₦airaland Forum

ChrisKels:
A decent midfielder but is he a Nigerian?

Odunayaw:
😂 Menace ni guy yen and the crazy thing is that he can score too!

Adarabioyo thought he was doing us a favor

We need to talk about Alex Iwobi pic.twitter.com/zRcVI93lZI

— Ali Howorth (@ahoworth97) January 11, 2026

9JAMac10:
Calvin Bassey plays central defense like it’s a free role. classy Center Back entering his prime. He’s going to get even better. Anticipation, pace, power, aerial dominance, passing. He’s got the assets . Frightening potential

Napoleon55:
My top 5 picks are in this particular order.

1. Lookman
2. Iwobi
3. Osimhen
4. Bassey
5. Akor

But Osimhen may likely end up as the player of the tournament if we win the trophy.

Mujtahida:
The way I like that guy ehn. Frank the Tank

zicky:
As a striker you don't need Bassey to jam you body like twice, body go tell you, you just see yourself avoiding him.

yinkeys:
Osimheen will make that star studded Atlanta Olympics 1996 squad
Best striker Nigeria has ever had
Potentially the best player we've ever had if he signs for Real Madrid next season and wins the UCL
Nwankwo Kanu more technically gifted though

elyte89:
Dem like us before?

Goke7:
Spot on, those back passes are becoming a thing with this Eagles, and to me it's a sign of fear even against teams like Zimbabwe, Lesotho, and SA too many backpasses with the likes of Iwobi and Ndidi o, our boys lack liver whether it's the fear of injury, I don't just understand.

And yes indeed, Egypt parked the bus because the boys were more dominant. If our attackers were better with their positioning, we should have gotten two or more goals in the second half.

ThunderFireAgba:
Bros make una dey stop all these una Sunday sermon. Na these talk make una dey give Emöt.ional Fragile Feminine Males here hope that this player are this and that and turns out to be opposite. That guy is pure average! Even Ndidi at this stage and age is better than him. I don't know what he brings to the table other than passing ball backwards and sideways.

elyte89:
That boy nnadi is good ,me I no Dey support rubbish , where’s our start onyedika ppu 😄

lbrichman2:
Onyedika is poor
I see why he doesn't get to play.
Na only back pass him sabi..

We may need to go back to our midfield 2 system
This 3 man midfield is too poor

Goke7:
abi o, life and direct

opes:
I just watched the interview of the General Secretary.

NFF Lodges Official Petition with FIFA Over DR Congo's Use of Ineligible Players in World Cup Playoffs

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, confirmed to journalists on Tuesday that the federation has submitted a formal protest to FIFA,… pic.twitter.com/9IP66ilXEG

— Imran Muhammad (@Imranmuhdz) December 16, 2025

It is a case of deceipt and fraud from DR Congo

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.

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

solonnachi:
We have a case