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Freshandfitpod:
Muslims supported boko Haram when it started back then in borno, she probably was one and now look how far the nonsense have taken us to.....

I read a book on boko haram. It actually started with good intentions. Some northern youths gathered themselves together to solve the problem of poverty and oppression of Northern leaders and corruption in general. They then took solace in religion. Its like Christians gathering to pray against corruption and bad governance in nigeria and then advocating for Christians to take part in politics. Thus, it was a good Islamic political group meant to improve things. But....along the lines they became radicalized and we have Boko Haram. Its like that. Even hitlers nazi party started as a way to find solution to the problems if Germany after World War 1.

Napoleon55:
Winning AFCON is far more difficult than to qualify for WC,but it's still very possible for this very team but it looks like injury to the key players is going to be a problem.

As for the NFF, their next action will even be worse than before, no put your hope there,na the players effort and determination to succeed we dey bank on.
And the decision to inject the younger players and retaining old players is for the coach not even the NFF,if the coach believes he can still use only Iwobi and Ndidi in our midfield to win serious matches,that's his problem.

The issue with our coaches is that.
1. The are afraid if young players and innovative tactics. They are nit aware that we are too predictable to most opposing coaches and our players are good but a little overrrated. Even the tactics don't bring out tge best in the players. Also they underrated players not playing in the big 5 leagues. Players like sodiq awujoola and onuche ogbelu may be better. The issue is not really better but different. Players like that introduce a new style that opposing years don't expect. For example, if sodiq ismail is played as a winger his accurate crosses will stun opponents simply because they are not prepared fir him and were busy making lookman, cukwueze etc. It's just having an element of surprise. God is God because nobody can predict him. See anything that is too predictable can be defeated. Our tactics and pkayers are too predictable.
2. The underrated other african countries. Other African countries are also improving and tactically they are sometimes better. We may have better players but tactically, they are better. They just capitalise on our weaknesses while we are stck with only one strategy ther can read like a book. We are so predictable. Jus put 3 hardworking okayers in midfield. Then stifle iwobi and isimhen. That's all.
3. Tactics and team work defeats talent and where a player plays. Our coaches have to realize this. Football us a team spirt and not an individual game like lawn tennis.
4. Underrated players not in the top 5 leagues of Europe. This is a big mistake as the global football scouting system is not perfect. Players not I the top 5 leagues will always be needed in the national team. That us why I don't condemn them totally. They have a big role to play.

elyte89:
No more advocating for anybody ;aside osimhen ,bassey and to a large extent Fredrick’s…any other person wey do rubbish ,shld not be invited again period ..ENOUGH IS ENOUGH …if u like use teeth 🦷 score goals for ur club ,we no send you if u can’t replicate such form in d national team.we need to be brutal go forward now,no more unnecessary babysitting 🧑‍🍼

Ah. The stone that was rejected has become the corner stone.
At this point since we don't even care where you play. Only the okayers contribution to the team. Let us try kelechi nwakali in our midfield. Our midfield to be honest is too average and that was thr major problem against congo. O know nwakali opponents will shout. But....we lack midfielders.

Samantha125:
Oh! It's a decision? Let's say all women were to decide to stop procreating and be full focused on being providers like men, what do you think would happen? Not only will humanity become endangered, but they'll no longer see the value of having men in their lives as they'll be providing for themselves and one thing about money is that it can buy you everything.

This is exactly what us happening in the western world. It is causing a huge population decline. They ate practically begging their women to have children. Radical feminism leads to stuff like this

High intelligence often creates contempt for small beginnings. Many smart people feel certain jobs or businesses are “beneath them.” They despise starting small. The irony is that almost every major wealth path begins with something embarrassingly small. The proud genius wants the billion-dollar idea or nothing. And “nothing” is usually what they get.

Thinking like this is not a sign of high iq. Wisdom will tell you that great things start small. I was once a secondary school teacher but now I am a lecturer and I even helped someone get a research grant. I am also a known writer. I don't understand great businesses simply have to start small.
Anyone who reasons like this does nit have a high iq. Its a lie. Nature itself dies not work like this. You plant a seed and it grows. Facebook started as a college stuff.

Sirchiboy:
HIGH IQ IS ONE OF THE SIGNS OF POVERTY.

Read this only if you have stopped thinking like the average human and have started thinking like someone who has actually observed the world without illusions and “wetin them been tell me”.

1️⃣ High IQ often creates overthinkers, not executors.
Smart people see ten possible failures before they take one step. They analyse until opportunity dies. While the average hustler with half their IQ is already on their third business attempt, the “genius” is still drawing mind maps and reading another book. Overthinking is expensive. It kills action. And in the real world, action builds money, not IQ.

2️⃣ High IQ people generally don’t understand how the world works. They think society rewards intelligence. It doesn’t. It rewards usefulness, perception, influence. Markets run on human nature, not logic. So the high IQ guy sits there expecting good to come to him because he is brilliant, waiting to be “discovered,” waiting for someone to value their brilliance. Meanwhile the less intelligent but socially savvy person is getting the bag.

3️⃣ High IQ people are bad at networking. They get irritated easily at conversations that don’t massage their ego forgetting that money lives in networks, relationships, collaboration. Money is a team sport. Isolation is a poverty trap. The smarter someone is, the more likely they prefer their own company, and the more they accidentally block the social pipeline where money flows.

4️⃣ High intelligence often creates contempt for small beginnings. Many smart people feel certain jobs or businesses are “beneath them.” They despise starting small. The irony is that almost every major wealth path begins with something embarrassingly small. The proud genius wants the billion-dollar idea or nothing. And “nothing” is usually what they get.

5️⃣ High IQ brings perfectionism, and perfectionism is poverty-friendly. A perfectionist doesn’t ship, doesn’t launch, doesn’t sell. Money rewards speed and iteration, not perfection. Perfectionists die broke while “average thinkers” ship messy versions and get rich refining over time.

Lastly, intelligence creates options, options create paralysis and paralysis creates poverty. High IQ is one of the signs of poverty. Stop thinking, start doing.


One of the most powerful invention (aircrafts) was invented by two brothers who were uneducated called the wright brothers after the professor that first started the journey gave up due to overthinking

The only part I can agree with you is that high iq people are introverts. However, the points you mentioned don't necessarily show high iq. I mean not to understand the way the world works is itself foolish. Then analysis paralysis is foolish. I mean I don't believe you're is high if you know so much that you think nothing is possible. That is not knowledge but foolishness. As per a professor being starter than someone less educated. It may be because of opportunities, lack of money or just lack of discipline. Sam altman one of the pioneers if AI has high iq. I don't think my iq us so high but I just created some new ideas in math. High iq people are not like this. I disagree. The only thing is that high iq people have bad social skills and don't know how to socialize.

BOKO HARAM WILL LEAD TO ODUDUWA REPUBLIC AND BIAFRA

When (not if) Boko haram and bandits and fulani herdsmen take over the south west and south east.
It will lead to agitations for seperation by the Yorubas and Igbos.
It may sound funny now but their agitations will be at least legitimate.
If the government cannot handle these terrorists then its better we split as a country and go our seperate ways.
This insurgency can be interpreted as a fulani/Muslim domination and other tribes
and ethnic groups in the country will want to leave in order to protect themselves.
In fact, this terrorism can lead to civil war if care is not taken.
Future generations of Nigerians will spit at the grave of the leaders of this generation.

See dont think stuff cant happen. Boko haram partly started when some disgruntled youths complained about
the poverty and underdevelopment caused by the politicians in the Northen region and took solace in religion
Now it is another thing entirely. A sort of global terrorist netowork lined to ISIS.
okay......people are watching and time is going.
Besides. Nigeria is an overrated idea created by a foreigner who does not even perfectly understand us. Lord Lugard was just one arrogant
British Imperialist. Most African countries are artificial creations of British imperialism

thesicilian:
When they loose on intellectual grounds, they start appealing to tribal sentiments.

I'm anyone is irrational it is you. Terrorists get away with life sentencebecause they are northerners. When it comes to nnamdi kanu turn he gets life imprisonment. What he is even fighting for is at least legitimate and reasonable. At least its just self determination for the igboboeople. What are these northern terrorists fighting for. That we should all be Muslims or else they will kill all of us. Is that not madness. Yet you see more reason with them than the igbo. That is sheer stupidity and bigotry. By the way I ambyoruba

Onuche ogbelu should be tried in our midfield in the friendly before the afcon
Let's try ogbelu, onyedika, akinsanmiro, onyeka in midfield and let is see what is happening. Change is the only constant thing in life. Even nigeria is now using gas instead of petrol

kunle4toyeyaho:
Why do majority of Igbos always attach ethnic sentiment to issues? Was PMB that arrested him a Yoruba man? Are you saying Tinubu should have subverted judicial process? Was Ahmed Gulak that was allegedly murdered a Yoruba man? The man committed offence against Nigeria's state and not a Yoruba affair

The fulani/hausa imperialists are coming for yoruba next. They just bombed ilorin. In the next 15 years they will bomb lagos, ibadan, Ogun and other yoruba towns. We have to stop them now by being united. The idea we yoruvas have of security is false. I hope it is not too late by then

ebukal67x:
Nnamdi Kanu is a lucky man. In some countries, he would have been executed by now.

I don't understand. No terrorist in Northern nigeria has being given life imprisonment or death penalty. Boko Haram terrorists are often given a few years or even pardoned in the name of deradicaluzation. Yet nnamdi kanu is given life imprisonment. This us injustice, wickedness and Northern agenda.
It us as if your brain is on holiday. You better use your brain. You are a homo sapien. Stop being dumb

Dotherightthing:
Finally, the case is done and dusted.

This what Justice Binta Nyako couldn't do.

Women still have a long way to go...

When Islamic terrorists ate caught, they are given only a few years in jail. In fact, sometimes they are deradicaluzed and absorbed back into society. However, kanu who is simply fighting for the emancipation of the igbo is given a life sentence. This is unfair, wicked. It shows their us an agenda for fulani/Islamic domination

The world cup qualifiers might actually make us win the nations Cup. This is because it will sharpen us as a team. We will now go into the nations cup with a mini tournament behind us. If we make it through the world cup qualifiers our confidence will be sky high. We will then be a different animal in the nations cup.

semid4lyfe:
Elder kog45 don come with his nostalgic fondness of the past. If no be say Aina and Osimhen make your team I for talk say you dey stuck in time. grin

Me, I no rate all those oldies. I watched tapes of old naija matches, and I got the impression they were hyped beyond their prowess and ability by Ernest Okonkwo and other ace commentators of that era.

Those were the days when radio commentary used to run simultaneously with the matches on TV, and if you no dey watch the ball and were listening to only commentary, you'd think Odegbami or Adokie was dribbling the entire players of our opponents.

Na hype job all the 80's set be. As far as I dey concerned, the really skillful Nigerian players emerged in the 90's. This is further buttressed by the exodus to Europe of lots of players to play professionally, and the eventual AFCON victory in 94.

I know this kinda thing is subjective so I respect your list but I truly think there's no way any Nigerian player that played predominantly in the 80's is better than those that played in the latter decades.

Adokie Amesiemeka ❌
Segun Odegbami ❌

Wow, some oldies will fight you. Few african players were un Europe in the 80s. Most good afrcan players still played in Africa. The mass exodus reached fully kicked off in the 90s. So in their era going to Europe was not as rampant as now. In fact, it was keshi in the 80s that started it. I think then, he has a quarell with his coaches ir administrators. So you can't say because they did not okay in Europe, they were not better. African teams that played in the world cup in the 80s had a lot of home based players in their trans

TheSuperNerd:
Ethan would add yes but again this take is delusional and borders on fantasies because he is also not available to us. He is English with his heart set on England. Ethan is only 18 so he knows his England chance will come with time.

Michael Olise waited till age 22 before he finally got his France invite (Had Nigeria, England, Algeria and France as options). Same season he joined Bayern, he got the Les Bleus call. But before all these, Nigeria courted him at different points and even included him in a provisional list but Olise turned it all down. He knew what he wanted. France or England and he got France.

Let us talk reality when discussing Player options that can come add extra quality to the Super Eagles.

Sanni suleiman seems one of the next big things in our football. I know you know. Tottenham, psg, ajax are interested. I want him to go to ajax.

TheSuperNerd:
This argument is funny so just kill it. There are angles to consider. When Ghana came to Abuja and won the 2022 WC ticket, remind me again where their GK at the time was playing. Jojo Wollacott. Where did he play prior to that crucial game?

If we went by where a player plays 100%, even Benjamin Frederick wont be in the Super Eagles today.

Okoye just returned. Let things take shape. Not cho cho cho.

To be honest u will pick Nwabali and even adebayo adeleye over an inconsistent onana
If onana was a Nigerian this is how some people will say he should keep for us. Where a player olayes is not always a determinant. Not everyone will have the opportunity to get good clubs

Jman06:
You're wrong dude. I'll wife up that girl at a blink if she lets me. I'll then take her straight abroad to start a new life and give her all the love and comfort she'll ever need.

This is just to debunk your claim that no guy would marry her if she leaves Ned now.

sHE ALREADY HAS 2 CHILDREN SO THAT WILL PUT A LOT OF MEN OFF. THERE A LOT OF WOMEN HER AGE WITHOUT CHILDREN, WHY WIFE SOMEONE WITH KIDS. MOST YOUNG MEN WONT WANT HER EXCEPT TO JUST EXPLOIT HER SEXUALLY OR PERHARPS FINANCIALLY (THE OLD RICH MAN MIGHT STILL GIVE HER SOME FINANCIAL LEVERAGE BECAUSE HE HAS KIDS FOR HIM). MOST YOUNG MEN WANT TO START THEIR OWN FAMILY AND NOT ALLOW A WOMAN BRING BAGGAGE FROM A PAST RELATONSHIP INTO THEIR NEW FAMILY LIFE.
IM JUST BEING HONEST. AGE IS ON HER SIDE ANYWAY BUT THAT IS THE WAY IT IS.
THIS KIN GIRL MAY EVEN TELL HER FUTURE HUSBAND SHE WANTS ONLY ONE CHILD OR THAT SHE DOES NOT EVEN WANT CHILDREN ANYMORE SINCE SHE ALREADY HAS KIDS.
ITS NOT REALLY TO A MANS BENEFIT TO MARRY HER.
YOU GEN Z MEN HAVE BEING GAS LIGHTED BY SO CALLED FEMINISM AND POST MODERNISM

Goke7:
am just scared of injuries for our players, omo e no go funny, we may win them but dem go brake our players leg tire and most times refs no dey too protect us like that

Against cameroon we can get skillfully forwards who will win us penalties and red cards. Samuel chukwueze, chidera ejuke and ademola lookman can do that. By the time they have 2 red cards and a penalty for nigeria, caneroons physicality will die down. Well, it depends on the referee but chidera ejuka to me seems our most skillfully forward. I did not say best but his dribbling skills are the best. Dribbling is just an aspect of football.

Our coaches must work on samuel chukwueezes mentality.
He is very inconsistent.
He is a big game player that can do magical things but he keeps getting missing.
He has a low mentality.
Players like this can score a hattrick in 10 minutes. Shoot from impossible angle dribble 3 players and score
and destroy a low block defence. However he is too complacent.
Someone needs to work on his psychology. One day like messi and another day like a division 3 moldovan player.

eherbal:
The South West should prepare itself for the hordes of bandits that will be visiting it soon. They already have sleeper cells in oyo, osun, ogun, and Lagos.
When the time is right, they will be activated. Yorubas are tolerant to their own detriment.

The solution is simole. If bandits try their nonsense then we yoruba will split from nigeria and declare odiduwa Republic. Its easy. We yoruba are the ones keeping nigeria together. Igbo have wanted to go since 1967. If yoruba wants to leave, igbo will join immediately and nigeria will come to an end. So let them do whatever. It will simply lead to thr dissolution of nigeria.

TheSuperNerd:
Bad idea. We cant afford to give them the psychological edge early in the game. We cant gift them momentum edge by sitting back and allowing them come at us early. 'Wouldn't want to put an underperforming Nwabali and a suspect Ekong under early pressure. They need to grow into the game and settle psychologically.

We can only do this at selected phases in the game later on, hopefully and preferably after we have taken the lead.

Then of course, Rohr knows our quality. If Rohr's Benin tries to play consistently on the front foot, the Nigerian attack will catch them on the break and tear them apart phase after phase and we will score loads of goals. He knows this so he will be cautious.

We have to hit them early and hard. Create choas in their box early and destabilize them mentally. Shake their psychological depth early by hitting them with intensity early, overloading their box, attacking that final third and also keep a solid Rest defence (Ekong, Bassey, Benjamin) behind to mop up any cleared ball by their backline from our incessant attacks.
Then recycle and repeat.

No breathing space.

it is simpley illogical and downright stupid for chelle not to invite chidozie awaziem (who plays regularly in france) for our central defensive position when ekong is injured and semi ajayi is just coming back from injury. If i was in charge of NFF i will tell him to write a report on every tactical decision he makes including player selection. He has to state reasons for his decisions. It sounds far fetched but our coaches need to be monitored concerning the decisions they make. They can be downright stupid sometimes.

jihday:
Ekong scored he dey celebrate like say he win Champions league, see as Osimhen carry ball for quick restart. Mentally they are weak, most of them aren’t winners

They need to hire a psychologist for this team to work on their weak mentality.
Imagine if we faced Moroco in the nations cup semi finals and we conceeded 2 goals in the first half.
Most of the players will just give up and think we lost. The team seems not to believe in itself in any manner.

In addition we have a coach who is simply ignorant of tactics and the capability of his players.
It is a horrible mixture.

Mujtahida:
Simon will be Chelle's undoing.

1. Sack chelle now.
2. Hire a osychologist immediately for the team. The team is in immediate need of a psychologist.
Chelle knows nothing and is just relying on guess work

TheSuperNerd:
Lookman to miss Benin game. Time for Chukwueze to start vs Benin. Blessing in Disguise. If only we can push Iwobi too to the left.

But it is Chelle. Smh

Chelle should be sacked today. I tok one look at the line up and decided not to watch the match

QueenJazz:
Smelling experience.

With this dumb line up. Vhelle should be sacked immediately after this match. Enough of his nonsense.
God when will you give Nigeria a good coach. This guys incompetence is horrible

mrwilliams9:
When will we realize this 4-4-2 does not work for us. We are far too imbalanced in the midfield. We don’t get the best out of our players. Ndidi and Iwobi will be overrun.

Moreover, Iwobi is not a CM in a flat midfield 4. He should be playing the 10 if he’s in our XI.

The personnel selection is very poor

Chelle should be sacked now. He is a horrible coach

Diavolo:
The reason is that Iwobi isn't a cm or dm. Ndidi is as you said box to box. That combination can never work in controlling a midfield. What amazes me is we have tried this over 5 years and under different coaches and no one in the technical committee has ever thought to themselves that this doesn't work. I wonder that the technical committee members do sef

His using ekong in a 4 man defence is baffling and horrible. He used him against South africa and he conceded a goal. Now he is making the same mistake. Why awaziem was not invited is a mystery. Chelle should be sacked immediately after this match even if we win. I don't care anymore. We have horrible catches

Ragingthunder:
it's not that easy

If he is still around, he should simply use them in the next friendlies. Let them play for 90 minutes and see what they can do. We should use our friendlies for things like this. Some of those players might perform better than their senior brothers who play nonsense and flatter to deceive.

9JAMac10:
keep hope alive. Nigeria 🇳🇬 can still qualify for the World Cup , even if I don’t have a lot of confidence in the squad but divine intervention may favor Nigeria who knows

What we should really pray for is that God will give Chelle wisdom knowledge and understanding
so that he will know how to use the players.
From what i read on owngoalnigeria (if they are right) chelle is planning
to use 4 4 2 (flat version ) with iwobi and ndidi in midfield
and moses simon on the right wing.
Even semi ajayi is not really fit and just recovered form injury with only 8 minutes of football and so he is not sure he
is fit. Chidozie awaziem should be in the team.
His team selection and tactics are even foolish (i dont mean to sound insulting).
Solomon asked for wisdom and chelle should also ask God for wisdom.
Most of our opponents are simply more intelligent than us and can see our weakness from afar yet our coaches repeat it EVERYTIME.
I believe chelle will change his mind and come up with a better formation and player selection between now and the next match. I pray God will give him wisdom like he did Solomon

lawani:
Most people had farms in the past. Yoruba women were traders and often the wealthiest people in the land were women. Efunsetan Aniwura of Ibadan comes to mind as well as Madam Tinubu of Lagos. Men were leaders, soldiers, crafts men and sometimes long distance traders etc but there were often more money women than men in Yoruba land. Only that it is unlikely you would be richer than the king sitting atop taxes and most monarchs were men

Please help me tell them.
The idea of women not working is a product of victorian England. Victorian England colonized us and we decided to
copy this western idea. Later on, when the western world advanced and started allowing their women to work
we want to copy the idea again and allow women to work. In the first place our yoruba forefathers allowed women to work.
The attitude of copying the western world everytime and abandoning our culture is a problem. Now the white man wants us to accept homosexualism and beastiality while he says polygamy is not good

Predator87:
I hope shame continues to catch the NFF board. See what Morocco in the span of 10 years are doing. I won't be surprised if they win a world cup soon. Nigeria OTOH still asking players for bribes and using overaged players. What is Bamayi still doing in an U20 World cup? Morocco is doing well in all levels of Football while Nigeria is wombling and fumbling. Ibraim Gausau, Ibrahim Sanusi and Austin Eguaveon need to resign immediately if we are going to get out this present slump we are in now.

We can easily surpass morocco. We have the basic. Football academies produce players at a fast rate. We just need.
1. Good coaches with food tactics.
2. Stop selecting okayers based on bribery and man know man.
I suspect this u20 was selected partly based on bribery. Like 30% were based on bribery. Even at that there is a 16 year old kamaldeen wanted by Chelsea and who is touted as the next okocha in this u20 team. I hope our coaches will start him. I'm not joking the boy is wanted by Chelsea and some Belgium clubs. The funny thing is whoever is our coach might not start him in our next match.
3. Also our coaches in the Super Eagles should encourage young players into the team. Players like ebenezer akinsanmiri, even the 16 year old kamaldeen. Just anyone who shows some stuff. We can at least try them out in friendlies. That's all. The academies are doing fine job. There is also one winger called elijah odede in troyes in French division 2. Chelle our super eagles coach needs to be proactive