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South Africa are playing their tactics well now
See grass dem wan put SE
They're in control of the game


Any result that's not draw Nigeria is out of the next world cup

Goke7:
He needs to be talked to, cos I’ve seen pics of his rage too in the SA league for his club.

I just hope he’s fully recovered from the loss of his parents as that’s no fluke at all, he may need a personal psychologist to examine him and help him through any silent struggles he might have

The matter that led to the yellow card was a response to the aggression of that Rwandan. We can call it overreaction but it wasn't out of thin air.

Goke7:
😂 hope Dey before?

Personally I no dey hope for any qualification. But I would like them to qualify. Do I think they will qualify? No.

But the unlikeliest of things can still happen.

UncleHaba22:
South Africa are playing their tactics well now
See grass dem wan put SE
They're in control of the game


Any result that's not draw Nigeria is out of the next world cup

If that's where they played Lesotho, the grass is okay.

SA is a ball playing team.

Our boys just landed at the South African airport and are currently stuck at the airport. Are we getting a replay of the Libyan fiasco last year

UncleHaba22:
South Africa are playing their tactics well now
See grass dem wan put SE
They're in control of the game


Any result that's not draw Nigeria is out of the next world cup

I heard that they moved their games there because of fans. Jo'burg was too woke and they needed where they could gather plenty people to intimidate opposition.

Starboytwo:
As for me I will forever be thankful and grateful that Nwabali is our no1.


No shaking.
No jonzing..
Always alert..
Street fighter..
Confidence %110

Abi una don forget Akpeyi.
Uzoho nko? Even though he nor easy make oyinbo sign person?
Abi na that shot dem fire okoye from midfield.

And gone are the days when fear dey always catch me whenever there is corner kick against us.

But all we are saying is he should be calming down sometimes.

He could have just only complained to that Rwandan striker without pushing him,even Osimhen has learned to be more professional,
there was a moment when he was roughly kicked by a defender, instead of confronting the guy,he simply lay down on the ground,that was a smarter move.

9JAMac10:
Our boys just landed at the South African airport and are currently stuck at the airport. Are we getting a replay of the Libyan fiasco last year

Where did you see this?

Odunayaw:
The matter that led to the yellow card was a response to the aggression of that Rwandan. We can call it overreaction but it wasn't out of thin air.

Not just that, two more incidents happened that VAR would have certainly reviewed especially the first.

Danielnino00:
Maybe it would be a good thing if Benin beat Lesotho...cus if we beat South Africa, Benin will be 2 points behind South Africa, and maybe it will ginger them to put pressure on FIFA to deduct SA's 3 points... then if that happens, it will be up to us to beat them in our next game to seal qualification...

Lots of "if" and "maybe"....

That's a good point. But we still need SA to drop one more point within the last two games after we might have beaten them and FIFA deducting the 3points if not, we will be equal on 19 points each and remember they have a very superior Goal Difference. They can still edge us through that.

AndSunGorilla:
Maybe yes, maybe no, we can't tell for sure. He has been massive in the Serie A.

Be honest bro we both know the answer is a big NO.

Maybe bawo!

9JAMac10:
Our boys just landed at the South African airport and are currently stuck at the airport. Are we getting a replay of the Libyan fiasco last year

Expect all manner of antics cos it’s a game SA can’t afford to lose. Na only naija Dey do fair play for Africa

AndSunGorilla:
Maybe yes, maybe no, we can't tell for sure. He has been massive in the Serie A.

Be honest, we both know the answer is a big NO.

Not maybe

JohnBullMySon:
Personally I no dey hope for any qualification. But I would like them to qualify. Do I think they will qualify? No.

But the unlikeliest of things can still happen.

Why you do not think we can qualify?
It's 50-50 chance,all we have to do is to win SA and chances will automatically be in our favor.

Personally I don't think SA can win us even without Osimhen, highest thing they can do is to get a draw,and that's what should be their game plan,if they try otherwise it will backfire against them.

Ragingthunder:
abeg off mic o 🙃

Go and do your research and let's see.

I hope this won't be another Libya scenario

Shey our boys trek go South Africa 🇿🇦? Dem Neva reach? 😃

mekabuachi:
Where did you see this?

I follow the Snapchat account of various team members. They at the airport right now stranded.

Even when Iwobi is deployed to the No. 10 role, he still have to drop deep to function as a deep lying playmaker, thus the strikers are staved of creativity in the final third, and when he goes forward, no deep lying playmaker to play from back.
To get the best from him, he must be left to always play close to the strikers, and a deep lying player maker should feature behind him to play and supply from the back. Iwobi can't be in two places at the same time.
This is why I expected Onyedika to pair Ndidi since we don't have somebody like Mikel for now.

We have to match the South Africans in creative football as well, keep possession of the ball and prevent them playing their "Spanish tiki taka" as BankyGee mentioned.

And Iwobi should not pair Ndidi in holding midfield role like what happened in the second half at Uyo if we don't want our midfield to be overrun by the South Africans, he should play closer with the attackers in the final third.

Playing him in side by side with Ndidi is like playing Juan Mata or Ozil there.

Goke7:
Expect all manner of antics cos it’s a game SA can’t afford to lose. Na only naija Dey do fair play for Africa

Facts. Nigeria the only African country that shows real love to other African countries without reciprocal recognition

mekabuachi:
I hope this won't be another Libya scenario

And what is Gasua doing

Twice these is happening under his watch

mekabuachi:
I hope this won't be another Libya scenario

How do we take these to FIFA page, let's engage them massively, even if it's on X

do4luv14:
How do we take these to FIFA page, let's engage them massively, even if it's on X

Even if they stay 10 hours there... Make Dem no forfeit any match ooh😭
Because CAF will never dash us any three points and three goals 😂

9JAMac10:
I follow the Snapchat account of various team members. They at the airport right now stranded.

Thanks just saw it now too

mekabuachi:
Even if they stay 10 hours there... Make Deno forfeit any match ooh😭
Because CAF will never dash us any three points and three goals 😂

I don begin engage FIFA for X, it's their responsibility to promote their Fair play, else we get no business taking part in any yeye wotldcup qualifiers

It was said that Eric Chelle tried to raise the mentality of the players.
I commend him highly for that.
Mentality can be everything

However our tactical approach to the game against Rhwanda was ill informed and undeveloped. I don't want anybody to feel bad, but honesty must be touched.

You can't breakdown a compact wall by trying to dribble your way through and firing shots hoping that one will result to a goal.
At least two or three failed attempts should have made you reconsider your approach.

To breakdown a low block you will need to move the ball from side to side to see if you can distort the opponent's defensive shape. I thought that was what we were about to implement when we overloaded our left hand side of attack, I thought of a quickly switch to the right to see if we can get an open shot at goal, but nah, we tried to waltz through a crowded space on the left.
The Rwandans defended in zones and this helped their goalkeeper a lot.

We have the midfielders that can break down a low block. Alex Iwobi excels in that, Raphael Onyedika, Fisayo Dele Bashiru are all tidy in their passes.

I must commend the experience that Iwobi and Ndidi brought to the middle game. These guys impressed massively yesterday.

This whole Eritrea situation totally changes everything. While a 1st place finish is out of our hands, we are surely in the drivers seat when it comes to finishing as one of the best 2nd place teams.

UncleHaba22:
South Africa are playing their tactics well now
See grass dem wan put SE
They're in control of the game


Any result that's not draw Nigeria is out of the next world cup

Any Result less than a win, we are out

Ppogbae:
This whole Eritrea situation totally changes everything. While a 1st place finish is out of our hands, we are surely in the drivers seat when it comes to finishing as one of the best 2nd place teams.

Mentioned earlier. We still need to win every game going forward.

JohnBullMySon:
Not just that, two more incidents happened that VAR would have certainly reviewed especially the first.

I agree those are a rush of blood to the head. I'm just against blowing the antics out of proportion.

Elock1:
this one don pass further maths 😩
Na physics

E do pass physics sef. Na structural analysis 🤣🤣🤣

do4luv14:
I don begin engage FIFA for X, it's their responsibility to promote their Fair play, else we get no business taking part in any yeye wotldcup qualifiers

How is this going 🌝