₦airaland Forum

IronGalaxy:
Nah.. talent is there. Coaching and the right selection players is needed..

you guys have Athletes as footballers with lil footballing IQ

The very reason you guys tend to hype mediocrity to high heavens in terms of players

FiveFootNinja:
Same way you lost to a below par Egypt team who were down by 10 men.

We can do this all day bruh.

And we all so how we lost right? Also if you've played football, you'd know how difficult it is to play 10 men, playing deep begind the ball..

charlesemeka85:
you guys have Athletes as footballers with lil footballing IQ

Ok.

charlesemeka85:
when it comes to talent production Mali tops SA but SA have qualified for 3-4 world cups if I’m not mistaken and also won the afcon

World Cup qualification wey dem qualify properly for this first time in 20 years. No wam.

Anyway, head to head, Mali is better.

FiveFootNinja:
Old enough to see my senior men's national team lift a major trophy.

Which is something ive experienced too so?

IronGalaxy:
And we all so how we lost right? Also if you've played football, you'd know how difficult it is to play 10 men, playing deep begind the ball..

Ah.. so now it's your turn to give excuses huh?

FiveFootNinja:
World Cup qualification wey dem qualify properly for this first time in 20 years. No wam.

Anyway, head to head, Mali is better.

head to head Mali tops SA doesn’t mean they have more pedegree over them

SA na yoyo team but hv achieved more than Mali in football

IronGalaxy:
Which is something ive experienced too so?

About 3 decades ago. Hopefully you won't die off before the next one.

FiveFootNinja:
Ah.. so now it's your turn to give excuses huh?

which part here is an excuse? Were we robbed or not?

Goke7:
That is why I mentioned earlier that SA may need to do like France or Belgium to tap into the talent pool of their huge immigrant base who are already SA citizens to boost their national team football, and then mix with their lean local pool.

Enough of this SA conversation sef, we get match today

Excellent. That was what France did. France was just not good enough to compete until they started tapping into immigrants talents. They should find a way to Naturalise Immigrants children born there especially Nigerians and Ghanians. But Xenophobia no go let them

FiveFootNinja:
About 3 decades ago. Hopefully you won't die off before the next one.

i could say the same.. about you though

Omo, make we just win today o..
Otherwise the kin whinning whey dem go whin us
..hmmm

CapitalCee:
Excellent. That was what France did. France was just not good enough to compete until they started tapping into immigrants talents. They should find a way to Naturalise Immigrants children born there especially Nigerians and Ghanians. But Xenophobia no go let them

Dont you find it hypocritical that a country which such tribali.sm obsess so much with what happens with South Africa and their so-called "xenophobia"?

double post

charlesemeka85:
head to head Mali tops SA doesn’t mean they have more pedegree over them

SA na yoyo team but hv achieved more than Mali in football

Head to head results are one of the most direct measures of competitive superiority. If Mali consistently beats South Africa when they actually face each other on the pitch, then it shows they can handle the pressure and tactics of that specific opponent when it matters.

Historical achievements from decades ago no go help you win the match wey go happen today today.

My preferred XI

Subs ♻️ starting from the 65th minute:
- Awaziem for Osayi-Samuel
- Akor for Onuachu
- Onyedika for Onyeka
- Dele-Bashiru for Iwobi

Prediction:
🇳🇬 Nigeria [5]–[2] Mozambique 🇲🇿

IronGalaxy:
i could say the same.. about you though

It's more likely we'll get another AFCON trophy before you do. We have talent scattered across the globe. Only thing we lack is structure.

FiveFootNinja:
Head to head results are one of the most direct measures of competitive superiority. If Mali consistently beats South Africa when they actually face each other on the pitch, then it shows they can handle the pressure and tactics of that specific opponent when it matters.

Historical achievements from decades ago no go help you win the match wey go happen today today.

Bros stop arguing. In terms of African football SA has more pedegree than Mali

Mali wey never smell afcon trophy let alone qualifying for the World Cup na wey u take dey compare SA?

Haba!!

IronGalaxy:
which part here is an excuse? Were we robbed or not?

Pointing out the reasons why Nigeria lost the World Cup ticket is an excuse but doing the same to explain South Africa's shambolic AFCON performance is not excuse...?

Yeah, you're comfortably delusional. And a bit of a hypocrite as well.

BankyGee:
My preferred XI

Subs ♻️ starting from the 65th minute:
- Awaziem for Osayi-Samuel
- Akor for Onuachu
- Onyedika for Onyeka
- Dele-Bashiru for Iwobi

Prediction:
🇳🇬 Nigeria [5]–[2] Mozambique 🇲🇿

5-2? Na hockey?

charlesemeka85:
Bros stop arguing. In terms of African football SA has more pedegree than Mali

Mali wey never smell afcon trophy let alone qualifying for the World Cup na wey u take dey compare SA?

Haba!!

Oga I respectfully disagree with you. I respect Mali more than SA. Let's end it there!

IronGalaxy:
its called conversation, thats what adults do..

And yet we only see you and your type coming here to brag when SA manages to get a decent result in any footballing fixture.

yinkeys:
Do you rate them above Cape Verde and Burkina Faso ?

Yes. They're more consistent than both.

Victor Boniface had one of the biggest downgrades in world football in 2025... Tough times for the Nigerian striker.

charlesemeka85:
5-2? Na hockey?

Na wetin I see 😁

BankyGee:
Victor Boniface had one of the biggest downgrades in world football in 2025... Tough times for the Nigerian striker.

I pity the guy

BankyGee:
Na wetin I see 😁

amen ooo 🤣🤣🤣

charlesemeka85:
I pity the guy

I had high hopes for him and kept believing in him when many people gave up on him, but now omo, my giving up on him don dey high.

...as a player tho. I like him as a person.

FiveFootNinja:
And yet we only see you and your type coming here to brag when SA manages to get a decent result in any footballing fixture.

No, we don't do that.. South Africans arent wired like that.. bragging, shading, arrogance..is more Nigerian. We're simply responding to the constant putting down and belittling your people are fond of..

IronGalaxy:
No, we don't do that.. South Africans arent wired like that.. bragging, shading, arrogance..is more Nigerian. We're simply responding to the constant putting down and belittling your people are fond of..

Unless you want to play dumb, maybe you should go look at your brothers on Twitter. Or better yet, get a mirror.

FiveFootNinja:
Pointing out the reasons why Nigeria lost the World Cup ticket is an excuse but doing the same to explain South Africa's shambolic AFCON performance is not excuse...?

Yeah, you're comfortably delusional. And a bit of a hypocrite as well.

Saying Osimhen wasnt there is an excuse, when you have other "good" players, being robbed of a legitimate penalty and Egypt given a non-existent one are two very different things

BankyGee:
Victor Boniface had one of the biggest downgrades in world football in 2025... Tough times for the Nigerian striker.

Some players are just unlucky. I hope he can still salvage his career, but if not, he should take solace in his previous achievements.

Makes me remember Carl Ikeme. Imagine that health condition never arose, with this stature and personality that was like another Peter Czech that never was. Life, at times, is just cruel, and we just have to move on.