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9JAMac10:
If super eagles can get to Afcon semifinals I will be good with it. Rather we qualify for the World Cup than win Afcon . Let Morocco or Senegal win the Afcon hahaha

No. I want us to qualify for the WC AND win AFCON. We were just in the final last tournament. Let’s get over the line

Rockyrascal:
Is Eric chelle the right man for the job?

I really wish Osimhen was present against SA, who knows

Icon4s:
Even before this game, I had identified that playing Simon and Lookman at the same time was a problem. Chelle needs to start benching one of them and when on the pitch they play directly from the wings and not Lookman always trying to play through the middle.

As for Olusegun he has no business in this team. It is above his pay grade.

Exactly playing both of them cost us points. becoz both of them are selfish players who wan to dribble and shoot. One of them needed to sit on the bench.
I was shouting this things like a mad man in ball watching center that nearly coz a fight becoz the person was lookmans fan.

Rockyrascal:
Is Eric chelle the right man for the job?

100%

COOL10:
Abeggi . Shame no dey catch una.

Upon all the so called world class players we have, we ended up finishing with the same points as Benin with their relatively unknown players. It's a big shame that Nigeria surpassed Benin only on goal difference.

If that doesn't show how great of a coach and man manager that Rohr is that he was able to use farmers and Carpenters from Benin to finish on the same points as Nigeria's World Class players, then I don't know what else to tell you.


Shame Shame Shaaaaammmmmme!!!! 😄

Shane or no shame, Rohr has been knocked out of una mouth. Cos you guys propped him up like he was some prime Guardiola. The weakness of our failure to qualify automatically does not mean Rohr has substance. We took him to the cleaners!

Mujtahida:
Frank should replace Ndidi as our destroyer.

The Law!!!!
You don dey cap careless

Danielnino00:
If it was Ndidi with that ball, I would have bet my testicles that he won't score..
His miss against Zimbabwe is part of what put us in this tight spot

I say dem don swear for am. Yes, he missed a great chance against Zimbabwe.

Meliforme:
I feel very sorry for Benin, we could have let them qualify, but in this case it is every man for himself.

You feel sorry for Benin, but when they knew it is over for them, they were wasting time and goalkeeper pulling saves all in the bid to deny us the needed goal. Abeg forget that thing abeg. They dont like us as most people here think.

Moreover tgose hyping Gernot Rohr. He tried in Benin but there is nothing spectacular, he got 17 points from 10 matches, Niger got 15 points from just 8 matches.
Little xountries like Madagascar, Mozambique etc got more points. Even Comoros ,Namibia and co got similar points. So whtever he did in Benin is ordinary

kentebemoney:
The Law!!!!
You don dey cap careless

Did you not watch Frank at the last Afcon? He was incredible. In my opinion, he's better than Ndidi.

Rockyrascal:
Is Eric chelle the right man for the job?

For now: YES HE IS. HE HAS DELIVERED AND WITH THE RIGHT INVOTED PLAYERS WITH GOOD GAME ANALYSTS HE WOULD DELIVER THE CAF TICKET.

charlesemeka85:
leave mk em dey mumu here 🤣🤣🤣🤣

E choke

As E dey pain am, e sweet us

I give Moses Simon a lot of flack but he did well for the 4th and decisive goal.

More importantly special Kudos to him and his wife for discovering Benjamin Fredrick. Boy is quality.

Mujtahida:
Frank should replace Ndidi as our destroyer.

Nope he can’t …go and read my tactical proposal again ;page 114 …ndidi can use d ball more Dan onyeka .

mank1234:
It's enough. Congrats on your qualification. Please post no more so we can read meaningful comments.
Go to Twitter: there you'll meet your comrade. Here for niaja football

direct this to your compatriots who are obsessed with the white population of South Africa..

Odunayaw:
I really wish Osimhen was present against SA, who knows

Lol..

Eric Chelle on Osimhen and the Playoffs

🚨“I am very happy for my players, especially the best striker in the world, Victor. Now we go to Morocco, it’s going to be very difficult. This is the start and I am proud of everyone and even the fans because they pushed us”

Cocony:
Of the eventual 4 second best teams, 1st by the October Ranking vs 4th by same ranking and the other game is 2nd by the October Ranking vs 3rd by same ranking. Penalties to be played in the eventuality of a draw. Then the winners of both games square up to get the right to represent CAF in the INTER-CONFEDERATION PLAYOFFS OF 6TEAMS.

So who's first, who's fourth.

Nigeria's first, Gabon is distant fourth.

SymphonyRad:
Chelle is the MAN, keep this guy and extend his contract, he will cook at the AFCON.

Osimhen, take a fucking bow! stood up like a true warrior for his country when it mattered the most, the stuff real elite players are made of.

Benjamin Frederick is THE NEW GENERATION, what a player! he reminds me of prime Yobo when he was younger, we have us a GEM.

Chukwueze delivered, Moses Simon is frustrating but we can't argue against 2 assists.

Congrats to the team for rising above all the odds to make the play-offs, the battle isn't over yet, but we have shown we have the mentality of a team that wants to go to the world cup, all the best to them in the next and final obstacle.

Give us Cameroon for the playoffs.

Benjamin is just too good even playing from a position that is not his forte. Too good. Kundus to him.

We don't praise Ajayi because of his club but he's one steady rock in that defense.

charlesemeka85:
no we don’t know what economy is

Teach us na abeg 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Economy is "owning oil" and still coming out with 90% dirt poor people with one of the lowest standards of living and life expectancy ......

chrisooblog:
I give Moses Simon a lot of flack but he did well for the 4th and decisive goal.

More importantly special Kudos to him and his wife for discovering Benjamin Fredrick. Boy is quality.

That's his best assist so far

Guy! Earlier in the second half e get one ball wey Osimhen work hard square for am. Na so baba collect ball under no pressure yet succeeded in stumbling and falling without getting off a shot. Honestly I weak.

Danielnino00:
If it was Ndidi with that ball, I would have bet my testicles that he won't score..
His miss against Zimbabwe is part of what put us in this tight spot

TheLoneCitizen:
So who's first, who's fourth.

Nigeria's first, Gabon is distant fourth.

After the October FIFA ranking we shall all know.

charlesemeka85:
I just pray we catch SA for Afcon 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I would have trembled if it was that Babayaro, Kanu era.. not these ones , these ones strut like peacocks on the field .. 😆

Goke7:
I agree with you na bad belle that set be! Am even disliking them more with the last interview Oliseh did talking about curses wtf!

Oliseh talks with bitterness. It's not good. I know he's patriotic. What the players need from people like him is encouragement.

Mujtahida:
Benjamin is just too good even playing from a position that is not his forte. Too good. Kundus to him.

We don't praise Ajayi because of his club but he's one steady rock in that defense.

the boy is golden. He owned the RB position as if he has been playing in that position for ages

Meliforme:
Benin might win this game if they mount sufficient pressure on our defense.
If our route to goal is through a patient build up then we need at least two defensive midfielders.

I suggest long passes from the midfield to the forwards, even if the passes miss their intended targets. We will be in position early enough to recover. We don't need counters from the opposition, until some issues are sorted out.

We have very lethal forwards. We just need fewer opposition players in their own box and therefore more spaces to attack. We need the opposition to come out, that's the reason for the long passes from the midfield rather than dillydallying around their box and running the risk of dangerous counters.

I said this before the match.

We had more precision in our final delivery, but we need to improve the more.

Mujtahida:
Oliseh talks with bitterness. It's not good. I know he's patriotic. What the players need from people like him is encouragement.

their bad belle too much and also their only intention of associating themselves with our football is just for selfish gains

Instead of any of them to coach the super eagles ever again I rather support a mad man to take over the job

Cocony:
Good viewpoint. Know however that any astute Coach must be able to deploy at least 2 and at most 3 different formations in a single match based on the MATCH ANALYST review of their strengths and weaknesses as well as that of their opponents hence the 5 to 6 substitutions allowed. It was in the era of 3 substitutions that one may start and end with one formation or at best 2 formations.
Revisit ATLANTA 96, the absence of Sunday Oliseh versus the presence of Garba Lawal, the introduction of Wilson Oruma and Teslim Fatusi when if I remember Zagallo goofed bt substituting Rivaldo(or was it Amaral), that was the turnaround. Slightly similar in recent times was Jennifer Echegini's introduction in the final of the 2025 WAFCON tweaking the original formation and turning the game on its head.

I beg to be corrected where necessary.

He substituted Ronaldo, Bebeto and one other prominent players thinking he had won d match.

Man Big Vic played 4 and a half games and still finished as our top goal scorer MONSTER MENTALITY.

More worrisomely why can't we just perform if Osimhen is not around?!

Odunayaw:
I really wish Osimhen was present against SA, who knows

X

And Germot Rohr qualifies for the world cup.... with a game to spare..... you Gerrit?

villagereporter:
He substituted Ronaldo, Bebeto and one other prominent players thinking he had won d match.

Not correct. Bebeto completed the game and there were stories of a house linked to him being burnt in Brazil in anger.