₦airaland Forum

minfelix:
you b nyash ooo🤣🤣 if you think we should be amplifying the nonsense decay our sport is going through and forming mumu patriotism while others dey overtake us…..oga let me tell u, im a very strong sport loving Nigerian, you see this time, i never see wetin you wan tell me….you cant stop me from pointing out the decay we are currently facing thats slowly snatching and denting our “Giant tag” stop f**ling yourself thinking you are patriotic by not spotting the sh!! happening in our soccer/sport sector…..

OGA WE ARE FALLING AND FAILING CURRENTLY….read it and have peace with yourself

i made an article that encompassed Nigeria’s sporting ailments, boom you started feeling insecured as if na you b NFF president younger brother wife’s cousin….calling everyone “olodo” for stating the fact….
we can’t qualify to U17 WC again!!
we can’t qualify for men olympic football again!!
we can’t dominate baby teams anymore!!
we cant we can’t qualify for the senior world cup again!!
we cant boast of world class stadium again!!
we cant host baby tournaments again!!
we cant host afcon since 25yrs ago now!!

we are terribly declining, oga stop bugging yourself with COJA 2003 and IKEJA 1984…..
lets face the leaders, we need the Nigeria we loved decades ago back

Goke7:
The World Cup loss has really done a number on lots of folks so tey they don abuse everyone and everything that has nothing to do with the game sef. What manner of ptsd 😂

TheSuperNerd:
Not everyone can handle loss like a boss. I guess it also shows how long some of them have been in the game. Loss is a part of this game. We must learn to chest it and move on while hoping and pushing for better days/outcomes.

Look at me, I stayed away for a whole month. 17th to 17th. I actually planned to return by the 21st or 23rd tomorrow (being Nigeria's 1st game day) but I found myself returning 4 days ahead of planned date. I had allowed time help me heal but you see, no loss can ever keep me away forever from the Super Eagles be it in here or outside the thread.

TheSuperNerd:
Number 1 is a big call but I will tag your post celebratingly if it happens.

Osimhen is on 31 goals. Yekini had 37. Osimhen needs to bag 7 goals at this Afcon to break the record not equal it. Break!

In other words, Osimhen would need to be top scorer at this Afcon to shatter Yekini's record. In the top scorer race, we have Algeria's Amoura... my eyes are on him too if he does come to the party.

For #4... If Chelle uses him right, I expect it. The Benin performance shows promise.

chrisooblog:
My 5 Hot Takes for Nigeria at the 2025 AFCON:

1. Osimhen will break Yekini's all time goal scoring record at some point during the tournament. Will also win Golden Boot.

2. Nigeria will get to a second consecutive final. Don't know if we will win sha.

3. Fisayo and Ebenezer to be break out stars.

4. Chukwueze to finally have a string of signature performances for the Super Eagles at a tournament.

5. Expect everyone to pitch in but MVP for the team at the end of the competition will be between Osimhen & Chukwueze

Goke7:
Anyone who is sore angry with the country should go and rant in the politics section make we focus on the game here!

Meanwhile I love your positive takes and postulations on the Afcon.

TheSuperNerd:
They won 2 FIFA organized competitions. Really? You are seriously counting the FIFA Arab Cup which is literally a tournament made by FIFA to pander to the Arab world for their money and continued partnership? Lol

Pls. Only the U20 WC counts.

And yes, we have struggled and encountered dark times. We missed the Afcon in 2012 before we won it in 2013. Didnt we?
We missed the 2015 and 2017 editions before we came back strong in 2019 reaching another semis and bagged another afcon medal.
2021... another bad run. But in 2023 held in 2024, we reached the final. Another Afcon medal bagged.

In the last 3 Afcons alone, for all the bad times we faced, Nigeria has bagged 2 medals. Morocco bagged Zero.

See, it would be hard to erase years of pedigree built up across all categories. Very difficult. Almost impossible even despite the downtimes because eventually Nigeria always seem to find a way back into reckoning.

If you really paid attention to the history you claim to acknowledge (yet want to knock as irrelevant because of a sour period), then you would not see past the point already made.

NasirIbnLaAhad:
I think people in this thread are being unnecessarily harsh on the lady. She posited a very poignant argument.

Premise 1: If political will alone were sufficient for hosting tournaments, then countries with declared intentions and allocated budgets would successfully host.

Premise 2: Nigeria has repeatedly declared intentions and allocated budgets for major projects (including stadiums and infrastructure) but has failed to complete them.

Conclusion: Therefore, the critical factor is not political will or available resources, but institutional capacity for execution, which Nigeria currently lacks

Is this your argument, QueenJazz?

typicalgamer:
Same way Nigerians gather to go and watch a NPFL ?

Why would Morocco fans go and watch Mali vs Zambia when it’s not their team ?

minfelix:
omo wether the tournament na within moroccan natives so far its tagged FIFA organized am,they won it(further pushing them to the top as a giant country)….let thwm sha find a way back thats my own….all this ekuke teams will start questioning our giant status if we start missing back to back u17wc, back to back senior world cup, back to back olympic

TheSuperNerd:
Tanzania is our first game.

Our NFF Lawyers looking at them like....

minfelix:
omo wether the tournament na within moroccan natives so far its tagged FIFA organized am,they won it(further pushing them to the top as a giant country)….let thwm sha find a way back thats my own….all this ekuke teams will start questioning our giant status if we start missing back to back u17wc, back to back senior world cup, back to back olympic

QueenJazz:
Well, I'm happy someone gets it.

The thing about having conversations or debates is that sometimes, people jump into conclusions or assumptions about other people's intentions or positions. If you check my post history, except someone is saying blatant rubbish to me or wants to be a troll, I'm very agreeable on a lot of things and would rather not drag out issues.

The other day, I noted weaknesses and flaws with the Super Eagles, they turned it into me glazing Morocco and calling them unbeatable.

I don't have to D-ride Nigeria all the time to show loyalty.

Nigeria is a footballing powerhouse. That's a fact.
We have natural talent, largely unrivaled in the continent. That's a fact.
Our league is poor. That's a fact.
We're not effectively developing the talents we have. That's a fact.
We don't have enough FIFA approved stadiums. That's a fact.
Other countries are catching up with us on the international stage. That's a fact.
We can still improve. That's a fact.

Can Nigeria host the AFCON? Not until things start working properly and we build confidence with FIFA. Sadly, our administrators aren't taking sports as seriously as we'd hope.

What makes me laugh though is that some people here would rather bait-and-switch and fight strawmen instead of actually understanding the core of my argument.

For example, shamelessly arguing and lying that I'm discrediting Nigeria's football legacy and achievements when I never did that anywhere.

Or claiming that I said Cameroon is better than Nigeria, which is far from what I actually said. But of course it's easy to attack strawmen when the actual point is difficult to understand.

It's easy to misinterpret what I'm saying and make it seem like I'm just being irrational when I'm just expressing reasoned skepticism in the capacity of our administrators based on their antecedents.

These people make it seem like you're wishing the downfall of the country when you're only talking from a place of concern.

The issue is beyond talk for me. My only prayer is that we stop latching on to how good things were before and we enjoy a new era in Nigerian football that will even be ten times better than it was back then.

QueenJazz:
Well, I'm happy someone gets it.

The thing about having conversations or debates is that sometimes, people jump into conclusions or assumptions about other people's intentions or positions. If you check my post history, except someone is saying blatant rubbish to me or wants to be a troll, I'm very agreeable on a lot of things and would rather not drag out issues.

The other day, I noted weaknesses and flaws with the Super Eagles, they turned it into me glazing Morocco and calling them unbeatable.

I don't have to D-ride Nigeria all the time to show loyalty.

Nigeria is a footballing powerhouse. That's a fact.
We have natural talent, largely unrivaled in the continent. That's a fact.
Our league is poor. That's a fact.
We're not effectively developing the talents we have. That's a fact.
We don't have enough FIFA approved stadiums. That's a fact.
Other countries are catching up with us on the international stage. That's a fact.
We can still improve. That's a fact.

Can Nigeria host the AFCON? Not until things start working properly and we build confidence with FIFA. Sadly, our administrators aren't taking sports as seriously as we'd hope.

What makes me laugh though is that some people here would rather bait-and-switch and fight strawmen instead of actually understanding the core of my argument.

For example, shamelessly arguing and lying that I'm discrediting Nigeria's football legacy and achievements when I never did that anywhere.

Or claiming that I said Cameroon is better than Nigeria, which is far from what I actually said. But of course it's easy to attack strawmen when the actual point is difficult to understand.

It's easy to misinterpret what I'm saying and make it seem like I'm just being irrational when I'm just expressing reasoned skepticism in the capacity of our administrators based on their antecedents.

These people make it seem like you're wishing the downfall of the country when you're only talking from a place of concern.

The issue is beyond talk for me. My only prayer is that we stop latching on to how good things were before and we enjoy a new era in Nigerian football that will even be ten times better than it was back then.

SymphonyRad:
Mali looked more exciting under Chelle

SymphonyRad:
Mali looked more exciting under Chelle

Starboytwo:
Since Afcon year 2000 we never smell afcon host… whooping 26 years ago…

So what is stopping us from hosting another afcon?? Abi we no like to host or the money no dey

Make we dey tell ourself the truth… Person no no book, una say he good for primary school 😁😁

All things have fallen apart… Normally, the Naija spirit go everly dey, but we can’t be operating on vibes and insha Allah na…in terms of progression, we are queuing behind South Africa since, and now morocco presently, and we all know….

Why Naija no host World Cup for 2010? Why? We all know why…

Abeggi, make we watch afcon matches jare…

BettyBlac:
Link to watch on Android

Goke7:
Are you ready to see Nigeria make huge budget of billions to host Afcon when lots of Nigerians are struggling economically? cos na complain Una go complain again

Kilishihunter:
And also more direct. These guys tried to pass the ball into the net several times and wasted their dominance before the equalizer, we would have white washed this Zambian side honestly

NasirIbnLaAhad:
And what of the potential benefits: tourism revenue, job creation, infrastructure that serves citizens afterward, global visibility that can attract investment? You're acting like hosting is purely an expense and nothing else. The key issue isn't whether to host AFCON, but whether it's done responsibly with clear benefits to citizens beyond just national pride.

Goke7:
Ok we aren’t responsible too 😂

NasirIbnLaAhad:
Add cognitively limited to your resume.