naaa... or you want to claim you did not quote it??

Dont digress to escape the point on Ogbu.

oloriooko:
Ogbeni can you see the immediate impact of Alex? That's what a MF should look like instead of ghosting

TheSuperNerd:
Papi85... I hope you can see that even Fernandez is outshining Ogbu. Same Ogbu you said you will pick over anyone else aside Bassey and Ajayi. Na 2-caps Fernandez dey ball pass am sef.

The way Jordan open Ogbu legs for that first half still dey give me heart skips. And yes, Ogbu is good but omo, today ehn... Jordan dey use am play. Hopefully he has a better 2nd half.

TheSuperNerd:
Emmanuel Fernandez scores his first international goal! Brilliant half like I said from the lad so far... even before the goal.

TheSuperNerd:
Levels dey! 2-1 Naija!!