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Great and correct analysis. You should be a technical adviser.

Where are the talents? The talents abound in all the nook and crannies of Nigeria. I play the beautiful game myself and l do go around watching local football matches and is a part of the management of a local childhood team. trust me, there is no where in Nigeria that l have been, that l have not seen young talent (mostly under 16yrs) that always make me wonder how were are so blessed.
The problem is that our local administrators are not willing to do the "talent hunting' around the country and the foreign Coaches they employ, have no clue about what we need and how to get them.

Our best legs are outside the country?: This is not true Sir. Our best Legs are still in Nigeria but mostly undiscovered.
When they are discovered, due to the Poor economy and devaluation of our currency and the poor facilities in our country, these "best talents" are quick to move outside the country where they can earn fabulous pay. Some years ago, this same Osimehn, has the same "talent" he has now but he was as poor as a church rat. The moment he blossomed and moved out of Nigeria, he hit payday.
So, our best Talents are all waiting to move outside our country, because that is where the money is but a National team that wants to do well, must have the bulk of its members playing in its home league.

Some of them dont deserve a call-up: You are right Sir.
I will say majority of them are past their prime.
In our attack, aside from Lukmon, Osimehn, Simon Moses, and to some extent, Boniface and Chukwueze, all the rest are mediocre players who may have been good in their prime.

In our Defense, Aina is completely useless, for club and country, He is too slow, fat and lazy, He shows one side to the attacker as if he can run but then when the attacker takes off, Aina is lumbering like a trailer behind the attacker. Adinghe was just running rings round him, making us lose the Nations cup. Today again, you can see how woeful he was.
Calvin Bassey is too fat and is not different from Aina, both players are poor football intelligence, they have no reason to be in that team.

Troost-Ekong has served his best and is now sluggish and unimaginative. All his long thrust (Police Game of the 70's) are just aimless and Lukmon was having a very hard time making use of them. He just kicks up, aimless ball, to the Defenders of Benin. Waste of ball.

Our midfield is very sluggish, because the players there are getting too old, their legs are gone. The likes of Alex iwobi, Onyedika, Indidi, etc have done their best and need replacement. This is why we could not counter-attack and split defenses of opponents, we dont have the midfield magicians that can do that sort of leg-work.

We cant go far, with this sort of over-the-hill Players and the effort of the likes of Lukmon will not show, no matter how they try, with these sort of dead-woods.

In summary, we need to overhaul that team, it wont happen in One year but we can build a completely New Team, by starting at the Under-17 level of players (which are the Talents actually sourced within Nigeria!) and have a program that keeps them and graduates them into higher levels, as we also inject them with new discoveries.
those New discoveries will be found in large quantity, if we have a viable league.
To have a viable league, first thing is to provide adequate SECURITY for Fans, Match Venues, players and officials, this will encourage more people to come and watch Matches and will generate the needed funds, to run the League.

Nigeria is too big and too football-crazy and talented, not to be able to be a football World Power but the criminals running Football in Nigeria, are our problem.
Nuff Said.[/quote]

Benin were very desperate and felt on top of the world when they scored but when jungle mature, they could not run out again from the defense line within the '18' and the keeper who was behaving like a lion suddenly felt bad when a simple heading gave the equalizing goal .... they had to tackle every on-coming ball with all their life to avoid a late defeat .... Nigeria still proved Class and 'Senior' as they already got what they needed without breaking legs and waists from the Benin Samba bones

Less than one week of practice.

Rohr still looking for job in Nigeria.
Support indigenous coaches, no more foreign coach.

Procashtips:
"If Rwanda had won"

yet you went ahead writing unnecessary comment on what can no longer happen.

Someone commented that if Rwanda had won their match against Libya, we would be doing permutations trailing Benin( when we hadn't equalized), and your rely to him was that win or lose changes nothing, to which I made that clarification. I don't understand your latest comment again because what I said is a simple fact.

Christlike01:
Who is "osho",please?

the former LUTON town defender

POKUASI2:
the former LUTON town defender

Okay. Many thanks.

udeh3:
So, you think the nation we're playing came to watch us beat them. Just listen to yourself!

Sometimes, we just think we should be able to beat any team! Their current coach is even our formal coach. They have the capacity to keep him

Benin is no small nation when it comes to football

SE played their best, secured a point which for me is great

How far today game I see your super flies played well today and lost 1-2 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Small Eagle of Nigeria 🇳🇬

timilehin007:
you talked nonsense instead, so they must win all matches like other teams are pushover..
Nigeria played very well and played way matured and more professionally..I'm so impressed, wasn't like when they played kick and follow...they played really well and boss the game..I knew Benin would not survive, the pressure was massive..
Did you watch back of the TV

Hope you watched front of TV today

timilehin007:
you talked nonsense instead, so they must win all matches like other teams are pushover..
Nigeria played very well and played way matured and more professionally..I'm so impressed, wasn't like when they played kick and follow...they played really well and boss the game..I knew Benin would not survive, the pressure was massive..
Did you watch back of the TV

Your very disorder and misfit team... if they meet with female u17 they will still loss.

UltimateCSH:
Hope you watched front of TV today

lol...do you really think we'd loose that match especially playing in Nigeria to a team that never won against Nigeria since we been meeting? they didn't need the match, I never expected them to win..though still cut my ticket cuz I played 1X

UltimateCSH:
Your very disorder and misfit team... if they meet with female u17 they will still loss.

it's easier said than done...women will always be women...even home based eagles would trash Asisat Oshoala's African dominary super falcons...

timilehin007:
it's easier said than done...women will always be women...even home based eagles would trash Asisat Oshoala's African dominary super falcons...

If that can happen then what will become of the Small Eagles 🤣🤣🤣🤣 dem go chop am wotowoto.

I watched their games they are just too disorganized. Make we no lie because say na our national team. NFF don use them buy pure water

timilehin007:
lol...do you really think we'd loose that match especially playing in Nigeria to a team that never won against Nigeria since we been meeting? they didn't need the match, I never expected them to win..though still cut my ticket cuz I played 1X

🤣🤣🤣 seriously you never played that ticket to win.
Nigeria has no coach, except say you no de watch their game... The 1:1 draw against Libya was pure luck.

UltimateCSH:
🤣🤣🤣 seriously you never played that ticket to win.
Nigeria has no coach, except say you no de watch their game... The 1:1 draw against Libya was pure luck.

my brother forget joor....like you dey kid me? Nigeria no go come go Nations cup? not even world cup oo...forget man, on a good day, laslas dey go still play out that draw, Rwanda no go beat Nigeria for home, never..dey go need the match come bench Ndidi, Osimhen, Iwobi, no Olaaina, no Lookman...I go still dey talk am...say team Benin beat 3-0? Nigeria go beat them reach 3 at least

UltimateCSH:
If that can happen then what will become of the Small Eagles 🤣🤣🤣🤣 dem go chop am wotowoto.

I watched their games they are just too disorganized. Make we no lie because say na our national team. NFF don use them buy pure water

If you mean politics in football...I angry 200%, if not, wetin Sadiq Umar dey find there...but bro say that Rwanda match na wetin we need to qualify, for home again...leave that thing joor bro..

UltimateCSH:
How far today game I see your super flies played well today and lost 1-2 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Small Eagle of Nigeria 🇳🇬

The meaning of game and sportsmanship are synonymous

You lose some while you win some. This lies the fun

You forgot the part were we're topping the table and we've qualified even before playing the match. Many of our A-list players didn't even play the game

The team did well. There's enough room for improvement. The players who played yesterday's game needs the confidence