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Cocony:
Ivory Coast all the way with an Amad Diallo goal most likely.

I predicted 4 nations to go all the way into the semi-finals

Senegal
Morocco
Nigeria
Ivory Coast

The super eagles have now become a team that many Nigerians are proud to watch....

Big kudos to Chelle ...

On Wednesday, it's us vs Morocco, the referee and their fans, but I trust the boys...

Do you know Pep Gardiola?

In football formation doesn't matter.

MKPUOGALIGA:
Bassey is the best defense man in SE. Bassey is going to leave Fulham. Dude is a monster

Inter are already linked though I doubt they can afford him

charlesemeka85:
I think it’s finidi, Kanu and Jay Jay did this celebration that year

I think it is the Finidi George, Jay Jay Okocha and Kanu Nwankwo celebration against Tunisia (our 4:2 win) in GHANA/NIGERIA 2000 AFCON. I stand to be corrected.

orriyomi33:
At the end of the day Lookman was the first person that celebrater Osimhen goal with the lovely hug 🫂

Our team spirit is solid!

TheSuperNerd:
Solid first half. Only thing missing is the go ahead goal.

Akor's 1v1 miss and Bassey's effort cleared off the line were the closest we came to a goal. We will get it eventually.

On Osimhen, it is not his fault that he has struggled to get some shots off today. Most times when the ball comes, he is under immense pressure and close markings but there 2 particular occasions where I feel he might have done better. But note... he has been policed and even though he has tried escaping the Algerian backline, they stay on him long enough for Zidane to get the ball.

And, Iwobi has not been man marked. Rather the Algerians have sat too deep cutting off the passing lanes Iwobi would frequently exploit. This is why it seems folks may not be seeing Iwobi's magic. He has still pulled off more forward passes than anyone in the first half and it wont stop. Some of those passes led to the couple chances we mustered.


Bright Osayi Samuel. He has been near 100% perfect. Solid in defence as he has not been dribbled at all. He has not been beaten for pace. He has also been dangerous for us getting forward. His ball carries has helped progess our offensive transitions. His duels have been won 4/5 times.
He has also helped in possession recoveries. Brilliant first half.

Nigeria have been dominant. Algeria have not had a sniff of our goal but we have to watch it in the 2nd 45 and try maintain the front foot tempo we executed that first half with. I know the goal will come and Zidane will crack.

@emboldened... At halftime, I said Iwobi will keep doing what he is doing. He will find that gap and he did brilliantly for Nigeria's 2nd goal.

The Algerians were too careful in the 1st half and sometimes lucky when some of Iwobi's final third line breakers didnt punish them.

Iwobi, take your huge flowers for consistently probing and exploiting the gaps in between the Algerian midfield-defensive lines and the half spaces especially on the medial left side. A true Eagle Eye.

And let me add that defensively, Iwobi put in his best defensive shift of the Afcon so far today. Kudos Iwobinho!

Sarsaparilla524:
Nigeria🇳🇬: Good attack❤️
Senegal🇸🇳: Good team❤️
Morocco 🇲🇦: Good referee 🖕
Algeria🇩🇿: Good night😂😂🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

😂😂😂

mostob:
The captain band is just like a leash for Osimhen. He's always calm when on captain duties. Dem dey fight today and Osimhen dey command his teammates to leave the scene. Miracle no dey tire Jesus.

Maybe they should give him a replica make e dey hold am.

😂😂

The promises has started.

Next now, na one Billionaire for Anambra.


Money na water

solonnachi:
That's why Chelle took a pay cut just to coach the best African team

Exactly the continent notices him, at some point he would want to get what he is worth. Without delayed payments etc.

See NPFL sha 😂😂😂😂😂

Goke7:
Any slander against osayi will not be tolerated henceforth

He was exceptional

JayromWrites:
The promises has started.

Next now, na one Billionaire for Anambra.


Money na water

Make them carry those yeye promises komot, we no need am to distract the Guyz abeg

Joebie:
Can we just hand a new title to Iwobi -- Orchestrator-in-Chief

I support this post with two bottles

lbrichman2:
Imagine keeping a clean sheet against the so called Algerians?
Omo I dey happy with our FIFA rankings now
We suppose enter top 30!!

Bankygee help us permutate that ranking again.

Add beating Morocco in normal time too make we see if we go de top 25 in the world abeg.

Theobangs:

Keep them coming. I love this

JayromWrites:
The promises has started.

Next now, na one Billionaire for Anambra.


Money na water

He's good for it
Man is a billionaire

chrisooblog:
We totally suppressed the Algerians and made them look clueless. Very dominant win. If not that we respected them sef it could have been a 3-0 or 4-0 whitewash.

Na Akor dey miss chances o, but we forgive am today.

Algeria: we have the best defence in the AFCON


Super Eagles:

lbrichman2:
Exactly 💯
Osimhen is the quintessential team player!!
If they play like he does, we will crush all the teams

Crush will be like an understatement, we will maul Dem,
See as Mahrez wan cry

Goke7:
Yea Ndidi is off. There’s no how these things won’t happen that why your squad must have depth we are even lucky it’s not worse than this

Ndidi was booked for time wasting abi? Though he was injured and didn't even return to finish the game, the referee erred on that one I believe.
Meanwhile some Algerian fans dey claim dem bribe referee against them. Was that a handball against Ajayi in the 1st half?

mostob:
The captain band is just like a leash for Osimhen. He's always calm when on captain duties. Dem dey fight today and Osimhen dey command his teammates to leave the scene. Miracle no dey tire Jesus.

Maybe they should give him a replica make e dey hold am.

It has passed now but hear Ighalo on the matter


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6CVoWmq22M?si=29Bi7Ae421khZtVK

TheGoodJoe:
Lookman was sound but I think his deficiency showed more than his good work.

Lookman seems not to fully grasp the role.

On many occasions he tried to do things himself. His offensive play should come after transition, not before. There were times he released the ball late and times to pass he held the ball. Lookman fixes this and the team gets even stronger.

Expect Chelle to iron this with Lookman. Get the ball to the attackers fast and then join them in the attack.

Most of you don't know how to read match. So, you didn't see Algeria man marking him.

He no Sabi role but contributed 7 goals.

What about Osimhen? He should have crossed earlier before driving forward. But he decided to move in before hitting the ball on a player.

You no see that one?

Cocony:
I think it is the Finidi George, Jay Jay Okocha and Kanu Nwankwo celebration against Tunisia (our 4:2 win) in GHANA/NIGERIA 2000 AFCON. I stand to be corrected.

Austin Okocha' s goal against Tunisia.

orriyomi33:
Imagine benching Osimhen today for a spat that had been settled all in the name of teaching him a lesson.😦

no mind our in house analysts 🤣

Cocony:
As tensions have been doused with the dominant display and victory where the Super Eagles hunted and feasted on foxes in a cold Desert, I need our opinions on a matter.
If there was a sensor(I presume none in AFCON) linked to a watch on the referee wouldn't that Bassey's first half shot have counted as a goal cos apparently a greater percentage of the ball had crossed the line!

The whole has to cross the line.

Kog45:
Possibly Chuckwueze or Simon should replace Lookman in starting XI since he is the major issue...again Lookman caused us not to whitewash Algeria just like he failed us by not adding more goals against Mozambique.... complain complain...beating Algeria una think say na moi moi...all the players played perfectly well today....Lookman deficiency showed more than his good work?even Chelle will not agree with you so far in this tournament

These are people that claimed Chuks plays better behind Akor and Osimhen but the coach thinks otherwise and we can see with our eyes they were totally wrong.