₦airaland Forum

Amedino99:
you are the first person to allude to their northern status btw. Im sure people were only complaining because they are northerners and not because salim plays for a little known club out of croatia and usman muhammed plays in second tier isreal. Definitely because of tribalism.

semid4lyfe:
It's probably your Naija-bias and emotional attachment to the team that has you listing Nigeria as top 3 favourites.

For me, after that listless performance against DR Congo and the teams apparent overdependence on Osimhen, I've lost confidence in the Super Eagles and have had to re-assessed how good the team really is.

My ranking reflects recent team performances and the squad depths.

Bossoflife25:
Rafiu is a pure number 9 while Fago can play across the forward line. Fago has been playing on the left yet has 5 goals in 6 games! No one is better than the other but Fago holds the advantage cos he can play across the frontline. Ikebpa was our star going to AFCON 2000, Ike Uche in 2013 but it was Aghawonder and Ideyye respectively from no where that stole the show.

semid4lyfe:
My Top 5 countries to win the Nations Cup.

1. Morocco
2. Senegal
3. Algeria
4. Congo DR
5. South Africa

If I expand it to top 10 teams, the positions will be occupied by

6. Ivory Coast
7. Nigeria
8. Tunisia
9. Cameroun
10. Burkina Faso

Lets have yours

charlesemeka85:
E be like say Super Eagles go qualify for World Cup intercontinental play off ooo 😳😳

kingphilip:
Wetin you see?

CapitalCee:
J

Usman Mohammed plays for Ironi Tiberias, iwgich is in the Isreali First division. Get your facts right.
I am frim the Southeast but I have seen people here repeatedly talk down on players because they are from the north. I can pull out posts here that are clearly condescending and teibalistic, stop trying to gaslight us to live in denial.

All these nonsense we do in Nigerian politics, we are not supposed to bring it into the National team. We have 28 man team but we are hammering for days about Usman Mohammed as if his presence or absence will matter. In 2004 we came with 23 players, 3 players were sent packing after the first match due to indicsipline, we nearly made the finals. If Osihmen, Chukwueze, Akor, Lookman, Simon , Iwobi and co cant make us win, then we are not ready. Tochukwu Nnadi has never played for the Super Eagles before, I didnt see any backlash, But na Fago and Usman invitation una dick go rise.

Meanwhile the highest goal scorer for Super Eagles in the World Cup is a Northerner Ahmed Musa.

SymphonyRad:
You just wrote a litany of rubbish laced with lots of gaslighting. Nobody is pitching on Usman Muhammed cause he's a Northerner, we are only asking and demanding as sane minded fans the baffling criteria through which he was selected into the final squad. The team he currently plays for in the Israeli league is even at the cusp of battling relegation, and the said player hardly plays! Secondly aren't there Northerners in better form who should have at least been selected? Sani Suleiman for example is doing well and is tipped to be one for the future, he's a Northerner and I can bet there's no Nigerian that will raise a brow or lose sleep if he were selected. Zaidu is a Northerner and he will likely always get a popularity vote of confidence over Bruno Onyemaechi to start all our games, because he's more reliable and sturdy.

Lastly I don't think any player has received more backlash and insults recently from Nigerian fans than Alex Iwobi, even Ndidi sef dey collect, last time I checked all these guys are Igbos.

Stop the gaslighting bro, our football has been riddled with so much decay lately that every move from the NFF must call for thorough scrutiny, it's obvious certain players were picked by the NFF and not by Chelle, and yes the reasons for those bizarre selections are due to Federal character and not plain merit.

semid4lyfe:
It's probably your Naija-bias and emotional attachment to the team that has you listing Nigeria as top 3 favourites.

For me, after that listless performance against DR Congo and the teams apparent overdependence on Osimhen, I've lost confidence in the Super Eagles and have had to re-assessed how good the team really is.

My ranking reflects recent team performances and the squad depths.

Amedino99:
owngoal fit don cook something like that.

QueenJazz:
I started writing a response to him but gave up because it begs to question the reasoning of someone who can't see the obvious issues with Usman Muhammad's call up. Thank you for the rebuttal.

kingphilip:
Wetin you see?

Amedino99:
owngoal fit don cook something like that.

solonnachi:
I read am from two articles today. E be like say hope dey ooo.
6 DRC players implicated.

charlesemeka85:
E be like say Super Eagles go qualify for World Cup intercontinental play off ooo 😳😳

EEGA:
Pls it's time we start phasing out Ndidi.

He is in his 30's.The efficiency that he is known for is no longer there.

Ndidi wasn't missed in the last AFCON and we went all the way to the the finals.

Not a goal threat from the middle.

Raph,Onyeka and Akin are better options in midfield.

We phased out Ekoong, we can as well do same to Ndidi.

We need more enterprising midfielders, with goal threat in midfield.

Iwobi hardly gets on the score sheet, same with Ndidi.

We can't be starting the 2 together in a 2-man midfield.

Raph and Akin can deputize for Iwobi, while Onyeka starts in a 2-man midfield.

This reduces the over reliance on our forwards for goals in crucial matches.

charlesemeka85:
the allegation against Congo DR tangible oooo

E be like fifa don dey investigate the matter and from the look of things from what I read the SA matter soft self pass this one and the judgement likely to swing on 9ja’s favor

EEGA:
Pls it's time we start phasing out Ndidi.

He is in his 30's.The efficiency that he is known for is no longer there.

Ndidi wasn't missed in the last AFCON and we went all the way to the the finals.

Not a goal threat from the middle.

Raph,Onyeka and Akin are better options in midfield.

We phased out Ekoong, we can as well do same to Ndidi.

We need more enterprising midfielders, with goal threat in midfield.

Iwobi hardly gets on the score sheet, same with Ndidi.

We can't be starting the 2 together in a 2-man midfield.

Raph and Akin can deputize for Iwobi, while Onyeka starts in a 2-man midfield.

This reduces the over reliance on our forwards for goals in crucial matches.

kellycute:
please post the link to the article, i want to read it. Thank you

Bossoflife25:
Lookman in Camp! Boys are not playing!

charlesemeka85:
ndidi is not 30 yet and he still remains our best CDM

123jamessmith:
In Congo you cannot have dual nationality. The rules can be ignore by birth, and you need to take a decision before you get to the age of 21.
There were so many player in the Congolese national team that switch without renouncing there other nationality, which means, they now have too nationality.

EEGA:
He is almost 30.

Gets subbed out, after the hour mark for Besiktas.

The efficiency is no longer there.

We need midfielders with goal threat.

Imagine if Osimhen limps off injured like we saw against DRC Congo



We will need midfielders like Onyeka to bail us in games like that.




Some teams go rough on a team's top striker inorder to main or reduce his efficiency.

This is where midfielders with goal threat comes in.

In football, a goal is enough to differentiate between a winner and a loser.

Frank bailed us against DRC, but we want more.

When last did Ndidi score in the GWG.

Ndidi and Iwobi midfield is a no no for me.

A midfield with no goal return in as many as 15 games.

Shegzdave:
Like they did against Congo right?

charlesemeka85:
as you just start argument wey no even relate to my latest post here u go use ur hand scout or mention the players capable of replacing Ndidi

Abeg Mk I rest my head cus I get headache 🤦‍♀️

EEGA:
Akinsanmiro and Raph are capable replacements.

CapitalCee:
J

Usman Mohammed plays for Ironi Tiberias, iwgich is in the Isreali First division. Get your facts right.
I am frim the Southeast but I have seen people here repeatedly talk down on players because they are from the north. I can pull out posts here that are clearly condescending and teibalistic, stop trying to gaslight us to live in denial.

All these nonsense we do in Nigerian politics, we are not supposed to bring it into the National team. We have 28 man team but we are hammering for days about Usman Mohammed as if his presence or absence will matter. In 2004 we came with 23 players, 3 players were sent packing after the first match due to indicsipline, we nearly made the finals. If Osihmen, Chukwueze, Akor, Lookman, Simon , Iwobi and co cant make us win, then we are not ready. Tochukwu Nnadi has never played for the Super Eagles before, I didnt see any backlash, But na Fago and Usman invitation una dick go rise.

Meanwhile the highest goal scorer for Super Eagles in the World Cup is a Northerner Ahmed Musa.

charlesemeka85:
and Gabon