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Look at this, the ref didn’t blow for foul initially, and Nwabali nonchalantly just dropped the ball. This is why Osimhen gets pissed at them. https://t.co/Y2QT9wI5rU pic.twitter.com/TOov1kleyk

— Ken (@K3N3_X) October 14, 2025

Mujtahida:
Elyte89 I hope you are not from Ogbomosho. I don laugh tire

Mujtahida:
Lookman does not see himself as a supplier. He sees himself as the main guy. Of course, we need another person with a main man mentality like Osimhen but Lookman overdoes it. Even Osimhen is very unselfish.

The reason Chukwueze shone today is that whether by instruction or by his own self motivation, he decided to be a supplier today and it paid off. He was highly instrumental to the outcome of today's game. From the moment Lookman got the yellow card, I was relieved and I predicted that our game was in Chukwueze's hands.

The reason Rashidi shone at Afcon 94 was because of Oliseh. Oliseh was giving the Baba, telegraphic passes.

Osimhen needs an Oliseh.

Oliseh was the secret to our midfield. He was a combination of Mikel and Onyedika and Onyeka and Ndidi. He was too good - a DM who was a deep lying midfielder and orchestrator.

NIGHTMARE0O7:
Omo i feel for them they would hav comfortably qualified on norms
But i think all these hapend for Nigeria to qualify. When u look at these incidents.

....Eriterea Factor
....3 points award to Lesoth boosted their cofidence to avoid bottom
.....Lesotho narrowly missed goal in Uyo
......Lookman's double yellow
.....suprising 4-0 win(exact min golas dey needed).
U wil know Fate wants Nigeria to qualify.
I think S.Eagles are going to America

Mybettingtips:

Look at this, the ref didn’t blow for foul initially, and Nwabali nonchalantly just dropped the ball. This is why Osimhen gets pissed at them. https://t.co/Y2QT9wI5rU pic.twitter.com/TOov1kleyk

— Ken (@K3N3_X) October 14, 2025

Watch our keeper

Nwabali needs to be talked to. Serious talk, his non chaplains attitude may cost us again. The ref didn’t blow his whistle yet he dropped the ball and the Benin guy scored a legit goal. Thank God the ref didn’t give the goal. That’s a big risk

Captain Ndidi went to talk to him, see the way he shuffled him away. At half time camera was on him and Ekong and they were seriously arguing. His ego may cost us big in future

A keeper that should ginger us by launching fast counters when we were in dire need of goals. He was busy wasting time sleeping on the ball. Thank God Frank the Tank got us the winning goal.

caprikon:
Without the fourth goal our victory would only have opened the door for these lousy Southies?

The world cup needs prime Osimhen. Glad we still have a chance.

safarigirl:
Where will we see goalie abeg?

I agree that there is a gap between the Number 1, and to be honest, we don’t even have a Number 2 currently. If Maduka was available, maybe we would have been working towards something, but that Onana wannabe is, for all intents and purposes, untested and inexperienced.

Quality goalkeepers go a long way in must win games, and there is no way to resolve that issue as it stands. Nwabali is all we have

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

TheSuperNerd:
Kudos. Dear Nehruvia. Cheers to you too. Cheers to everyone who believed.

CAR321... that 3pts revelation vs SA ensured Lesotho got the boost to not finish last. A hero u remain.
BankyGee
Odunayaw
Double Cs (Cocony & CapitalCee)... your qualification maths hopes lit up and enlightened the thread. I loved it. I knew it for myself already but u both took the time to enlighten.
Mineflix and Amedino99... Your monitoring of the 2nd placed team results was beautiful. Great compliment to the double Cs
QueenJazz
Mekabuachi
DrYa
Elyte89... a coach with never give up mentality. Elyte89 is one of the few who never wavered and kept pushing with belief exploiting any chance at all we have.
Semid4lyfe... Amiable moderator of the sports section who is as invested as anyone.


I cant mention all but just know that I see everything and everyone. You all rock. This thread had a direct hand in this Playoffs qualification.

This Super Eagles Thread proves once again why we are the best and most informed assemblage of fans and analysts on all our men's National teams and Nigerian football as a whole.

I salute u all and ask that u keep the faith and the fire ahead of the playoffs. We will get to USCAMEX 2026. We started so badly but here we are. Story not finished but will end in Glory.

Mujtahida:
Nwabali was pushing Ndidi. As in pushing captain oo. Chai

Tinneh:
House please what decider would've been used had we ended up the same goal with Burkina Faso?

Cocony:
Yellow cards.

Tinneh:
House please what decider would've been used had we ended up the same goal with Burkina Faso?

BankyGee:
My Coach: Éric Sekou Chelle!

The right man for the job. This man knows his job. We all know how we use the same set of players every international window. This man came and introduced:
1. Benjamin Fredrick
2. Igoh Ogbu
3. Felix Agu
4. Tolu Arokodare
5. Akor Adams
6. Christiantus Uche

- Started benching Ekong because he's not at his best.
- Won the Unity Cup (even though it's a friendly cup) but at least we played serious teams to win it.
- Kept experimenting with different players, including debutants so as to get his best starting XI, never lost one match in the process.
- Picked Nigeria already on the brink of missing out on the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
- Played all the matches in front of him, going UNBEATEN and eventually qualifying for the playoffs.
- Kept delivering even when the entire country didn't believe in him.
- Played 9 games, won 6 and drew 3.

I know he has one or two improvements to make, but... WHAT A MANAGER! TAKE A BOW, ÉRIC CHELLE! 🫡🙇🏾‍♂️

Cocony:
Following the about to be concluded qualifiers, only SOUTH AFRICA does not deserve to be at the World Cup in my opinion. It is only in Africa I have seen a team play their home matches in the pitch of their opponent: 7 whooping home matches for South Africa and 1 neutral ground game with only 2 away matches of which they truly lost one(against Rwanda)
That was dubious from the onset. FiIFA and CAF should look into this next time to ensure a real neutral ground is used

Tinneh:
Okay thanks, we made it anyways

BankyGee:
My Coach: Éric Sekou Chelle!

The right man for the job. This man knows his job. We all know how we use the same set of players every international window. This man came and introduced:
1. Benjamin Fredrick
2. Igoh Ogbu
3. Felix Agu
4. Tolu Arokodare
5. Akor Adams
6. Christiantus Uche

- Started benching Ekong because he's not at his best.
- Won the Unity Cup (even though it's a friendly cup) but at least we played serious teams to win it.
- Kept experimenting with different players, including debutants so as to get his best starting XI, never lost one match in the process.
- Picked Nigeria already on the brink of missing out on the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
- Played all the matches in front of him, going UNBEATEN and eventually qualifying for the playoffs.
- Kept delivering even when the entire country didn't believe in him.
- Played 9 games, won 6 and drew 3.

I know he has one or two improvements to make, but... WHAT A MANAGER! TAKE A BOW, ÉRIC CHELLE! 🫡🙇🏾‍♂️

Amedino99:
i was one of those that thought fate was stringing us along for a big disappointment today. Celebrated like mad when my phone beamed up with the 4-0 at 90+

Mybettingtips:

Look at this, the ref didn’t blow for foul initially, and Nwabali nonchalantly just dropped the ball. This is why Osimhen gets pissed at them. https://t.co/Y2QT9wI5rU pic.twitter.com/TOov1kleyk

— Ken (@K3N3_X) October 14, 2025

Watch our keeper

Nwabali needs to be talked to. Serious talk, his non chaplains attitude may cost us again. The ref didn’t blow his whistle yet he dropped the ball and the Benin guy scored a legit goal. Thank God the ref didn’t give the goal. That’s a big risk

Captain Ndidi went to talk to him, see the way he shuffled him away. At half time camera was on him and Ekong and they were seriously arguing. His ego may cost us big in future

A keeper that should ginger us by launching fast counters when we were in dire need of goals. He was busy wasting time sleeping on the ball. Thank God Frank the Tank got us the winning goal.

Mybettingtips:

Look at this, the ref didn’t blow for foul initially, and Nwabali nonchalantly just dropped the ball. This is why Osimhen gets pissed at them. https://t.co/Y2QT9wI5rU pic.twitter.com/TOov1kleyk

— Ken (@K3N3_X) October 14, 2025

Watch our keeper

Nwabali needs to be talked to. Serious talk, his non chaplains attitude may cost us again. The ref didn’t blow his whistle yet he dropped the ball and the Benin guy scored a legit goal. Thank God the ref didn’t give the goal. That’s a big risk

Captain Ndidi went to talk to him, see the way he shuffled him away. At half time camera was on him and Ekong and they were seriously arguing. His ego may cost us big in future

A keeper that should ginger us by launching fast counters when we were in dire need of goals. He was busy wasting time sleeping on the ball. Thank God Frank the Tank got us the winning goal.

mekabuachi:
Since we would be playing Gabon in the playoffs
Is aubameyang available for the match on November after picking up that red card?
Abeg make start early now dey plan Gabon ooh😭

mekabuachi:
Since we would be playing Gabon in the playoffs
Is aubameyang available for the match on November after picking up that red card?
Abeg make start early now dey plan Gabon ooh😭

Cocony:
His indiscipline might cost him his place sooner than he thinks. Chelle from what we have seen will do the needful.

yinkeys:
Chukwueze Samuel really knows how to find Victor Osimhen’
I hope Chukwueze isn’t injured though
Best goal I enjoyed watching today was the 3rd Victor Osimhen goal, Moses’s cross 🔥

Goke7:
At the friendlies in London earlier in the year, we saw Chuks playing that number 10 role, and he shone like a star. I had thought Chelle would continue with that experiment, looks like he's scared cos I don't understand why chuks was subbed out, except he got injured. But I think we have a make-shift playmaker role in Chuks with those two assists he gave Osihmen in the first half. Chuks is a major reason we have a 4-0 nil victory

minfelix:
even Ajayi now has a second yellow card….mk dem tell Chelle oo

codemaniacs:
no team is lowly...

We still have Cameroon's Bryan Mbeumo, Carlos baleba, Chupo-moting, Anguissa, Andre Onana to deal with..

Aubameyang and Gabon...

Yoanne Wissa, Wan-bissaka and Axel Tuanzebe to deal with in the play-offs...

SE is in trouble...