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JohnBabatunde14:
First off, let me say this: I’d rather we not even qualify than go there only to get kicked out after two games. Because honestly, there’s no way we’re surviving more than two matches with the kind of struggle football we’ve been playing lately.

Our passes are dysfunctional, Ajayi can’t even make a proper high ball pass to Osimhen or Adams. The attack? Weak. They couldn't hold a proper run for more than 10 seconds before losing the ball. Fredrick almost conceded a goal for us, Simeon literally disappeared on the pitch all through the first half.

Please, don’t let that 4–0 scoreline deceive you. If not for Osimhen’s brilliance, Chukwueze and Adam's step ups, that match would have ended in premium tears and disgrace for us. I was irritated from start to finish. Without Osimhen Super Eagles are honestly Super fowls every pun intended.

We might have “cleared our shame” for now, but let’s be honest, this team isn’t ready for the World Cup. Not mentally, not tactically. That’s all I have to say.


Good day Everyone.

The title of this story though

The players are adapting to Eric Chelle's coaching style and building good chemistry amongst themselves, it can only get better for us. Out of all the 4 teams that qualified for the playoffs, na DR Congo I fear pass but our boys are up to the task. I hope and pray they scale through

JohnBabatunde14:
First off, let me say this: I’d rather we not even qualify than go there only to get kicked out after two games. Because honestly, there’s no way we’re surviving more than two matches with the kind of struggle football we’ve been playing lately.

Our passes are dysfunctional, Ajayi can’t even make a proper high ball pass to Osimhen or Adams. The attack? Weak. They couldn't hold a proper run for more than 10 seconds before losing the ball. Fredrick almost conceded a goal for us, Simeon literally disappeared on the pitch all through the first half.

Please, don’t let that 4–0 scoreline deceive you. If not for Osimhen’s brilliance, Chukwueze and Adam's step ups, that match would have ended in premium tears and disgrace for us. I was irritated from start to finish. Without Osimhen Super Eagles are honestly Super fowls every pun intended.

We might have “cleared our shame” for now, but let’s be honest, this team isn’t ready for the World Cup. Not mentally, not tactically. That’s all I have to say.


Good day Everyone.

Your first sentence meant you know nothing about the value of the World Cup

Icon4s:
If you have followed the Nigerian National team well enough you should know that we may struggle with minnows in Africa but we are no pushovers at the Global stage. This team might be struggling with less fancied African teams but they will be hard to beat at the World Cup. I am sure you must be one of those that doubted we could beat Benin by 4:0. WE ARE NIGERIA, WE RISE TO THE OCCASION.

Whenever I read statements like Nigeria always shine at the global stage I always laugh out loud.
Statistics on ground does not support this notion in any way, Nigeria has never gone beyond 2nd round in the world cup before meanwhile African countries like Cameroon, Senegal and Morocco have been to the quarter final and semi final respectively. So how can a country that has never gone past the second round and have lost to Argentina in every world cup it has ever played be boasting of rising to the occasion at the global stage?

A little reminder, super eagles always do well after getting second chance, check 2013 AFCON how we struggle in group stage till we reach quarter finals and eliminate star studded Ivorian comprises Drogba, kaloe and others...even me didn't watch that match because i thought they will disgrace Nigeria, what about the last AFCON, we even draw in group state but went on to reach final.. don't worry I believe we will go far but qualifying i doubt it..

Icon4s:
If you have followed the Nigerian National team well enough you should know that we may struggle with minnows in Africa but we are no pushovers at the Global stage. This team might be struggling with less fancied African teams but they will be hard to beat at the World Cup. I am sure you must be one of those that doubted we could beat Benin by 4:0. WE ARE NIGERIA, WE RISE TO THE OCCASION.

Isn't this the delusion we live with in all phases of life? We like to deceive ourselves too much.

Sometimes it takes individual brilliance to win a game
We also created and put away most of our chances
Which we have been lacking
We have to keep this up to qualify

JohnBabatunde14:
First off, let me say this: I’d rather we not even qualify than go there only to get kicked out after two games. Because honestly, there’s no way we’re surviving more than two matches with the kind of struggle football we’ve been playing lately.

Our passes are dysfunctional, Ajayi can’t even make a proper high ball pass to Osimhen or Adams. The attack? Weak. They couldn't hold a proper run for more than 10 seconds before losing the ball. Fredrick almost conceded a goal for us, Simeon literally disappeared on the pitch all through the first half.

Please, don’t let that 4–0 scoreline deceive you. If not for Osimhen’s brilliance, Chukwueze and Adam's step ups, that match would have ended in premium tears and disgrace for us. I was irritated from start to finish. Without Osimhen Super Eagles are honestly Super fowls every pun intended.

We might have “cleared our shame” for now, but let’s be honest, this team isn’t ready for the World Cup. Not mentally, not tactically. That’s all I have to say.


Good day Everyone.

But then again, beyond 1994, was there ever a time the Super Eagles were ready for a World Cup?

The SUper Eagles have alwasy fumbled right from time.

After the successes at Tunisia and a bold statement at the USA 94 World Cup, the Super Eagles literally fizzled out.

The era of Sunday Oliseh and Finidi Geaorge was literally marked by intra team factions, mafiarism, gross indiscipline and an utter lack of commitment.

The reason most people call those days Good ol' dyas is because time has a way of fading memories.

The Super Eagles were never super beyond USA 1994.

To be honest, the best Eagles that we had after 1994 was the Keshi Eagles that won the AFCON. That was a solid team through and through.

coleon:
Whenever I read statements like Nigeria always shine at the global stage I always laugh out loud.
Statistics on ground does not support this notion in any way, Nigeria has never gone beyond 2nd round in the world cup before meanwhile African countries like Cameroon, Senegal and Morocco have been to the quarter final and semi final respectively. So how can a country that has never gone past the second round and have lost to Argentina in every world cup it has ever played be boasting of rising to the occasion at the global stage?

Nigeria is more consistent and usually have a formidable performance compared to other African countries, you can argue it, but it is true. The closest to Nigeria at the world cup with a relative consistent performance is Senegal. Morroco may do same at this next world cup.

Nigeria has progressed past the first round 50% of the time it has featured , which is a good result, take note that usually half of the teams go home in the first round, for African sides the statistics is worse, more like 80%. On situations we didn't go pass first round, 2 of it has been a narrow miss. In 2018 world cup, we were looking good for 2nd round, until the last 8 minutes goal by Argentina, and a VAR penalty that should have been awarded but dismissed. In 2014, we stood on business against France in second round until they took out our main midfield maestro Onazie and loss to France. In 2010 world cup, a close one as well , a red card in 2nd game by Kaita cost us the game, and a 2-2 draw when we needed a win made us to drop out.
If you are observant, Nigeria has not been to any world cup losing all 3 games. We have played Argentina, an obviously better side about 4 times and only lost by a goal margin.

Even CAF will prefer Nigeria representing Africa in global tourney than a Togo or S/Africa or cape verde. There is a reason why Nigeria also has more Africa nations cup medal than any other African country; CONSISTENCY. Go figure.

All the times we have not been to the world cup in the last 44 years, we lost on either Head to Head or Away goal.

Even the playoff we got there unfairly

Caf should have just left it that way, deduct 6points from every teams points

That would have been fair

emiye:
Nigeria is more consistent and usually have a formidable performance compared to other African countries, you can argue it, but it is true. The closest to Nigeria at the world cup with a relative consistent performance is Senegal. Morroco may do same at this next world cup.

Nigeria has progressed pass the first round 50% of the time it has featured , which is a good result, take note that usually half of the teams go home in the first round, for African sides the statistics is worse, more like 80%. On situations we didn't go pass first round, 2 of it has been a narrow miss. In 2018 world cup, we were looking good for 2nd round, until the last 8 minutes goal by Argentina, and a VAR penalty that should have been awarded but dismissed. In 2014, we stood on business against France in second round until they took out our main midfield maestro Onazie and loss to France. In 2010 world cup, a close one as well , a red card in 2nd game by Kaita cost us the game, and a 2-2 draw when we needed a win made us to drop out.
If you are observant, Nigeria has not been to any world cup losing all 3 games. We have played Argentina, an obviously better side about 4 times and only lost by a goal margin.

Even CAF will prefer Nigeria representing Africa in global tourney than a Togo or S/Africa or cape verde. There is a reason why Nigeria also has more Africa nations cup medal than any other African country; CONSISTENCY. Go figure.

All the times we have not been to the world cup in the last 44 years, we lost on either Head to Head or Away goal.

I suppose you are contradicting yourself in some of the comments you made here. How can you even be suggesting that Nigeria has had better outing in the world cup than Cameroon who has not only been in the world cup than Nigeria but has also been to the quarter final as far back as 1990 when Nigeria was yet to qualify for one. Also, you attested to losing to Argentina by a goal margin but forgetting that you have met Argentina 5 times and lost 5 times which indicates total dominance on a team just filling up the numbers and not competing, there's always a story or excuse to be given by every team beaten in a competition so forget about that penalty not given etc yarns. As far as I'm concerned Nigeria even if they get to the world cup is only just completing the numbers and not really competing Alfie anything as usual.
The only African team I see competing is Morocco so all that noise about Nigeria showing up in world stage is only imaginary and not based on facts on ground.

That team is not a team worthy of going for the world cup they should go and prepare for nations cup

coleon:
I suppose you are contradicting yourself in some of the comments you made here. How can you even be suggesting that Nigeria has had better outing in the world cup than Cameroon who has not only been in the world cup than Nigeria but has also been to the quarter final as far back as 1990 when Nigeria was yet to qualify for one. Also, you attested to losing to Argentina by a goal margin but forgetting that you have met Argentina 5 times and lost 5 times which indicates total dominance on a team just filling up the numbers and not competing, there's always a story or excuse to be given by every team beaten in a competition so forget about that penalty not given etc yarns. As far as I'm concerned Nigeria even if they get to the world cup is only just completing the numbers and not really competing Alfie anything as usual.
The only African team I see competing is Morocco so all that noise about Nigeria showing up in world stage is only imaginary and not based on facts on ground.

go to a dictionary and check for the word consistency, i think some people struggle to understand what it means. In a world cup representation, a country with a consistent performance is better than a "flash in the pan". Cameron has been to quarter final in 1990 world cup, since then, remind me of the last time they even made a second round of the world cup? To help you , Cameroon has not qualified for a second round in the last 35 years of world cup participation, Nigeria has been to 3 second round of the world cup within that period. To give you more statistics about Cameroon, they have 3 consecutive games group stage losses in many of the outings within that period, something Nigeria has never experienced in any of its outings. So who do you think is making the numbers between Cameroon and Nigeria. In 2014 world cup, they were ranked 32/32 effectively the worst team in the tourney, in 2010, they were ranked 31st out of 32 teams. Facts put with context and statistics exposes emotions.

Argentina is a superior footballing nation than Nigeria with well known greater talents, stop overreaching. We may have defeated in the past at Olympics just like Brazil, they will take their flowers all the time as a better footballing nation than Nigeria. Argentina almost ranks in the same league as Brazil in football. If we have put up a "decent performance " against such a team and even qualify to the next stage despite that, i reckon with them.

Personally I am praying that we do not qualify for the world cup. We are not good enough to be there.

How will a team that always qualify on d last day after many prayers and dollar promises perform at the World Cup

Your write up is rubbish. It doesn't deserve headline. Some people don't appreciate the efforts of national team Do you know that most of the minor countries always want to beat Nigeria to make name for themselves. They always make any match difficult for Nigeria. FIFA knows the relevant of Nigeria in world cup. World cup without Nigeria from Africa is not complete. Any country that hears Nigeria in their group don't see us as mediocre. Stop under mining Nigeria when talking about the FIFA organizing competition.

Hemanwel:
Gabon will defeat Nigeria in the play-offs and put paid to our World Cup hopes. Book this space!

Book the space for what. Failure prediction on super Eagles back to sender. We will come back and molest you IJN.

New coach requires time
Oh ye of little faith
Expect more from the team, Rome wasn’t built in a month
Be patient, didn’t the win against Benin teach you anything
With time the players will understand the coach’s ideas better

JohnBabatunde14:
First off, let me say this: I’d rather we not even qualify than go there only to get kicked out after two games. Because honestly, there’s no way we’re surviving more than two matches with the kind of struggle football we’ve been playing lately.

Our passes are dysfunctional, Ajayi can’t even make a proper high ball pass to Osimhen or Adams. The attack? Weak. They couldn't hold a proper run for more than 10 seconds before losing the ball. Fredrick almost conceded a goal for us, Simeon literally disappeared on the pitch all through the first half.

Please, don’t let that 4–0 scoreline deceive you. If not for Osimhen’s brilliance, Chukwueze and Adam's step ups, that match would have ended in premium tears and disgrace for us. I was irritated from start to finish. Without Osimhen Super Eagles are honestly Super fowls every pun intended.

We might have “cleared our shame” for now, but let’s be honest, this team isn’t ready for the World Cup. Not mentally, not tactically. That’s all I have to say.


Good day Everyone.

I can never take super fowl 🪿🪿🪿 serious never again.

Gabon please save us the embarrassment of going to the World Cup for fashion parade. Gabon should win Nigeria home and away.

JohnBabatunde14:
First off, let me say this: I’d rather we not even qualify than go there only to get kicked out after two games. Because honestly, there’s no way we’re surviving more than two matches with the kind of struggle football we’ve been playing lately.

Our passes are dysfunctional, Ajayi can’t even make a proper high ball pass to Osimhen or Adams. The attack? Weak. They couldn't hold a proper run for more than 10 seconds before losing the ball. Fredrick almost conceded a goal for us, Simeon literally disappeared on the pitch all through the first half.

Please, don’t let that 4–0 scoreline deceive you. If not for Osimhen’s brilliance, Chukwueze and Adam's step ups, that match would have ended in premium tears and disgrace for us. I was irritated from start to finish. Without Osimhen Super Eagles are honestly Super fowls every pun intended.

We might have “cleared our shame” for now, but let’s be honest, this team isn’t ready for the World Cup. Not mentally, not tactically. That’s all I have to say.


Good day Everyone.

A lot can happen between now and June 2026

Hemanwel:
Gabon will defeat Nigeria in the play-offs and put paid to our World Cup hopes. Book this space!

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