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Goke7:
See as Morocco Dey demand change of ref officials 😂 and CAF Dey comply sharp sharp

https://x.com/garyalsmith/status/2009366614471229712?s=46&t=tk-1hGRx-HBpOmsos8uccA[/quote]Lol
Na today

lbrichman2:
Osimhen brace or hattrick

Starboytwo:
Pls be happy already and there is no buts anywhere...

Bassey is a beast at the back, lets see what brahim diaz and mahrez can try...

if you think you can mark OSIMHEN out, you are even doing yourself more damage becasue LOOKMAN will skin you... ok you mark both, AKOR will do the damage... Baba, i dont see how Algeria can escape 3+ goals...

I'm not praying for a win(old prayer) I want a CLEAN SHEET and the camera showing Zidane in VIP...

Kog45:
Only Onyeka can win this match for us.He need to neutralize that midfied,if he does that we're free to go

Starboytwo:
Pls be happy already and there is no buts anywhere...

Bassey is a beast at the back, lets see what brahim diaz and mahrez can try...

if you think you can mark OSIMHEN out, you are even doing yourself more damage becasue LOOKMAN will skin you... ok you mark both, AKOR will do the damage... Baba, i dont see how Algeria can escape 3+ goals...

I'm not praying for a win(old prayer) I want a CLEAN SHEET and the camera showing Zidane in VIP...

Kog45:
Only Onyeka can win this match for us.He need to neutralize that midfied,if he does that we're free to go

FiveFootNinja:
We also need him and Ndidi to provide serious help to Osayi-Samuel. The Algerians will be licking their lips at the prospect of setting a dangerous winger like Amoura on him. If Wan-Bissaka struggled to contain him, then your guess is as good as mine.

Nehruvia:
I don't know why but I'm getting this same weird feeling I had before we faced DRC in Rabat last month. It also doesn't help that just like last month, we had this same bonus row issue before those playoffs games.

I feel like these players are going to experience a dip in form on Saturday. I'm mentally preparing myself for a loss and to move on from this AFCON after this weekend.

Nehruvia:
I don't know why but I'm getting this same weird feeling I had before we faced DRC in Rabat last month. It also doesn't help that just like last month, we had this same bonus row issue before those playoffs games.

I feel like these players are going to experience a dip in form on Saturday. I'm mentally preparing myself for a loss and to move on from this AFCON after this weekend.

mekabuachi:
I can't lie same here😭😂

Meliforme:
My observations on Eric Chelle's tactics

Player movements and transitions
To me, this is the most salient improvement in how we conduct our plays. We now move in sync, players spot and run into open spaces as their awareness of space is now on the increase, players are now more open to receive passes ensuring a faster transition into attack.

Tweaks in tactical formations
Eric Chelle has deployed a 4-3-1-2, a 4-1-2-1-2, and a flat 4-4-2 in the four matches that he has overseen so far.
In the match against Tanzania and Mozambique he deployed a 4-3-1-2, and in the matches against Tunisia and Uganda, he utilised a 4-1-2-1-2 and a 4-4-2 respectively.

Tweaks in personnel deployments
It appears Eric Chelle's initial idea was to deploy two wingers who can play as midfielders on the left and right midfield respectively as seen in the first match against Tanzania where Iwobi and Chukwueze started in those flanks, and also in the match against Uganda where Moses Simon and Samuel Chukwueze started in those flanks as well. The use of Frank Onyeka on the right midfield was also an important tweak as Frank Onyeka has been a right winger before his conversion to a DM. The use of Frank Onyeka has given Iwobi the freedom to roam more offensive areas of the pitch.

Ingenious discoveries and deployment of players
Ademola Lookman broke into limelight playing as a secondary striker, but playing behind two strikers as a #10 is the best of his deployments. It has given him the freedom to roam, shoot and create chances.

Alex lwobi is a player that can play and has played in almost all positions in the field of play, but his strengths lie more in possession football, stability and creativity. Deploying Iwobi deeper to help bulld and distribute play, making pre-assists from a deeper postion and making assists from a more offensive position is an ingenious intervention.

Meliforme:
The image below is a heatmap showing Osimhen occupying a more central position and Akor roaming wider positions.

lbrichman2:
I think it's Algeria that should worry about our midfield..
They will struggle to stop those Iwobi's telepathic passes from deep
How will they curtail Lookman's and Akor 's runs?
How will they stop our corners and crosses?

Algeria coach will be having headaches by now

Cocony:
What about Akinsanmiro?

chrisooblog:
Plus Cameroon (sort of)

Danielnino00:
CAF Removed 2025 Referee of The Year from AFCON 2025.

CAF 2025 Referee of The Year, Omar Artan, who was initially appointed to officiate the Algeria-Nigeria Quarter-Final game, has finally been SACKED by CAF for wearing cleats of a brand not approved by CAF.

The Somalian 🇸🇴 Referee won the Referee of the Year award in 2025 CAF Awards in Morocco last year.

#TotalEnergiesAFCON2025
#AFCON2025

BankyGee:
No be today I don dey shout say Éric Chelle good and is very intelligent and tactical. Apart from being a good coach, he's also a good manager and a good person. I'm working on some data on the man, make we finish Algeria match first.

Immediately NFF appointed him, I watched a lot of Mali highlights and analyzed his pattern of football and knew he knows his job. Apart from that one seff, where I respect am na where he beat Super Eagles for that friendly match after we just beat Ghana o, we had no shots on target for the entire 90 mins with all the attacking football wey Finidi George promise.

The way he's always happy about having this job is always making me happy too, he dey always feel like na Spain or France he dey coach and that alone makes me respect him more! 😁

Kog45:
Akinsanmiro be like Ronaldo de Lima of Brazil squad of US 94..Akin and Nnadi presence made Iwobi to up his game or else those boys go be like Frederick Benjamin.

mekabuachi:
Sadly, alot of Nigerian journalist dislike him... if you go Twitter the kind of hate that man receives Omo

forgiveness:
The heatmap is showing Osimhen roaming the midfield and defence while Akor stayed in a the target man when he does so.

zicky:
I that game Ejuke tracked back more than ever Simon. His problem was losing possession on several occasions hiping pressure on our defense. He had a very poor game. The one on one that he should even have passed to Osimhen was the last straw.

lbrichman2:
Beautifully written

ThunderFireAgba:
cc: Afobear na tomorrow.

Nehruvia:
I don't know why but I'm getting this same weird feeling I had before we faced DRC in Rabat last month. It also doesn't help that just like last month, we had this same bonus row issue before those playoffs games.

I feel like these players are going to experience a dip in form on Saturday. I'm mentally preparing myself for a loss and to move on from this AFCON after this weekend.

BankyGee:
No be today I don dey shout say Éric Chelle good and is very intelligent and tactical. Apart from being a good coach, he's also a good manager and a good person. I'm working on some data on the man, make we finish Algeria match first.

Immediately NFF appointed him, I watched a lot of Mali highlights and analyzed his pattern of football and knew he knows his job. Apart from that one seff, where I respect am na where he beat Super Eagles for that friendly match after we just beat Ghana o, we had no shots on target for the entire 90 mins with all the attacking football wey Finidi George promise.

The way he's always happy about having this job is always making me happy too, he dey always feel like na Spain or France he dey coach and that alone makes me respect him more! 😁