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Nwabali is also suspended for the semifinal.. Let’s hope that Uzoho brings his A-game on Wednesday 🙏

Nigeria Super Eagles Top Performers vs Algeria (QuarterFinals): Stats-Angle


1. Chances Created (Big Chances Created)
🥇Bruno Onyemaechi - 5 (2)
🥈Victor Osimhen - 2 (2)
🥈Ademola Lookman - 2 (2)
🥉Alex Iwobi - 1 (1)
🥉Akor Adams - 1
🥉Moses Simon - 1



2. Duels won

🥇Frank Onyeka - 8
🥈Bright Osayi Samuel - 7
🥈Victor Osimhen - 7
🥈Ademola Lookman - 7
🥉Wilfred Ndidi - 6
🟢Akor Adams - 5
🟢Semi Ajayi - 4
🟢Calvin Bassey - 4
🟢Bruno Onyemaechi - 4
🟢Raphael Onyedika - 3



3. Successful Dribbles

🥇Bright Osayi Samuel - 2
🥇Victor Osimhen - 2
🥇Frank Onyeka - 2
🥈Wilfred Ndidi - 1
🥈Akor Adams - 1
🥈Bruno Onyemaechi - 1



4. Accurate Passes/Passing succcess (Passing accuracy %)

🥇Alex Iwobi - 57 (81%)
🥈Calvin Bassey - 55 (83%)
🥉Semi Ajayi - 43 (91%)
🟢Wilfred Ndidi - 36 (88%)
🟢Bright Osayi Samuel - 27 (90%)
🟢Ademola Lookman - 23 (88%)
🟢Frank Onyeka - 20 (83%)



5. Total Shots (Shots on target)
🥇Akor Adams - 4 (1)
🥈Victor Osimhen - 3 (2)
🥉Ademola Lookman - 2 (1)
🟢Bruno Onyemaechi - 1 (1)



6. Touches

🥇Alex Iwobi - 83
🥈Calvin Bassey - 77
🥉Semi Ajayi - 57
🟢Bright Osayi Samuel - 56
🟢Wilfred Ndidi - 53
🟢Ademola Lookman - 49
🟢Bruno Onyemaechi - 49
🟢Frank Onyeka - 45
🟢Akor Adams - 38
🟢Stanley Nwabali - 35



7. Clearances (Headed Clearances)

🥇Semi Ajayi - 5 (2)
🥈Wilfred Ndidi - 2 (1)
🥈Bright Osayi Samuel - 2 (1)
🥈Bruno Onyemaechi - 2 (2)
🥈Stanley Nwabali - 2
🥉Raphael Onyedika - 1 (1)
🥉Alex Iwobi - 1



8. Interceptions

🥇Semi Ajayi - 1
🥇Alex Iwobi - 1
🥇Wilfred Ndidi - 1
🥇Calvin Bassey - 1
🥇Frank Onyeka - 1
🥇Moses Simon - 1



9. Tackles attempted (Tackles won)

🥇Frank Onyeka - 4 (2)
🥈Raphael Onyedika - 3 (3)
🥉Wilfred Ndidi - 2 (1)
🥉Ademola Lookman - 2 (2)
🥉Bruno Onyemaechi - 2 (1)
🟢Semi Ajayi - 1 (1)
🟢Alex Iwobi - 1 (1)
🟢Calvin Bassey - 1
🟢Akor Adams - 1 (1)



10. Accurate Crosses

🥇Bruno Onyemaechi - 5
🥈Ademola Lookman - 3
🥉Alex Iwobi - 1
🥉Bright Osayi Samuel - 1



11. Accurate Forward Zone Passes

🥇Alex Iwobi - 35
🥈Ademola Lookman - 23
🥉Bright Osayi Samuel - 20
🟢Calvin Bassey - 17
🟢Wilfred Ndidi - 15
🟢Bruno Onyemaechi - 15
🟢Frank Onyeka - 14
🟢Akor Adams - 14
🟢Semi Ajayi - 11
🟢Raphael Onyedika - 8



12. Final third pass entries

🥇Alex Iwobi - 16
🥈Calvin Bassey - 10
🥉Bright Osayi Samuel - 6
🟢Semi Ajayi - 4
🟢Frank Onyeka - 4
🟢Akor Adams - 4
🟢Raphael Onyedika - 2
🟢Wilfred Ndidi - 2
🟢Ademola Lookman - 2



13. Accurate Long balls (Long balls attempted)

🥇Stanley Nwabali - 8 (18)
🥈Alex Iwobi - 6 (10)
🥉Semi Ajayi - 3 (5)
🟢Calvin Bassey - 2 ( 8 )



14. Recoveries

🥇Stanley Nwabali - 9
🥈Alex Iwobi - 7
🥈Bright Osayi Samuel - 7
🥉Calvin Bassey - 6
🟢Wilfred Ndidi - 4
🟢Frank Onyeka - 4
🟢Akor Adams - 4
🟢Bruno Onyemaechi - 4
🟢Raphael Onyedika - 3



15. Defensive Contributions
🥇Semi Ajayi - 7
🥈Frank Onyeka - 5
🥈Wilfred Ndidi - 5
🥉Raphael Onyedika - 4
🥉Bruno Onyemaechi - 4
🟢Alex Iwobi - 3
🟢Bright Osayi Samuel - 3
🟢Calvin Bassey - 3



16. Most Fouled Super Eagle
🥇Bright Osayi Samuel - 5
🥈Ademola Lookman - 4
🥉Victor Osimhen - 3
🥉Calvin Bassey - 3
🟢Frank Onyela - 2



17. Touches in Opposition Box
🥇Akor Adams - 15
🥈Victor Osimhen - 10
🥉Ademola Lookman - 5
🟢Alex Iwobi - 2
🟢Wilfred Ndidi - 2
🟢Calvin Bassey - 2


MOTM: The Monster Machine Himself, Victor Osimhen🏆

Observation

Cc: Kog45, Mujtahida, Thesupernerd, Thegoodjoe

I discovered that alllllllll the ex players that ended up as assistant managers to a foreign coach(let me even add the local coaches too) usually end up showing they learnt nothing from their superiors regarding the game.


I can mention almost half a dozen and none of them even went on to get a better coaching experience, job with even the cadet teams. They just fade off into oblivion, go into punditry, or like finidi, make balderdash statements about formation not being important despite seeing all under Jpes. Even in the punditry, they still act like they archaic compared to their mates of their eras. I dunno


So why waste the spot? Or is the spot on the coaching crew simply ceremonial, like for nostalgic effect on the players in camp or what?


Where is Yobo today?


What do you guys think?

No he is not. The yellow vs Algeria was Nwabali's first of the KOs rounds. His yellow vs Tunisia from the first round has been wiped.

PDPGuy:
Nwabali is also suspended for the semifinal.. Let’s hope that Uzoho brings his A-game on Wednesday 🙏

PDPGuy:
Nwabali is also suspended for the semifinal.. Let’s hope that Uzoho brings his A-game on Wednesday 🙏

No he's not. I saw the team sheet. He wasn't marked as players awaiting suspension if they pickup another yellow. Only 3 were marked


Ndidi
Onyeka
Bassey

Ndidi is out so the other 2 are cleared.

PDPGuy:
Nwabali is also suspended for the semifinal.. Let’s hope that Uzoho brings his A-game on Wednesday 🙏

not true

daveP:
It will be a really tough semifinal game cos Senegal denied Egypt wc spot that year, remember? Despite all the lasers

Senegal is experienced and the Egypt I saw tofay were lucky but went through because they were more eperienced than the Ivoirians

Senegal is the better team overall

TheSuperNerd:
No he is not. The yellow vs Algeria was Nwabali's first of the KOs rounds. His yellow vs Tunisia from the first round has been wiped.

Okay
Good to know

daveP:
No he's not. I saw the team sheet. He wasn't marked as players awaiting suspension if they pickup another yellow. Only 3 were marked


Ndidi
Onyeka
Bassey

Ndidi is out so the other 2 are cleared.

Noted

daveP:
Observation

Cc: Kog45, Mujtahida, Thesupernerd, Thegoodjoe

I discovered that alllllllll the ex players that ended up as assistant managers to a foreign coach(let me even add the local coaches too) usually end up showing they learnt nothing from their superiors regarding the game.


I can mention almost half a dozen and none of them even went on to get a better coaching experience, job with even the cadet teams. They just fade off into oblivion, go into punditry, or like finidi, make balderdash statements about formation not being important despite seeing all under Jpes. Even in the punditry, they still act like they archaic compared to their mates of their eras. I dunno


So why waste the spot? Or is the spot on the coaching crew simply ceremonial, like for nostalgic effect on the players in camp or what?


Where is Yobo today?


What do you guys think?

Makes me think if there's something genetically wrong with them

But you have to remember that amuneke is a bit different, a bit better . Just a bit though

They took our football back and i don't think it's the NFF's fault in this case. Those guys just don't learn and improve. They are more interested in making money from sponsorhip deals with beverage or sports bet brands

Blueelf:
Senegal is experienced and the Egypt I saw tofay were lucky but went through because they were more eperienced than the Ivoirians

Senegal is the better team overall

Civ were the ones tipped to ride over Egypt but here we are. They woke up since ko started though they don't catch one's fancy


Congo played Senegal down in group stages and also played Algeria well bt Senegal and Algeria went a step ahead. We'll see sha. Senegal is more talented on pitch and bench.

Afcon 2025 Top Goal Scorers (Top 3 so far)

🥇🇲🇦Brahim Diaz - 5 (1 penalty)
🥈🇳🇬Victor Osimhen - 4
🥈🇪🇬Mohamed Salah - 4 (1 penalty)


Afcon 2025 Most Decisive Players (G+A) (Top 4 so far)

🥇🇳🇬Ademola Lookman - 7 (3G + 4A)
🥈🇳🇬Victor Osimhen - 6 (4G + 2A)
🥉🇲🇦Brahim Diaz - 5 (5G)
🥉🇪🇬Mohamed Salah - 5 (4G + 1A)

TheGoodJoe:
I think the problem is your perspective of what you think I mean. I am always about how we can improve. With faster transitions, we would annihilate teams with more efficiency. A lot of it lies in Lookman. If he fixes this, he will excel at a high level.

Today, we saw Osimhen choose to lay the ball for Adams instead of going for goal. Wanting Lookman to be efficient at such is not a bad thing.

But you were blind to see Osimhen choose to run with the ball instead of laying the ball at his first touch. Make you dey deceive yourself there. Highest level?

Blueelf:
Makes me think if there's something genetically wrong with them

But you have to remember that amuneke is a bit different, a bit better . Just a bit though

They took our football back and i don't think it's the NFF's fault in this case. Those guys just don't learn and improve. They are more interested in making money from sponsorhip deals with beverage or sports bet brands

I won't absolve any of them but yeah he is different cos he even got a top job prior to being assistant.

That genetic angle is worth considering though hilarious. I'll blame nff cos they give them this slot even when the said manager doesn't want them.

PDPGuy:
Nwabali is also suspended for the semifinal.. Let’s hope that Uzoho brings his A-game on Wednesday 🙏

How's Nwabali suspended for the semis?
He wasn't booked against Mozambique

Naija Afcon Stats updates

🇳🇬 Nigeria has now scored 14 goals at AFCON 2025, our highest total in a single edition of the competition. We have surpassed our previous highest of 12 in 2000.

🇳🇬 Nigeria is the second nation to score at least two goals in each of its first five(5) matches at an Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) tournament, after Egypt in 1974 and 2010.

They Underestimating Osi and Akor, and paid the ultimate price, however, it was far from being a long day. Infact the day should have ended in 45 minutes!! lol!

Bossoflife25:
My only fear is, we don't know how the team will react if it concede first.

The team hasn't dealt with such situations aside the South African away game.

On twitter, the Algerians are debating our most dangerous players.

Some said Iwobi and Lookman need to be taken out, which we all know they would try to do

But when someone mentioned Ndidi and Onyeka, I became scared. It shows these guys know a lot about our team.

Shockingly, nobody mentioned Osimhen and Akor. lol!
Underestimating Osi and Akor will be their greatest undoing.

However, if they take out Iwobi, Lookman, Ndidi, and Onyeka by pressing them consistently when they have the ball, Osi and Akor might become frustrated up top.

Today is going to be a long day.
Unlike our previous opponents, Algeria has the quality wingers to harm us. Just like we have the attack to hurt them.

Osimhen must find his scoring boot today. No miss chances, no offside crap.
Every single opportunity must be put away if we are going to win today.

For God and Country! God bless the Super Eagles. God bless Nigeria!

Nations that have won their first 5 matches in a single edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon):

1990 - 🇩🇿 Algeria
2002 - 🇨🇲 Cameroon
2010 - 🇪🇬 Egypt
2012 - 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
2025 - 🇳🇬 Nigeria🆕️

Of the 4 previous sides, 3 went on to win the Title.

De ja vu incoming.

forgiveness:
But you were blind to see Osimhen choose to run with the ball instead of laying the ball at his first touch. Make you dey deceive yourself there. Highest level?

The more reason I always respecting TheSuperNerd when it comes to analysis on our players.... imagine telling us Lookman deficiency over shadow his good work,haba,and he was trying to twist the whole thing but I don get wetin I want to know

The ball actually hit his thigh first before his hand, never a penalty

pic.twitter.com/Fqu0rElrcD

— SOCCER212 (@SCCR_212) January 10, 2026

TheSuperNerd:
Naija Afcon Stats updates

🇳🇬 Nigeria has now scored 14 goals at AFCON 2025, our highest total in a single edition of the competition. We have surpassed our previous highest of 12 in 2000.

🇳🇬 Nigeria is the second nation to score at least two goals in each of its first five(5) matches at an Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) tournament, after Egypt in 1974 and 2010.

But they're telling us we have saboteurs in our team...the team damn too selfish,the players no dey pass but we're on 14 goals

EMPHATIC WIN!. WE TOOK THE GAME BY STORM... WE CHOKED THEM. IT WAS HELL AWAY FROM HOME.

Congratulations Sir Eric Chukwu Chelliolla..What a way to mark your 1 year in office as our chief coach.. you have turned thiese boys to monsters. Nigerians can't recognize them again..Nah wah!!

.....what impressed me more was our movement without the ball. So Top Notchical. It was like the boys were communicating with the ball..cos I was baffled at how they were able to correctly predict the landing of every second balls..

I also loved the way players were covering for each other's ass.
Today also showed that chelliolla learnt from the match against Tunisia... HONESTLY, THESE EAGLES ARE EVIL..THEY DON'T FEAR OR RATE ANY OPPONENT.. Even osimhen was defending like mad...

Abeg who be Morocco? They better hit the gym because the intensity our boys bring into the game will be too difficult for them to handle.... WE NO COME RUB POWDER OR DO FINE BOYOOO... THE BOYS MEAN BUSINESS...WE WILL DICTATE THE PACE OF THE GAME FROM THE FIRST WHISTLE DOWN TO THE LAST..DEM NO GO SEE SCRAPS.. OMOH THE MUSIC GO TOO LOUD BECAUSE WE THRIVE IN CAOS...

NAH PURE AFRICAN JOLLOF mixed WITH A TOUCH OF PHYSICALITY & spiced with so much skills and perfectionist mentality... MOROCCO ARE OUT IN NORMAL TIME

Congratulations!

Danielnino00:
How's Nwabali suspended for the semis?
He wasn't booked against Mozambique

He was booked in the Tunisia game. But I’ve learned that single yellows from the group stage are not carried into the knockout round

I am not satisfied with the answer I have gotten so far from this thread

Why did Mali not hold on to chelle? He's the only thing NFF has gotten correct in decades.

Who advised NFF to go for chelle? Because those guys are too dumb to recognise coaching talent when it's staring them in their face. Someone with actual working brains must have lent NFF some of his functioning brain to make that decision

There are some things I just need to understand

Cc thesupernerd, mujtahida, thegoodjoe

Kog45:
The more reason I always respecting TheSuperNerd when it comes to analysis on our players.... imagine telling us Lookman deficiency over shadow his good work,haba,and he was trying to twist the whole thing but I don get wetin I want to know

He is a joker. Many jokers are here. That's why I don't come here too often again because here is full of sentiments and bias. Some don't think straight. Just wan their player to play but do so by slandering another player.

It was here I read SE doesn't score more than 2 goals whenever Lookman plays. Lookman is selfish. He doesn't pass. Chuks is better than him behind 2 strikers. And so so many horrible takes.

Me just dey look pass many thinks. I gat no time to waste these days.

Perhaps, behind his takes lies, make dem comot Lookman for Chuks.

[quote author=jihday post=138094521]The ball actually hit his thigh first before his hand, never a penalty

pic.twitter.com/Fqu0rElrcD

— SOCCER212 (@SCCR_212) January 10, 2026

the clip evidence. Ref Issa Sy did us no favors on that call coz there was no penalty in the first place. He was just fair to both sides. It is the Algerians looking for someone to blame when they literally played nothing.

Even their fans who saw the game know their team played Absolute Zero, Nothing, Zilch.

Blueelf:
I am not satisfied with the answer I have gotten so far from this thread

Why did Mali not hold on to chelle? He's the only thing NFF has gotten correct in decades.

Who advised NFF to go for chelle? Because those guys are too dumb to recognise coaching talent when it's staring them in their face. Someone with actual working brains must have lent NFF some of his functioning brain to make that decision

There are some things I just need to understand

Cc thesupernerd, mujtahida, thegoodjoe

Nff said they were too broke to go for a white coach...so they asked the guy if he would accept a pay cut to coach Nigeria... Which he did for reasons best known to him.

https://x.com/i/status/2010091003336941776

Click. You go laugh tire

The Egypt vs Senegal Semis rematch of the Afcon 2021 Final (held in 2022) is gonna be quite the cracker.

Salah vs Mane again. 🔥

Here is a stat that gives it deeper context. The two most decisive players at the Afcon in the last 10 yrs come up against each other.

Nairalandankra:
Nff said they were too broke to go for a white coach...so they asked the guy if he would accept a pay cut to coach Nigeria... Which he did for reasons best known to him.

Turned out to be the best man for Nigeria, I genuinely can't see a way NFF won't extend his contract permanently at this point, except they are just so stupid to lose such an asset...they should just pay the man whatever he's owed and give him an attractive contract.

Updated: Nations with the Most Goals Scored in the History of the Afcon

184- 🇪🇬 Egypt
162- 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
160-🇳🇬 Nigeria

forgiveness:
He is a joker. Many jokers are here. That's why I don't come here too often again because here is full of sentiments and bias. Some don't think straight. Just wan there player to play but do so by slandering another player.

It was here I read SE doesn't score more than 2 goals whenever Lookman plays. Lookman is selfish. He doesn't pass. Chuks is better than in behind 2 strikers. And so so many horrible takes.

Me just dey look pass many thinks. I gat no time to waste these days.

Perhaps, behind his takes lies, make dem comot Lookman for Chuks.

There was nothing biased about what TheGoodJoe wrote abi Lookman. He simply said like Lookman will be more lethal if he releases the ball on time. He has stressed that his intervention was on how Lookman can improve his game and that's fair enough because it sounds like what a good coach would tell a talented player.

The problem is that Kog45 and now you, think TheGoodJoe is condemning or criticizing Lookman and I objectively don't think that that was TheGoodJoe's point of view.

Forgiveness you like reading post through the eyes of your own preconceived notion of the motives of others. Clean your mind and eyes. It will help you