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TheSuperNerd:
The King of the Strikers again being handed his flowers by fellow Strikers.

The One and Only Monster Machine of Africa!

Victor James Osimhen, V09

This Benin Win was a Legacy game for Victor. More to come.

That third goal was superb.

Odunayaw:
You guys that were around to watch Yekini, was this how he made the country feel?

Because mannn I'm so proud and grateful for Osimhen. To think he was so close scoring all the four goals by himself. Ah omoooo, that self confidence is enough for 10 men

Osimhen is good and I may add better when compared with Yekini. Yekini was a goalgetter but hardly or rarely ran back to provide support or assists as Osimhen.
Yekini with all his flair played for a mediocre Vitoria Setubal, Mediocre Sporting Gijon and a slightly above average Olympiakos but had the benefit of good midfielders in the Super Eagles. The current crop of Super Eagles midfielders are no where near the 1992-1996 midfielders. Add to the above the quality of teams and leagues Osimhen played in.

Odunayaw:
You guys that were around to watch Yekini, was this how he made the country feel?

Because mannn I'm so proud and grateful for Osimhen. To think he was so close scoring all the four goals by himself. Ah omoooo, that self confidence is enough for 10 men

Yes and more. He was so dependable.


I was driving home after today's match and several times, I'd exclaim Osimhen na man!

solonnachi:
The latest FIFA rankings for Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, and DR Congo are Nigeria (39th), Cameroon (53rd), DR Congo (58th), and Gabon (84th). These rankings are from the September 18, 2025 update.
Nigeria: 39th
Cameroon: 53rd
DR Congo: 58th
Gabon: 84th

Nigeria may play Gabon
Cameroon may play DR Congo

Winners play each other to determine who qualifies for intercontinental playoff

With the points earned in this window, it will remain in this order.
So Nigeria will face Gabon.

Odunayaw:
You guys that were around to watch Yekini, was this how he made the country feel?

Because mannn I'm so proud and grateful for Osimhen. To think he was so close scoring all the four goals by himself. Ah omoooo, that self confidence is enough for 10 men

Yekini , doesnt play fancy football . he doesnt miss penalty , he can score free kick . he can kill anyone with shot power ... he was a beast to watch . Osimhen will get there and surpass his record . only if the team play for him ... he has been the only passionate player Nigeria has had in over 2 decades . i wish we have others that can give their all

TheSuperNerd:
And we both know ain't no way Gabon is climbing over 25 places to overtake DRC in the rankings by October 24 or so.

We will surely face Gabon based on the FIFA rank criterion.

Osimhen vs Lemina (Galatasaray faceoff)

Cameroun and DRC will face off in battle of the Physical Crunchers.

I know of a certainty that DR Congo will leapfrog Cameroun when the next FIFA ranking is released by virtue of the results gotten over the strength of certain teams played.

JP and Finidi George could only secure 3 points from 4 matches
Zimbabwe 1 vs Nigeria
Lesotho 1 vs Nigeria 1
Benin 2 vs Nigeria 1
SA 1 vs Nigeria 1
Ah these results were horrible ..Chele not very good but I appreciate his boldness to bench Ekong .

minfelix:
cameroon dey jonz too jare…that game against Angola was very close game

Exactly. And Angola were so poor. If Angola had met this Benin side today, dem for collect at least 2.

Fun Fact: Osimhen's race to Top Yekini's NT Goals record


At the end of Yekini's 43rd NT Cap, he had 28 goals.

Today was Osimhen's 43rd NT Cap, he is on 29 goals.


The race continues.

Note: Disregard the 44 caps reference all media houses keep yapping, remember the Togo 2017 game is null and void.

Mujtahida:
Celebrate joor 😂😂😂. Like Bob Marley said lively up yourself and don't be no drag

Lol, I'm glad you quoted Bob Marley because he also said, "In this bright future, you can't forget your past."

It's not in my DNA to forget and demean those who helped me when I was down, but then again, people are different, I guess. 🤷🏽‍♂️

If we qualify from the CAF playoffs I think we’ll make the WC.

The teams in the inter-confederations playoffs are rather weak.

Bolivia is only troublesome when they play at home due to high elevation

Cocony:
Osimhen is good and I may add better when compared with Yekini. Yekini was a goalgetter but hardly or rarely ran back to provide support or assists as Osimhen.
Yekini with all his flair played for a mediocre Vitoria Setubal, Mediocre Sporting Gijon and a slightly above average Olympiakos but had the benefit of good midfielders in the Super Eagles. The current crop of Super Eagles midfielders are no where near the 1992-1996 midfielders. Add to the above the quality of teams and leagues Osimhen played in.

Yekini was a great striker ,however he was lucky to have oliseh and Okocha who are very good with assists and passes .

CapitalCee:
The intercontinental play offs has very lowly teams, and due to our FIFA ranking we will only play one game

To be honest, our chances of emerging as winners of the inter confederation playoffs is above 80%. We are in a very good position. I'm calling it now, if we secure the Africa ticket, we're going to the World Cup.

lexyman:
Yekini , doesnt play fancy football . he doesnt miss penalty , he can score free kick . he can kill anyone with shot power ... he was a beast to watch . Osimhen will get there and surpass his record . only if the team play for him ... he has been the only passionate player Nigeria has had in over 2 decades . i wish we have others that can give their all

If my records are right only one freekick goal against Congo Brazzaville in Pointe-Noire in the 1st qualifying phase for USA 94 WORLD CUP.

E don set.

Praise master jesus. Its official, we are meeting gabon

Ragingthunder:
why avoid them,on current form gabon is better

Hmmm!!!

Sweden has two. Isak and Gyokeres. Not even a next stage qualification Playoff spot is guaranteed.

Nigeria has Osimhen. He Delivers.

HE is HIM

Spainever:
Yekini was a great striker ,however he was lucky to have oliseh and Okocha who are very good with assists and passes .

Indeed, Yekini was surrounded by great ball handlers in Siasia, Finidi, Okocha , Amokachi, Adepoju, Oliha, Oliseh and Okocha

Nwabali na mumu. After Onyeka score, Nwabali run go dey shake Chelle shoulders. 😂😂

Cocony:
Semid4lyfe, can you be gracious to point out what I posted openly that led to the ban by the Supposed self operating bot?

I shared a screenshot to prove you were banned by the anti-spambot. That you still refer to the bot as "supposed self operating bot" suggests that you believe otherwise. Kindly refer to the thread below to hear from the horse's mouth

https://www.nairaland.com/8511650/nairalands-bot-out-control

The bot was programmed by the forum admin/owner and only he knows the words or phrases it flags as inappropriate.

Cocony: Secondly, kindly point out what I said that was false and defamatory

The emboldened below is you falsely accusing the moderator(s) of tribalism, favouritism and being biased in moderating this section. I take that personally because I am the ONLY active Sports section moderator.

Cocony: I must state an obvious observation with the moderators of this Sports section: LEARN TO CENSOR WRONG INFORMATION AND NOT SOMEONE THAT STATED WHAT IS RIGHT. SECONDLY , DO NOT GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE A PREFERENCE FOR A PARTICULAR SET OR TRIBE TO BE HEARD MAKING CORRECT ANALYSIS

Again, the below is you calling the moderator(s) dishonest and shameless.

Cocony: THIRDLY, KNOW THAT TWITTER IS AVAILABLE. AND AN ABOUT TO BE LAUNCHED SOCIAL MEDIA APP CALLED IN NIGERIA SO BE HONEST IN YOUR ACTIVITIES AS MODERATORS (AS I TRIED TO UNDERSTAND YOUR SHAMELESS RATIONALE FOR PUTTING SOME MINUTES BAN ON ME.

Cocony: In comparison to many others that kept posting and reposting that even if we win 100-0 we will not qualify or is it those that kept using the word MUMU with ease and continuity and nothing was done to them

Everyone is allowed to freely express his/her opinion, and no one is banned for a "wrong" opinion. Also, debates get passionate sometimes, and insults fly in the process. It's all good natured banter, and you shouldn't take it to heart.

I rest my fingers, and will not be responding further to you. Continue to savour the victory and play-off qualification of the Super Eagles, and have a good night sleep.

QueenJazz:
Lol. In many ways Jamaica are our American rivals. It will be interesting to face off against them again.

They'll be overwhelmed this time if we meet. We made them feel good all those last 3 times we met

In Africa's world cup qualifier draw, only 3 teams in pot1 failed to qualify directly: Nigeria, Cameroon and Mali. Of these three, only the last failed to make it to playoff.
3 teams from pot2 made it: Ghana, South Africa and Cape Verde.

Most of the teams pot5 and 6 finished bottom loosing almost all the matches while conceeding wheelbarrow full of goals.

FIFA ranking is reflective of powerhouse and indeed contrally to what our ex footballers make us to believe, there are still minnows in African football.

Nigeria should shelve the mindset of no minnows in African football and play to win all games home or away.

Unlimited22:
The 'one other' is New Caledonia. OFC.

The African playoffs will be harder than the Intercontinental one.

Yekini is actually better on the ball than Osimhen.

ChrisKels:
That should be a fight between Moffi, Akor and Tolu.

I put Tolu last in the list because dude seems like another social media guy that cares so much about his looks.

una dey talk o,or is he the next scapegoat?

lovewins:
More like 3 games and 4 in total.

2 games to become the continental champion which qualifies us for the intercontinental playoffs.

We would likely only play the Semi-Final as high ranked teams won't play the first game. Should we win that we would have qualified for the world cup.

So we need to win just 3 games to qualify.

Wow. You mean it? So we skip one game?

Mujtahida:
Long explanation. I dey celebrate.

no too much talk

MKPUOGALIGA:
Indeed, Yekini was surrounded by great ball handlers in Siasia, Finidi, Okocha , Amokachi, Adepoju, Oliha, Oliseh and Okocha

Well said ! Who surrounds Osihmen ? Lol 😆. We used too many players during the qualifiers . Uzoho also was invited lol

semid4lyfe:
I shared a screenshot to prove you were banned by the anti-spambot. That you still refer to the bot as "supposed self operating bot" suggests that you believe otherwise. Kindly refer to the thread below to hear from the horse's mouth

https://www.nairaland.com/8511650/nairalands-bot-out-control

The bot was programmed by the forum admin/owner and only he knows the words or phrases it flags as inappropriate.



The emboldened below is you falsely accusing the moderator(s) of tribalism, favouritism and being biased in moderating this section. I take that personally because I am the ONLY active Sports section moderator.



Again, the below is you calling the moderator(s) dishonest and shameless.





Everyone is allowed to freely express his/her opinion, and no one is banned for a "wrong" opinion. Also, debates get passionate sometimes, and insults fly in the process. It's all good natured banter, and you shouldn't take it to heart.

I rest my fingers, and will not be responding further to you. Continue to savour the victory and play-off qualification of the Super Eagles, and have a good night sleep.

So why you dey waste time to comot those South Africans wey dey stress us na?