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IronGalaxy:
You almost topped that group not by defeating us but by having our points docked.. let it also be said, your group was darn easy.. lets see when you meet, Congo, Morocco, Algeria etc.

Goke7:
😂 The difference between me and the Nigeria goalkeeper: I watch the match on TV, he watches it from the field.

copied!

Mujtahida:
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

emiye:
Nwabali and captain Ndidi out, who is replacing those guys against Morroco?

Kog45:
Pls what's being a lethal as a footballer?Oga stop trying to justify your comment, you're too biased in your analysis of Lookman,someone already had 3 goals playing behind two top men and you're talking if he fix it he would be lethal... you're disrespecting the guy too much and all these started after on field drama between him and Osimhen,firstly you used the word sabotage and asked you who are the players sabotaging the team?no answer till date,now it's transitioning and funny you're talking about Lookman being lethal... common man this is APOTY winner who scored hat trick in Europa final,had 3 goals in last Afcon, already on 3 goals in this Afcon,created Nigeria most chances,a candidate for MVP of this tournament,Nawa o.

FiveFootNinja:

Blueelf:
People can be very creative chai🤣🤣🤣🤣

TheSuperNerd:
'Appreciate 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.

TheGoodJoe:
Haaland is lethal. I believe Lookman can become lethal and do even more. One of the things I am expecting in our game against Morocco is faster transitions and Lookman being a big part of it.

How you can still see expecting Lookman to do better than his good performance a negative bias beats me.

Kog45:
He is bro, what's being a lethal as a player,if someone is playing behind two top men and have 3 goals so far and someone is telling me he need to fix something to be more lethal then that person is biased....the most lethal super eagles player is Osimhen and is on what goal,see sometimes we don't need to be talking as if we're watching different game from others...oya rate Lookman in this tournament and compare his performance with what thegoodjie was saying about him....common man,this is a player with four assists and three goals and all off a sudden he must fix this and that,very disrespectful analysis.

Nigeria and DR Congo fans really cooked Algeria yesterday 😭😂😂 pic.twitter.com/H1X158rn5M

— Erimus (@HeDontMakeNoise) January 11, 2026

emiye:
Nwabali and captain Ndidi out, who is replacing those guys against Morroco?

Kog45:
Nigeria team improve with every game,a right tactics we're beating Morocco,forget Lookman matter,we have enough on the bench, Aina and Frederick didn't make it and see performance

mostob:

Nigeria and DR Congo fans really cooked Algeria yesterday 😭😂😂 pic.twitter.com/H1X158rn5M

— Erimus (@HeDontMakeNoise) January 11, 2026

Wow 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

andrewbaba44:
Call lookman your best player at this afcon so far ,call osimhen your best player ,call Brahim diaz your best player which is all good

But the best player at this afcon so far is Alexander iwobi

mostob:

Nigeria and DR Congo fans really cooked Algeria yesterday 😭😂😂 pic.twitter.com/H1X158rn5M

— Erimus (@HeDontMakeNoise) January 11, 2026

Wow 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

FiveFootNinja:

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?

9JAMac10:
Calvin Bassey plays central defense like it’s a free role. classy Center Back entering his prime. He’s going to get even better. Anticipation, pace, power, aerial dominance, passing. He’s got the assets . Frightening potential

Emmy450:
He was held back by questions from journalists

Kog45:
He is bro, what's being a lethal as a player,if someone is playing behind two top men and have 3 goals so far and someone is telling me he need to fix something to be more lethal then that person is biased....the most lethal super eagles player is Osimhen and is on what goal,see sometimes we don't need to be talking as if we're watching different game from others...oya rate Lookman in this tournament and compare his performance with what thegoodjie was saying about him....common man,this is a player with four assists and three goals and all off a sudden he must fix this and that,very disrespectful analysis.

TheSuperNerd:
On this, you said all the ex-players and local coaches but I disagree. It is not exactly all.

Late Stephen Keshi was assistant manager to Jo Bonfrere at Afcon 2000 and he went on to Coach Mali, Togo (qualified them to the 2006 WC), before eventually coaching the Super Eagles.

Note that same Keshi also coached the U20 Flying Eagles in 2001 after Afcon 2000 and didnt exactly get it right. Infact that was the worst U20 set we ever paraded at an U20 Afcon but it was a genuine moulding experience for Keshi who also assisted Late Coach Amodu Shuaibu at some point.

His coaching journey will help forge his philosophy as a manager and eventually morph him into the Winning Manager he became as Super Eagles Coach. A legend forever he is and one of our greatest coaches of all time.



Another is Samson Siasia. He assisted Austin Eguavoen at some point before he would take up the reins himself later. Siasia's best coaching exploits as you already know are with Nigeria's U20 and U23 Teams.
Gold at 2005 U20 Afcon.
Silver at 2005 U20 WC.
Silver at 2008 Olympics.
Gold at 2015 U23 Afcon.
Bronze at 2016 Olympics.


Emmanuel Amuneke is another. Just like Siasia, it is not for assisting a foreign manager but at least he worked his way up and was part of the assistant crew of Nigeria's U17 side in 2013. They won the U17 World Cup after bagging Silver at the U17 Afcon.
In 2015, he was made U17 Head Coach and finished 4th at the U17 Afcon before going to conquer the world winning the U17 World Cup in Chile.

Left later on for Tanzania and qualified them for the 2019 Afcon. And the rest is history.




So I think the major exception is Stephen Keshi. He showed he learnt even though his relationship with Jo Bonfrere became strained later on.

But in a conclusion, I see your point especially when I think of Finidi under JPes. Salisu Yusuf under Rohr. Joseph Yobo under Rohr. And so forth. Now we have seen Fidelis Ilechukwu under Chelle and especially now, Daniel Ogunmodede under Eric Chelle. See ehn, na God go help us on our local heads but we do have a few good ones. Very few.

Goke7:
Bro you’re becoming the happiest person on this thread now 😂 so good to see! Eagles you do this one o!

Emmy450:
The wayre suppose collect like 4 yesterday make him value reduce finish 😂😂, our boys weren't just clinical

emiye:
Nwabali and captain Ndidi out, who is replacing those guys against Morroco?