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BankyGee:
I know bro...

Make una continue this talking down on another player just because una get favourite
Every single player don try so far for the tournament

Odunayaw:
Don't forget the jab that he is not learned

Silly standards they don't apply to others nor can they bear if applied to them.

I could put up with outright haters, it's the pseudo-lovers that disgust me

😂 Yes o I remember wella they say na illiterate im be awon moral instructors isonu

Samueltemi337:
Na very nonsense talk be this
All the goals he don score since nor be person pass am

I don dey tire...before this tournament asked them if they are so sure of our goals rate now,even Yekini,Finidi,Amuneke,Amokachie,Oliseh and Siasia era we don't have this going to quarter final.

BankyGee:
I read every single post from everyone on the thread, all of it. So don't assume that I skipped anything, I know where the argument started from and how you think you ended it. E no really matter sha, everywhere go good.

u quoted the one i replied with calling mumu, but im sure you did not see the deleted one of where he started by saying im making “illogical yammering and making here look like facebook”….you come onlone come dey read the non-deleted ones and claimed you followed everything

Goke7:
If they reach final dem go win! That Amad guy na beast!

They must be stopped o!

I can see a CIV vs Nigeria rematch in the final. But honestly, this CIV team is better than the one we faced 2 years ago. Lethal wingers and a strong midfield.

But let’s take care of Algeria first

Samueltemi337:
Make una continue this talking down on another player just because una get favourite
Every single player don try so far for the tournament

Sure. All of them have been splendid. I just wrote that for writing sakes. All the players na my guys. If I snap my book of NGA players stats for this AFCON, you go ask how I get the time 😂

Nothing dey that talk, e no go far beyen.

mrwilliams9:
I can see a CIV vs Nigeria rematch in the final. But honestly, this CIV team is better than the one we faced 2 years ago. Lethal wingers and a strong midfield.

But let’s take care of Algeria first

CIV must not reach final we will all cry again if we meet. I don’t even know where they got this present set of players from. See how they made Burkina Faso look like dodo

BankyGee:
I no go talk anything on the issue again sha, make I dey wait for matchday vs. Algeria, the interest for the AFCON don dey fade seff.

God go help all of us sha.

Im happy that this incident happened, so we can differentiate those Osimhen fans disguising as SE fans

Goke7:
CIV must not reach final we will all cry again if we meet. I don’t even know where they got this present set of players from. See how they made Burkina Faso look like dodo

Naso we hyped them in 2013 but something great happened

zicky:
Im happy that this incident happened, so we can differentiate those Osimhen fans disguising as SE fans

Many of them here on this page are really not Super eagles fan…especially the ones saying so so player should retire after this afcon or so so player should dump the team

Kog45:
Naso we hyped them in 2013 but something great happened

The boys played for keshi then due to how the nff was treating him, when I watch interviews with players like mba and Emenike you’ll know these players carry another kind of spirit we are yet to see from the eagles in recent times, Emenike said when Uche ike was dropped he was under intense pressure to perform for the coach. Players like onazi nko, Make we no lie na only osihmen get that kind of attitude and spirit for this team. You see why some of us are crazy about that player? He’s the only one who reminds us what our football was in the past.

minfelix:
Many of them here on this page are really not Super eagles fan…especially the ones saying so so player should retire after this afcon or so so player should dump the team

Yes and I stand by that, make Una find another striker shebi Una get them in abundance

Kog45:
I disagree with your first paragraph,any player would have said the same thing to Osimhen to calm down.

My question do you guys wanted to beat Mozambique 10-0?when things are going our ways we intended to underrate teams,like someone labeling Tunisia a mumu team, check out Mozambique in group stage,solid team,having it easy over them doesn't mean they're that poor...football is about tactics now if you get it right fine and if you failed your team would be punished for it.....our performance against Mozambique does not deserve that drama,all these happened in 63 minutes of the game,Osimhen would have got his hat trick with ease but his reaction killed it

Fact,player should have a way to connect with his mate in a very mature way that won't have any negative effect on the field of play...if we're just a goal up I bet it with you Osimhen wouldn't have reacted that way,asked to be subbed out on top wetin.

All I know we're beating Algeria and winning Algeria would be possible with how Ndidi, Onyeka and Iwobi would react to the game not Osimhen or Lookman..... Onyeka is the key.

It's not Lookman telling him to calm down that's wrong. Of course any player can tell another player to calm down. It's Lookman telling Osimhen that he has scored two goals that doesn't sit well with me.

I agree with you that Osimhen's reaction was too strong. We hope that lessons have been learnt.

Let them use Algeria to reconcile by killing each other with passing and goals.

We have spoken a lot about Iwobi's qualities but let me add that Iwobi is one of the most selfless player in the team.

For his sake, I just pray we win this AFCON. He needs to have at least this one trophy in his cabinet. Getting close to a century of caps is no mean feat.

How many of us are suffering from Afcon withdrawal syndrome. Can’t wait for the quarterfinals to start . Nigeria will
Defeat Algeria have faith

Mujtahida:
Blueelf, TheSuperNerd has touched all the vital points. For added emphasis on the Iwobi point you raised, watch this analysis


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=098DZOLi5xw?si=RD8fcmKRAgB0-E7G

this is a very detail analysises , thumbs up. the analyst and who posted this . you deserve a flower . Ugwu leave to be precise

semid4lyfe:
Ore, I do not disagree with you. I just think training in Fez is still better than not training at all.

Still, I am pissed about the protest. More so, I am shocked they would do it again after pulling the same stunt a month ago and it backfired with their loss to DR Congo.

The players say this AFCON is a redemption mission and a way to apologize and compensate Nigerians for not qualifying for the world cup. They ask Nigerians to pray for the team and always support them, and they won't let them down. Fine words, but their actions tell a different story

I mean, how can they down tools on the eve of the Q/Final? They cannot be talking about winning the AFCON, ask us to pray for them and in the same vein sabotage preparations. They cannot claim to be fighting for national pride and to make amends, and then put personal issues above national interest.

The NFF is a mess, always has been. Poor planning, unpaid salaries, owed allowances et al na their trademark. But two wrongs never make a right. Their protest at this critical time doesn't fix the issue. It only hurts the team, fans and the country.

This AFCON no be mai mai. Team wey go win am go try. All the big guns are in the Quarter Finals. All the remaining teams are equally matched. Margins will be thin. A distracted camp, one less acclimatization day, one less training day to perfect strategy etc could be the difference between a victory or defeat.

Sometimes I wonder.....Don't the players talk to themselves? Is there no one amongst them that points out that their protest is ill-timed considering their recent history, the current stakes and how tough the opponents are? Can't they make the sacrifice, and play for themselves, their personal legacies? Can't they play to write their names in gold? Can't they play to be forever revered in Nigerian football history?

In 2013, when we faced Ivory Coast in the AFCON Q/F, the NFF had already checked the players out of their hotel and booked flights back home but on matchday the players turned up and played for themselves, the late Keshi, and eventually won the cup. That's the kind of sacrifice and commitment I expect from this set of Super Eagles. This their protest is just giving their critics ammunition to throw at them if things go south.

Nigerians have endured a lot from this team. Two missed World Cups. AFCON FINAL loss. Yet the fans still show up. Still watch. Still believe. The least the players owe them is focus and professionalism for the duration of the AFCON.

The outstanding bonus issue can be handled differently and at a better time. The AFCON 2027 qualifiers would commence soon. They can choose to protest their unpaid allowances then. They can even drag the NFF publicly and expose them if need be. Nigerians will back that fight but this one on the backdrop of their recent failures is ill-timed and unnecessary. The team does not need this drama. They should silence all the noise, lock in, and let their football and results speak.

Anything less than the AFCON title is failure.

Someone here finally says it as it is! Praise be!

Meliforme:
Lookman did not handle the situation the right way.

So how was he meant to handle it

in a family, when siblings are having an argument the first words that will come to mind is "calm down" or "relax"..

it is Osimhen that did not handle it well..

Kog45:
1.Lookman was leaning towards glory hunting?pls tell us how.

2.Lookman telling Osimhen to calm down is a sin abi for yelling at Bruno...the whole thing happened in 63 minutes if am right.

3.Osimhen emphasis on team play and the same team play gave him two goals already within 63 minutes of play right?

4.Lookman words "calm down"lacked compassion and real comfort,so he should have said Bruno is stupid abi?

Really surprised you're trying to blame Lookman on this,pls do you really played this game on the street or you in school cuz football is 90 minutes movements and a lot happening within that minutes....do you know the meaning of having captain in a team?is for player to pass their messages on the field,simple Osimhen should have called Ndidi or on his own talk politely to Bruno or do we say Bruno too is going for personal glory.

Well,we have game against Algeria, things have been resolved,hope to see goals and assists from both cuz they're vital to the team so far

Leave them with their agenda, with Ndidi calm words and soft approach, what did Osimhen do. Ignore him and push his hand away

Meliforme:
1. Osimhen was emphasizing teamwork, Lookman was like "You have scored two, allow others hunt for their own glory."
Victor was insinuating that the person in a better position should be the person to shoot. Again, the main striker's primary role is to shoot at goal. In a team every component has a main role. If Osimhen who is the target man finds himself in a position to shoot, and demands for the ball, he should be given the ball. Football is a team sports.

2. The best way to calm a person that is hurting is to address whatever it is, that is causing his pain, not to question or dismiss his reasons for feeling pain. Ademola should have tried to understand Osimhen's grouse and address it before confronting him to calm down. That Osimhen is already on two goals is not a good reason to jettison team play. Is Lookman supporting chaos?

3. Should we throw teamplay out of the window because it is the 63rd minute and Osimhen is on two goals.
I think you should reexamine the situation and consider thoroughly your stand.

4. Lookman's words lacked compassion. It lacked empathy because it did not attend to Osimhen's hurt feelings. Was there any substance in Osimhen's complaint? Why should it be dismissed under reason that the he is already on two goals. The focal point is teamwork not individual performance.

Lookman should have condemned Bruno's act expressing his sympathy and solidarity with the team not insinuating that Osimhen should not have complained since he is already on two goals. How does that make sense? Football is teamwork pass the ball when you are supposed to.


I don't normally tell a hurting person to calm down first of all. Instead i try to discern the source of his hurt and then exploit ways to address the cause of the upset, afterwards, that is when "calm down" will work.

Lookman was right..

even Ndidi gave Osimhen the "calm down" touch but Lookman said it with his mouth.

they are playing for the S.E and were already leading so let them take their chances..

Mikel for the S.E took his chances while Mikel in Chelsea only scored 1 premier league goal and always passed the ball to other players and played with extreme care and the " I must not mess up " mentality..

when they get back to their clubs they will revert back to their not taking chances mentality which leads to most of them not having a good goals record like Mikel ..

Osimhen has superiority complex.

mrwilliams9:
I can see a CIV vs Nigeria rematch in the final. But honestly, this CIV team is better than the one we faced 2 years ago. Lethal wingers and a strong midfield.

But let’s take care of Algeria first

I wouldn't be able to watch the final if we have to meet CIV again because I'm very convinced we'd be meeting either them or Egypt

"At any rate, I hope the news I'm hearing about them settling with the NFF is true because it means we can get back to the business at hand. But I still insist that the boycott was pointless. Any anticipated settlement is just a pyrrhic victory. It ensures the players’ short-term demands will be met, but it is not sufficient to discombobulate this chaotic, reactionary, operational model NFF has been relying on for decades. This boycott has not demonstrated anything to that effect to the people in the glasshouse, so this boycott was largely in vain. Until that chaotic model is destroyed, and systemic change is enforced, every major tournament will be undermined. That is the lasting solution I was asking for, which this boycott has failed to deliver, as far as I can tell. Rest assured, there will be plenty more boycotts and rantings and protests and wailings to come in the future."

I made this comment after the players met with the NFF officials in Rabat and received their payment after the last protest. The problem is Nigerians are naturally too thick to realize when they're gullibly reinforcing a pattern of corruption even as they think they're fighting it. NFF problems are systemic and cannot be solved with an ordinary protest. I correctly predicted that this drama will happen again and here we are. Better get prepared for more useless and aimless boycotts in the future. The most frustrating thing about this current set of Super Eagles is that for all their talent, they might very well be the most collectively foolish set of players we've ever seen don the green white green jersey. They should sleep in Fez if they like.

Goke7:
The boys played for keshi then due to how the nff was treating him, when I watch interviews with players like mba and Emenike you’ll know these players carry another kind of spirit we are yet to see from the eagles in recent times, Emenike said when Uche ike was dropped he was under intense pressure to perform for the coach. Players like onazi nko, Make we no lie na only osihmen get that kind of attitude and spirit for this team. You see why some of us are crazy about that player? He’s the only one who reminds us what our football was in the past.

Abegi Goke,not only Osimhen as regarding this tournament,why are you playing down others contributions,must other players have character like Osimhen before you know they're working for the team...

Bassey is doing great,Iwobi extremely doing well, Onyeka always works his socks off,Ndidi all over doing the tackling,Akor supportive,Bruno and Osayi are doing well, Nwabali stability and Lookman our best player so far....not to talk of Onyedika that put up one the best performance by any of our midfielders in Afcon

How could you be telling us it's only Osimhen that is reminding us how our football was in the past.

Yes Osimhen remain his usual self right from under 17,a warrior on the field.

Kog45:
1.Lookman was leaning towards glory hunting?pls tell us how.

2.Lookman telling Osimhen to calm down is a sin abi for yelling at Bruno...the whole thing happened in 63 minutes if am right.

3.Osimhen emphasis on team play and the same team play gave him two goals already within 63 minutes of play right?

4.Lookman words "calm down"lacked compassion and real comfort,so he should have said Bruno is stupid abi?

Really surprised you're trying to blame Lookman on this,pls do you really played this game on the street or you in school cuz football is 90 minutes movements and a lot happening within that minutes....do you know the meaning of having captain in a team?is for player to pass their messages on the field,simple Osimhen should have called Ndidi or on his own talk politely to Bruno or do we say Bruno too is going for personal glory.

Well,we have game against Algeria, things have been resolved,hope to see goals and assists from both cuz they're vital to the team so far

He wanted lookman to join and shout on Bruno. 😂

Kog45:
I don dey tire...before this tournament asked them if they are so sure of our goals rate now,even Yekini,Finidi,Amuneke,Amokachie,Oliseh and Siasia era we don't have this going to quarter final.

Please sing it louder in Baritone voice to the hearing of the 1994 set. Records are meant to be broken and if they can do it enroute winning the AFCON, they would have placated us for the seeming absence from next year's World Cup. We can start hoping to rebuild firmly for 2030 as well as 2028 Male Olympics football.

Odunayaw:
I wouldn't be able to watch the final if we have to meet CIV again because I'm very convinced we'd be meeting either them or Egypt

If and when we get to the Finals God willing I foresee a Mali or Cote D'Ivoire as opponent.
However, if Morocco triumphs over Cameroun, I keep my fingers crossed because of possible bad officiating in their subsequent games.

codemaniacs:
So how was he meant to handle it

in a family, when siblings are having an argument the first words that will come to mind is "calm down" or "relax"..

it is Osimhen that did not handle it well..

When emotions are high, asking questions like "what is the problem?" works better than "calm down" or "relax". Even when "calm down" works, you can still notice heavy breathing, and a certain suppression of feelings that may not work.

Empathy demands that you try to understand what the person is complaining about, a problem shared is a problem half solved. Empathy demands that you share in the person's sorrow and then address the problem (if you can).

Lookman was wrong. Football is team sports.

M7even:
I think it's a good benefit for the team. That the fans actually underrate this super eagles team keeps them on their toes. The players understand the assignment very well. We will not break a sweat against Algeria. Should Algeria score 2, we are scoring 5. That'd be how much margin we would take from them. The commentator in our last match called us champion in waiting. We are balling.

Zidane is about to get his hands messed up. It will be a bloodbath for him. Akor Adams, Iwobi, Moses Simon and Chukwueze will have significant contribution on that day.

You didn't mention Osi and Lookman

Goke7:
Yes and I stand by that, make Una find another striker shebi Una get them in abundance

Na you pick Osimhen up from U-17? 🙄 We are not looking for another striker, he'll play this Afcon and still play the next. If he Bleep up, fans go still come for him.

Kog45:
1.Lookman was leaning towards glory hunting?pls tell us how.

2.Lookman telling Osimhen to calm down is a sin abi for yelling at Bruno...the whole thing happened in 63 minutes if am right.

3.Osimhen emphasis on team play and the same team play gave him two goals already within 63 minutes of play right?

4.Lookman words "calm down"lacked compassion and real comfort,so he should have said Bruno is stupid abi?

Really surprised you're trying to blame Lookman on this,pls do you really played this game on the street or you in school cuz football is 90 minutes movements and a lot happening within that minutes....do you know the meaning of having captain in a team?is for player to pass their messages on the field,simple Osimhen should have called Ndidi or on his own talk politely to Bruno or do we say Bruno too is going for personal glory.

Well,we have game against Algeria, things have been resolved,hope to see goals and assists from both cuz they're vital to the team so far

Egbon, to be honest I have called out Victor multiple times here. However, reading what the pro-Victor folks have written, Lookman too has some blame too. Re-thinking it, i think the comment you are on 2 goals already is wrong. Said another way, ol boy u don score 2 goals already now, e never do you? To which Victor responded, it's a team game, not about me.
I have already written an epistle about Victor's side of the stick.

Hopefully, all is well in camp and between all the boys, may we win our next game.

Viva Nigeria, Viva Super Eagles and One Luv!!!
Jah bless!!

BankyGee:
...If they pass.

Them go pass Chief..
Osimhen is a big game player
I expect him to shut everybody up

Mujtahida:
We have spoken a lot about Iwobi's qualities but let me add that Iwobi is one of the most selfless player in the team.

For his sake, I just pray we win this AFCON. He needs to have at least this one trophy in his cabinet. Getting close to a century of caps is no mean feat.

Like Iwobi is one of my top SE player. One of the oldest in the current squad but very selfless and easy going. I wish he can surpass Musa record as most capped