₦airaland Forum

Karlovych:
DR Congo's nationality and citizenship law are very clear. If you are born outside the country to a Congolese parent then you are considered a citizen of Congo, none of them are citizens through naturalization.

Those born DR Congo and opting for a second nationality is prohibited. This case is dead on arrival as FIFA cleared those players.

Suriname and Indonesia does not allow dual citizenship yet they've been calling up Dutch-born players to their side with FIFA's approval. FIFA has no business with a country's citizenship laws.

All that matters to FIFA is that the players representing the nation meet the 3 following criteria.

I. Whether they were born in the country they want to represent (for countries that allow birthright citzenship)

ii. Whether they are naturalized through meeting the appropriate residence requirements according to FIFA (usually 5 years)

iii. Whether their parents and or grandparents were born (as citizens of the country they want to represent)

iv. Whether the document proving eligibility were submitted to FIFA for clearance.

Those mentioning Gift Orban, Tobias Lawal and Ehizibue as reference are not accurate as their cases are different independently.

FIFA president don pass judgement

NFF President wear full suit and went to the World Cup draws.. Do you think he’s a fool 🤷🏾‍♂️.
You don’t just go to the World Cup draws.. You get invited for Representation.

from Buchi Alaba’s

elyte89:
Because say I talk say no case …u rush call
Me illiterate 😥🥹🥹🥹🥹, a whole potential
Super eagles coach

for u to Dey listen to Oma show say u no qualify to coach the super eagles 🤣🤣🤣

solonnachi:
We have a case

yes my brother 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Mujtahida:
That moment where we are all waiting for the VAR to confirm if it was a penalty.

Fans are arguing: na pena, no be penarity. I say na penality. Oya naww make we wait.

This will be the longest VAR check in the history of football.

the bar DRC will be disqualified

solonnachi:
Yes,
Michel-Ange Balikwisha played against Nigeria in the recent 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying play-off final on November 16, 2025

na exactly wetin I wan hear 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣✌️

Bannedlargejr:
Tobias lawal
Ehizigue
Gift Orban

The likes of victor moses and lookman took approximately 2 years to be cleared by FIFA and Nigeria do not have a Dual-citizenship Law in effect.. Nigerians are mistaken NFF corruption and super eagles players horrible form. Unfortunately, despite all these information, the law is the law and the law was broken

it takes approximately a year and 6 months for fifa to clear a player for a switch to another nation but that of DRC players took few months

Samueltemi337:
Balikwisha the main player in all of this did not even play against Cameroon

did he play against Nigeria?

Bannedlargejr:
Some of the players with Dual-Citizenship that played against Nigeria Includes

Aaron wan bissaka
Michel Balikwisha

They should either show their time of denouncing their British Passport prior to November 2025 or they have broken the Law. Anything contrary, is tampering justice with mercy

Balikwisha story as I read even seem fraudulent because fifa cleared him almost immediately DRC applied for his switch just 2-3 months prior the World Cup play offs

The Anyhowness of Africa countries!
We are just so relaxed, confused, Effortlessly corrupt Lazy!
How DR Congo managed to put theirselves in this dilemma is shocking!

YOU DONT DAMN KNOW AND UNDERSTAND YOUR OWN COUNTRY RULES! YOUR OWN COUNTRY DAMNN RULES!! 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

from Buchi Laba’s page

Dannyxy:
If no be tiff you be sef

You just go get almost 9 players in months for play off/ qualifiers.

That one on e own dey suspicious..

9 players, mistakes must dey.

Na FIFA leak this info

shebi I talk say I dey suspect fifa 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Dannyxy:
If no be tiff you be sef

You just go get almost 9 players in months for play off/ qualifiers.

That one on e own dey suspicious..

9 players, mistakes must dey.

Na FIFA leak this info

my brother I come dey wonder how DRC come good over night against super eagles 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Bissaka come lock the RW position throway key 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

solonnachi:
Thanks to Osasu Obayiuwana
The storm has finally come

he is the first 9ja journalist to hint on this current issue just a week after the DRC VS NIG game

Meliforme:
I just what he will do with Akinsanmiro.

make una slow down with this una Akin hype abeg. He won’t do more than what others are already doing

Mk we stop making it seem as if he is the missing puzzle in our midfield. Will be a great addition but I don’t see him adding anything special or extra

E don do abeg 🤦‍♀️

joelsteron:
Imagine Ekuke in his natural position. You all will just forget simon and Lookman existed.

if he can only know the right time to dribble and when to release the ball he is will a delight to watch

His final balls have improved though

Pidginwhisper:
Omo na gidigbo football Congo and Cameroon dey play oooo!

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Subzerooo:
The kind of disrespect I saw on Osimhen's name at 1-1,I was wondering if he was the person that scored 4 goals to get us to this stage, humans never change

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Bassey na confirm iron gate. Bobo is already playing like a veteran in the heart of our defence at his young age

His combo with Fredrick will serve the national team for a long time

TheLoneCitizen:
He and Ndidi brilliant.

But a defender can't win my MOTM in such a game where Gabon had 4 shots in 140 minutes and Nwabali only made his first save in the 119th minute.
Gabon had no attack whatsoever.

This was an attackers game and Ejuke even before his goal added the much needed bite that gave us the impetus to go at Gabon.

Created the best chance of the game in regular time and scored the goal that kickstarted the rout. Did more than both Lookman and Samuel combined.

Ndidi was colossal in our midfield

mrwilliams9:
I think Aina and Sanusi are solid options.

For me, it’s our midfield. We still lack technically sharp midfielders that can control the tempo of a match

they need younger understudies. The former Arsenal youth teamer now with Blackburn will do well as Aina’s cover

That kid is good

Onyeka just enter midfield cover everywhere. Abobi na confirm V8 engine

TheSuperNerd:
Chidozie Awaziem's long ball ability ehn! Never out of touch. Brilliant assist to bag for Osimhen.

37 wey Osimehn dey break the record next week 😏😆

Eric Chelle deserves his flowers abeg. The man is a good tactician

TheSuperNerd:
Benjamin Frederick. 20 yrs old... Already playing like a defensive general.

Came all the way from defence to assist Osimhen's goal.

Do you know how big of a deal it is to be Nigeria's best CB at just 20 years of age?? Our 2023 U20s really gave us a world class revelation.

Bro the kid is mint!!!

One that will soon be flying high in one of europes top 5 leagues in the nearest future

Unlimited22:
Benjamin Fredrick.


Mon Dieu.


Now we have an extra sub, comot everybody wey get yellow card

“HE IS HIM”

Gabon mk dem come play ball now that our midfield hv been tightened up 😎😎

Wey the shaky shaky daddies ? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Fredrick is a hell if a talent. See ball crying and well laid pass for osimhen to finish

Osimhen redeems himself with a set finish 🥰

Ejike scores