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ThunderFireAgba:
Please Anyone with a Free Acre of Land should donate to Calvin Bassey. The Guy has been a Prayer warrior recently and will be retiring as a Pastor soon.

charlesemeka85:
He is still in tears

Danielnino00:
Bassey is suspended for the Quarter finals...
IMO, this could have been avoided if he didn't play the Uganda game and pick up an unnecessary booking in the final minutes yesterday..

Now, it's either Ogbu or Awazeim to partner Ajayi...

I hope Chelle and the NFF technical crew are aware of this suspension

TheSuperNerd:
It's crazy how since Kanu Nwankwo did it in 2000, no Nigerian player has done it. I even doubt past Naija stars has done it before him pre-2000.

On his Afcon debut, Kanu dropped 3 assists🅰️🅰️🅰️ vs Tunisia in the 4-2 win in Lagos.

A true goal creator masterclass clinic that has never been repeated by any other Nigerian player.

Iwobi came close. Mikel came close. Chukwueze came close. Akor came close. Lookman came very very close. All had 2 assists in one Afcon game.

But none has bagged 3 in one game like Kanu.

Or am I wrong?

Kanu may not have scored a goal at the Afcon but the magic he wielded in direct goal involvements via assists between 2000 and 2010 was damn special.

ChrisKels:
Who dey cry?

Danielnino00:
Bassey is suspended for the Quarter finals...
IMO, this could have been avoided if he didn't play the Uganda game and pick up an unnecessary booking in the final minutes yesterday..

Now, it's either Ogbu or Awazeim to partner Ajayi...

I hope Chelle and the NFF technical crew are aware of this suspension

charlesemeka85:
Better mumu move ooo

My Nigeria 4-0 Mozambique Review:

- No1: I have to Apologize to Eric Chelle! Please lockdown the camp!
- I cannot wait to revenge on Algeria or DR Congo! Anyone I’m READY! Their papa!
- Lastly, Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman will be fine! Una dey Wait 😂. pic.twitter.com/B20AXuepp1

— Buchi Laba (@Buchi_Laba) January 6, 2026

lbrichman2:
It had nothing to do with the Uganda game
Bassey got a yellow card in the 90th minute!!
Your team is leading 4:0
It's the 90th minute?
What are you getting a card for?
It's that lapse of concentration that sometimes plagues our team

Goke7:
😂 no make we continue to blame osihmen for everything, yeye nonsense

Danielnino00:
Bassey is suspended for the Quarter finals...
IMO, this could have been avoided if he didn't play the Uganda game and pick up an unnecessary booking in the final minutes yesterday..

Now, it's either Ogbu or Awazeim to partner Ajayi...

I hope Chelle and the NFF technical crew are aware of this suspension

FiveFootNinja:
Eric Chelle should have it in mind that Iwobi might be double marked in the quarter finals. It's clear now that he's the main guy who orchestrates our best attacking chances from deep.

TheSuperNerd:
Mr Yes-Men Crooner is back at it.

Well, even Lookman disagrees with you and says: "....Vic is our number one guy, everybody knows this, he’s a top striker. So, all of that doesn't matter"

So I guess that makes Lookman himself a yes-man. Go and take out his tongue.

lbrichman2:
Chukwueze is an option

Bouadi97:
Hello everyone, congratulations to us on the win and the performance.
Guys, Bassey will not miss the next match. The yellow cards received in the group stage are canceled in the knockout rounds, except in the case of a red card or two yellow cards in the group stage, which would result in suspension for the Round of 16. In Bassey’s case, he is available for the quarterfinals and will not be suspended

zicky:
Make Nigeria media add the vex say Chelle no give them access to the team on top Osimhen 😂 😂 😂

FiveFootNinja:
True.

Kai. Can't remember when last we had depth like this in the squad.

FiveFootNinja:
As a potential opponent, I don't know if to trust you or not.

Can any Nigerian here confirm this abeg? Is Calvin Bassey eligible to play in the quarter finals?

Kog45:
Are you for real,so na love for Osimhen reached this stage,no do4luv14,Abegi make we dey talk truth nau.... shouting at them?he nearly pushed Ndidi the team captain who was trying to calm him down.

FiveFootNinja:
As a potential opponent, I don't know if to trust you or not.

Can any Nigerian here confirm this abeg? Is Calvin Bassey eligible to play in the quarter finals?

Mujtahida:
Two of una na Burukutu analysts 😂😂😂

Cecco90:
Not true.

AFCON Yellow Card Rules
Under CAF regulations for AFCON, yellow cards accumulate during the group stage and can lead to a one-match suspension if a player reaches two bookings before the knockouts begin. However, all single yellow cards are wiped clean at the start of the knockout stage (Round of 16 onward), giving players a fresh slate—except in cases where a player already served a suspension for reaching two yellows.Since Bassey only had one yellow before the Mozambique match (and picked up his second in the Round of 16 itself), he never reached the accumulation threshold during the group stage. Therefore, no suspension was triggered.
Implications
Bassey's second yellow (against Mozambique) has no carry-over effect.
He is fully available for Nigeria's quarter-final (against the winner of Algeria vs DR Congo).
The late booking was unnecessary with the game already won 4-0, but it carries no disciplinary consequence beyond that match.

No reports indicate any suspension for Bassey heading into the quarter-finals, and he remains a key part of Nigeria's defense.

From Grok

Danielnino00:
Bassey is suspended for the Quarter finals...
IMO, this could have been avoided if he didn't play the Uganda game and pick up an unnecessary booking in the final minutes yesterday..

Now, it's either Ogbu or Awazeim to partner Ajayi...

I hope Chelle and the NFF technical crew are aware of this suspension

TheGoodJoe:
I havd to comment about this Osimhen attitude issue. I am one never to hold back pointing out when a player is wrong but in this case, I understand Osimhen.

When a player is in space and the team fails to pass to him repeatedly, it turns to sabotage.

The bond in the National team is like brotherhood, so it is clear why Osimhen feels bitter.

TheGoodJoe:
I hope Eric Chelle handles this with wisdom. I remember pointing this kind of thing out in the Nigerian match against Iceland, where Ahmed Musa scored two goals. In his second goal, Iheanacho was in space but Musa chose to skin the keeper and score a solo goal. It was an eye candy goal but tactically an eye sore.

It is not just a Lookman thing. I saw one of Bright and I just shook my head.

Akor does that yesterday too, it was that of Osayi that vexed VO9