Samueltemi337:
Maduka Okoye starts for Udinese
Isaac Success on the bench

Hopefully, he gets his first clean sheet today and the team wins in order not to move to the drop zone.

forgiveness:


Can they press like Osimhen? Defend like Osimhen? Pass like Osimhen? Draw players away like Osimhen?

My brother, we dey press from opponent defense.

From 70th minute they can do that much more if you ask me
Fatigued Osimhen isn’t threatening to opponents
Like we saw against Angola
He couldn’t make the run when we had only Ademola & him against one Angolan in a counter attack

https:///Mayor_ofph/status/1753543138973483132?s=20

who remembereed this classic?

ChrisKels:


Speaking to reporters at the post-match press conference, Peseiro said: "Before the break I called Iwobi and Onyeka, asked them who is more tired so I can bring in one substitute. No one said I'm tired.

"After five minutes Ekong came to tell me Onyeka cannot continue. Ekong informed me you must change Onyeka.

"From my bench, it's better I keep Iwobi, put Yusuf, and Onyeka goes out but I know all the players want to complete the game.

"I was angry in that moment. Two times Ekong said Onyeka is tired due to the pain in the shoulder. But I asked him five minutes before, not 10, 15 or 20 minutes, said he was okay, it's happening in football.

"The captain on the pitch can inform me about some situations - some players tired, some players feeling some pain."

You see and some people will be blaming the coach for not substituting players and for the ones on the bench. If players are not willing to be subbed, do we want the coach to start having individual issues with the players? make we reason this thing well o

Again I commend the players for their commitment to the game, it's been a long time since I have seen such zeal from our national team players to go all the way for their country even when they are tired or injured. Great team spirit and patriotism.

Omanambala:


For some reason I fear Cape Verde more than South Africa. I don't know why

I only fear because coach isn’t rotating his players properly and it could come hunting if we are leading and a clinical team scores in the dying minutes
Momentum is a powerful force especially in times like that
Osimhen should have been taken off from minutes 70 so that fresh legs would kill the game with a counter attack goal or tirelessly high pressing
Osimhen didn’t look sharp and looked drained from the Cameroon game if you ask me
I believe he stretched his body beyond limits against Cameroon and didn’t recover fully for te Angola game
I wish the team luck
It’s a tough journey to the trophy
Ivory Coast, Cape Verde & South Africa won’t be easy

I have not seen a Nigerian team(SE) play with so much passion and dedication in a decade like this current set at this tournament. So much fire and less fear in the lads.

So far, they've not put any foot wrong in this competition. Each player called upon has executed his assignment well. I wish them success to the very end.

Naija Forever!

I want to believe Finidi George has greatly done some talking to Moses Simon. Dude has greatly improved with his decision making as a winger. No unnecessary dribble.

He now choose Productivity above Flamboyancy. Good job to the backroom staffs.

Captain Ahmed Musa.

charlesemeka85:
Ajayi no Dey comfortable with the ball abeg. Tosin is miles better than him

I followed Tosin passionately and rate him highly even when kokmne didn't rate him.Yes he is better than Ajayi but not 50 times better,both Ajayi and Ekong are not comfortable with ball but they are doing well with their physicality which is good for African football

Daninya33:


Lols,sir no be lie o.
He played a formation one nairalander shared here.

Have you not read where Ighalo, Amuneke etc said they were shocked when tactics was changed 1 hr to the game.

Will be shocked to know that Ladan Bosso visits this thread daily?.

I no dey talk with water for mouth o.

Hahaha 🤣

Omo, Eguavoen wound us.

Omanambala:


He delivered few long passes to Saidu, he is strong on the ball, too.

Not sure I saw Onyeka do that. Iwobi it was whose long pass to Zaidu caught the Angolans unaware

minfelix:

i dey tell you..e get one of sanni kaita interview that 2010
press : did you touch the player
sanni kaita: “i doesn’t touch him”😂

Why why why 😂😂😂😂

M7even:


Lol for matching their AfCON trophy and not surpassing it. An AFCON trophy that they have last won in 1982. And we are just about equalling. Give the little country the flowers it deserve, I mean how could the likes of segun Odegbami, Christian Chukuwu, Steven Keshi, and JJ Okocha play so many years and still deliver only 3 AFCON for us. I feel we should easily be on 9 AFCON trophies by now.

It's because our target is always semi final and not the final. Too bad for a great team.

We scored Angola the type of goal they usually score others

Mujtahida:

Why why why 😂😂😂😂

😂😂🤣

Nathan Tella scores.

His first league start and 3rd league goal.

Oasis007:
Nigeria have participated in 19 AFCON tournaments and have reached the semi-finals 16 times.

We're giants of Africa for many reasons.

Oasis007:


Captain Ahmed Musa.

Make dem still give this guy playing time na.
At least he’s been a dedicated player.

minfelix:

i dey tell you..e get one of sanni kaita interview that 2010
press : did you touch the player
sanni kaita: “i doesn’t touch him”😂

😅😅😅

But men going forward after the AFCON it will be exciting to see the number of players joining the squad cos the depth is crazy. No Boniface, No Awoniyi, No Ndidi not to mention of fringe guys like Orban, Tella, Adams among many still to come.

jihday:
Onyedika for who? Moffi for who? I won’t even swap Simon or Ademola for Nacho because he doesn’t have Simon industry and Lookman is so high on confidence

Moffi for Osimhen. Osimhen was getting very tired.

Onyedika for Onyeka or for Simon. Simon has work rate, yes, but I’d have liked for us to have more midfield control.

All in all, we learn and we move.

Joezinho:


Make dem still give this guy playing time na.
At least he’s been a dedicated player.

Gabriel Osho of Luton dey ball sha.

ChrisKels:


Speaking to reporters at the post-match press conference, Peseiro said: "Before the break I called Iwobi and Onyeka, asked them who is more tired so I can bring in one substitute. No one said I'm tired.

"After five minutes Ekong came to tell me Onyeka cannot continue. Ekong informed me you must change Onyeka.

"From my bench, it's better I keep Iwobi, put Yusuf, and Onyeka goes out but I know all the players want to complete the game.

"I was angry in that moment. Two times Ekong said Onyeka is tired due to the pain in the shoulder. But I asked him five minutes before, not 10, 15 or 20 minutes, said he was okay, it's happening in football.

"The captain on the pitch can inform me about some situations - some players tired, some players feeling some pain."

TBH, this is a two way thing.
In this scenario, one could say Onyeka was merely displaying his patriotic spirit. On the other hand, this could have put the team in a big problem.

Cape Verde Dey tear shot from outside 18 easily o
South Africans have a fantastic free kick taker

mrwilliams9:


Moffi for Osimhen. Osimhen was getting very tired.

Onyedika for Onyeka or for Simon. Simon has work rate, yes, but I’d have liked for us to have more midfield control.

All in all, we learn and we move.

We hope this doesn’t affect us in the semis
Imagine being 1 goal up and the opponent score in 85th minute because coach doesn’t bring in fresh legs early
Momentum is a powerful force and it could adversely affect us
The game against Cameroon was better than what we saw against Angola
Our players seemed tired in the second half
Not covering enough distance
They need to up their game in the semis
I think the semis would be very tough and draining

AIG07:
I want to believe Finidi George has greatly done some talking to Moses Simon. Dude has greatly improved with his decision making as a winger. No unnecessary dribble.

He now choose Productivity above Flamboyancy. Good job to the backroom staffs.

that guy is low budget vinicius

Henry onyekuru dey dis tournament

Oasis007:

Captain Ahmed Musa.

NFF should hire him as assistant manager

minfelix:

i dey tell you..e get one of sanni kaita interview that 2010
press : did you touch the player
sanni kaita: “i doesn’t touch him”😂

I still feel some players or even the coach took bribe in this tournament.

I can’t explain Osaze’s failure to pass to Martins against Argentina when clear or Obasi’s disgraceful open net miss against Greece when the match was still 1-1.
Abi is it Yak's refusal to pass to Martins when clear against Korea? Or aiyegbeni’s open-net miss which remains impossible for any professional to achieve.

As for the werey lagerback,he sat there when Messi and no name Greek players where using Enyeama for target practice without making any adjustments. To add to matters he started the most useless defender ever to done a green shirt in a WC - Afolabi - at left back when Echiejile was available to play. That move cost us two goals against Korea in a game where we scored first only to draw 2-2... knowing fully well that a win likely puts into the next round.

I nor wan talk about Kaita.

Nwabali just came out of nowhere and start 'balling' for us. That's kinda strange. He has become everybody's darling in that team.

But then putting two and two together, Enyeama said something about going to AFCON before the tourney starts. Could it be that Enyeama did alchemy of souls and swap body with Nwabali.

Just think...both even have the same head shape and usually shout at interval. Alchemy of souls?