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Match highlights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF8gTmQfMFs

AkinDS:
Believe, when there are tell tale signs you are about to face a headwind?

Look at the performance trajectory of this team since WAFCON...

Some of us argued that the 'Mission X' win was pretty much due to the ladies sheer 'will and desire' to win the trophy and not because of any significant input of the coach. Well, looking at the performance of their games post-WAFCON is an indication of what to expect.

The warped desire of the coach to move backwards (bringing in players that offer little or no value to the team - Okobi, Ogbonna, Onyenezide) instead of focusing on the future, is a HUGE problem with this coach.
He could have utilized the momentum of WAFCON to reinforce this team with the singular objective of becoming a world class team, instead of pandering to the old guard who offer nothing of value to the future SF.

With all due resoect, the emboldened is nonsense....utter nonsense and I can never agree with it, lai lai.

Lots of peeps here do it all the time and its gotten really annoying.

When the team loses, una go blame and discredit the coach. When they win, you say the team won due to sheer will and desire of the players.

So Madugu was in Morocco on excursion abi?

Pray tell,

Who selected the tournament squad?

Who coordinated the training sessions?

Who picked the starting 11 for games?

Who decided the tactical set-up and formations to play in games?

Who decided on in-game adjustments?

Who did tactical analysis of the opposing teams?

Who made the decision on substitutions?

Who decided on the player positions?

Who decided on the defensive structure?

Who decided whether to do man marking or zonal marking in set piece situations against us?

etc etc

All the above are coaching inputs, and iit was Justine Madugu who made them.

By your logic, only our gals had will and desire and the players of Morocco, SA, Ghana, Zambia etc lacked this will and desire abi?

Okay, this will and desire sef, who instilled it in the players. Answer - Justin Madugu.

Abeg. make una stop this will and desire talk. It's too juvenile.

I don't particularly like the coach but I will always give him his due credit and flowers for delivering the Mission X.

Any one who thinks otherwise is dishonest and a hypocrite.

Schemerkhiz:
But do you even know that Cameroon beat Nigeria with a team of over 95% Home Based players..

I know baba. It's a friendly and I am not reading too much into it.

AkinDS:
Believe, when there are tell tale signs you are about to face a headwind?

Look at the performance trajectory of this team since WAFCON...

The warped desire of the coach to move backwards (bringing in players that offer little or no value to the team - Okobi, Ogbonna, Onyenezide) instead of focusing on the future, is a HUGE problem with this coach.

He could have utilized the momentum of WAFCON to reinforce this team with the singular objective of becoming a world class team, instead of pandering to the old guard who offer nothing of value to the future SF.

I agree wholeheartedly with this. Hopefully, he'd realize this and integrate younger players into the squad.

I think Osinachi Ohale, Ngozi Okobi, Asisat Oshaola, Francesca Ordega are past it.

Ohale and Asisat should be squad players but not starters while Okobi and Ordega shouldn't be in the team at all.

OyeneZidane , Ogbonna and those orobo keepers shouldn't be anywhere near the squad. They're not hood enough, and we have better options.

isan:
We should watch out for her because he score against almighty Hong-kong ...she won't even start for Nigeria u20

Who’s talking about scoring against Hong Kong ??

I’m talking about a player Ghana will definitely rely on very soon.

Have you watched her play before!

What I find befuddling is the defeatist mentality of some of Nigerians...

It means nothing? Seriously?
It has no effect on your FIFA rankings - being beaten by a rag-tag Cameroonian team? It doesn't impact your aura as the best team in Africa when you cannot easily dispatch a team like this?

Do you think the poor performance of the Super Eagles against the likes of Lesotho, Benin and other hitherto minnow countries was happenstance? Its was a direct result and a slow drip and erosion of that aura of invisibility the SE had in coming second during the Nations cup. You did notice that CIV did not experience this - why?, because they know the importance of beating up on the so called minnow which made their qualification relatively easy.

That's why certain countries never joke around with teams like this rag-tag Cameroonian team - they destroy them so as to send a strong message. But folks like yourself think it 'means nothing and it's just a friendly for experiment'. Think again, pal. !

isan:
It means nothing it's just a friendly for experiment..... winning that match doesn't mean anything for Nigeria

AkinDS:
What I find befuddling is the mentality of some of Nigerians...

It means nothing? Seriously?
It has no effect on your FIFA rankings - being beaten by a rag-tag Cameroonian team? It doesn't impact your aura as the best team in Africa when you cannot easily dispatch a team like this?

Do you think the poor performance of the Super Eagles against the likes of Lesotho, Benin and other hitherto minnow countries was happenstance? Its was a direct result and a slow drip and erosion of that aura of invisibility the SE had in coming second during the Nations cup. You did notice that CIV did not experience this - why?, because they know the importance of beating up on the so called minnow which made their qualification relatively easy.

That's why certain countries never joke around with teams like this rag-tag Cameroonian team - they destroy them so as to send a strong message. But folks like yourself think it 'means nothing and it's just a friendly for experiment'. Think again, pal. !

Abeg no mind them, if Nigeria is well ranked those World Cup and Olympic draws would be favorable..

Does he even know tha number of points we just lose to Cameroon on the FIFA Rankings??

AkinDS:
Well, Well.
A rag-tag Cameroonian team just beat our SF 1-0, scoring in the 89th minute.
Glory Ogbonna (who knows why she was brought back into the team after her wilderness) was out injured and our wise man of a coach decided to continue the game with 10 players, enabling the Rag-tag Cameroonians to score.

There were a lot of players that had no business playing, including Okobi (#13, who was poor all game long), Glory Ogbonna (#4, whose left back position was a constant point of attack because she clearly was the weakest link in defense), and Onyenezide (#8, who came in as a sub and was nothing short of being a passenger on the field).

I feel bad for Erharbor, who was on track to have a clean sheet, save for the very poor game management on the part of Madugu (playing 1 woman down and was clueless about utilizing his bench).

Notable pluses:
Comfort Erharbor (#1) - after a nervous start, looked assured and played the part. For someone playing her first international match, very pleased with her performance.
Don't know her name yet (#21) - still trying to find out who the left footed, red boned midfielder who came in later on in the second half is. She fit in like a glove and played with extreme confidence in the midfield. Even though she was a sub, she definitely was miles better than Okobi, who constantly turned the ball over and was a weak link in the midfield.

So we are blaming an injured player instead of her teammates who should have figured out a way to hold fort while she was out?

I expected these names from u guys anyways. I noticed u didn't say anything about Shukurat and Sikiratu who actually gave up big chances.

Honestly for me it was an okay performance. The girls had enough chances to win comfortably.

AkinDS:
What I find befuddling is the defeatist mentality of some of Nigerians...

It means nothing? Seriously?
It has no effect on your FIFA rankings - being beaten by a rag-tag Cameroonian team? It doesn't impact your aura as the best team in Africa when you cannot easily dispatch a team like this?

Do you think the poor performance of the Super Eagles against the likes of Lesotho, Benin and other hitherto minnow countries was happenstance? Its was a direct result and a slow drip and erosion of that aura of invisibility the SE had in coming second during the Nations cup. You did notice that CIV did not experience this - why?, because they know the importance of beating up on the so called minnow which made their qualification relatively easy.

That's why certain countries never joke around with teams like this rag-tag Cameroonian team - they destroy them so as to send a strong message. But folks like yourself think it 'means nothing and it's just a friendly for experiment'. Think again, pal. !

Rag tag this ragtag that. Did we destroy Cameroon when we faced them the last 5 times in the past 3 years?

My third paragraph points the finger at the coach's poor game management, as well as him not making a timely substitution for the injured Ogbonna.

BascoVanVeli:
So we are blaming an injured player instead of her teammates who should have figured out a way to hold fort while she was out?

I expected these names from u guys anyways. I noticed u didn't say anything about Shukurat and Sikiratu who actually gave up big chances.

Honestly for me it was an okay performance. The girls had enough chances to win comfortably.

This Cameroonian team was made up of Home based players from their local league (which is not even in the same class as Nigeria's).
Nigeria had most of their best players.

In previous games, both teams played their best squads, unlike today. So yes, this was a rag-tag Cameroonian team.

BascoVanVeli:
Rag tag this ragtag that. Did we destroy Cameroon when we faced them the last 5 times in the past 3 years?

AkinDS:
My third paragraph points the finger at the coach's poor game management, as well as him not making a timely substitution for the injured Ogbonna.

Which one is timely substitution. He obviously got Michelle in the game as fast as he could, only it was too late.

The players are not blind. They knew they were one down and they were bombing away. The chance before the goal was an even bigger one and that was from Shukurat's wing. If we are going to play the blame game at least let's play it fairly.

AkinDS:
This Cameroonian team was made up of Home based players from their local league (which is not even in the same class as Nigeria's).
Nigeria had most of their best players.

In previous games, both teams played their best squads, unlike today. So yes, this was a rag-tag Cameroonian team.

Some of Cameroon's best performers in our previous ties were homebase players. All they did was give more of them a chance. Also what this means is that they had way more time together than our girl did and they are also very familiar with that nonsense pitch that nobody seems to be talking about.

At the end of the day we paid the price of lack of focus and not taking our chances.

Is there a football team that win every matches? You all are criticizing the team like they lost WAFCON final ...rag tag or not its still Cameroon and they have a name in women's football....also it's not like the team play badly...they string passes together and create clear cut chances rasheedat was particularly wasteful she even missed an open net but you never criticize her ......

AkinDS:
What I find befuddling is the defeatist mentality of some of Nigerians...

It means nothing? Seriously?
It has no effect on your FIFA rankings - being beaten by a rag-tag Cameroonian team? It doesn't impact your aura as the best team in Africa when you cannot easily dispatch a team like this?

Do you think the poor performance of the Super Eagles against the likes of Lesotho, Benin and other hitherto minnow countries was happenstance? Its was a direct result and a slow drip and erosion of that aura of invisibility the SE had in coming second during the Nations cup. You did notice that CIV did not experience this - why?, because they know the importance of beating up on the so called minnow which made their qualification relatively easy.

That's why certain countries never joke around with teams like this rag-tag Cameroonian team - they destroy them so as to send a strong message. But folks like yourself think it 'means nothing and it's just a friendly for experiment'. Think again, pal. !

With the highlight I've seen from today's match , we now have capable no2 goalkeeper in my opinion , she made some good save

After winning the WAFCON NFF and magudu are supposed to strengthen the team and not weakened it ....

The call up of Ogbonna and okobi is not going to strengthen the team in anyway.... we're heading into a world cup year they need to do better

I have nothing to say about Onyenezide because she's still a young player

semid4lyfe:
Great hosts but terrible sportsmen.

They leaked their withdrawal from hosting the WAFCON thinking it'd put CAF in a tight spot but when they heard SA was ready to step in, they backtracked that they had not withdrawn officially.

Another reason they didn't withdraw is because this AFCON will serve as the qualifiers for the world cup, and they stand a better chance of qualifying as host.

Motsepe too feels beholden to them and that's the reason he didn't strip them of the hosting rights.

If na another country dey pull this Morocco stunts, and SA dey standby, hin for don strip them since.

Anyhow sha, make CAF and Morocco get their acts together. The WAFCON must hold this year.

Mission XI is loading

I wish we were n standby for hosting. We for show them say no be by just stadium. But country hard right now. Lol.

Na Motsepe i blame sha. Man thought he's played a joker card with Moroccans and milked it bad. Now they want to push leverage without thinking of their card or the card of other players at the table. Kenny Roger's The Gambler comes to mind. 😂😂😂

you never count your money
When ya sitting at the table
There'll be time enough for counting
When the dealing's done

😂

No, but you'll also never see the likes of the US, France, Germany, Brazil or England losing, and yes, to a rag-tag team like this Cameroonian side, which is equivalent to Nigeria's full squad losing to the lowest Nigerian NWFL team. That's how bad it looks and its nothing short of scandalous!
Enough with all the excuses: 'they strung passes together, they didn't play too badly, etc.' - bottom line is: They LOST! That is what will be recorded in the books.

For me, this is a new low for our Super Falcons...

Super Falcons Last 3 games:
Oct 24, 2025 - Won 2-0 against Benin
Oct 28, 2025 - Drew 1-1 against Benin
Feb 28, 2026 - LOST 0-1 against Cameroon (Team B)
**All three games were prosecuted with Nigeria playing at full strenght!
- Notice the trend?

Regarding Rash, if you look through my posts regarding her play, you would observe that I have not been a fan of hers. So, I have hardly been impressed with her overall play, so nothing new with her performance today.

isan:
Is there a football team that win every matches? You all are criticizing the team like they lost WAFCON final ...rag tag or not its still Cameroon and they have a name in women's football....also it's not like the team play badly...they string passes together and create clear cut chances rasheedat was particularly wasteful she even missed an open net but you never criticize her ......

isan:
With the highlight I've seen from today's match , we now have capable no2 goalkeeper in my opinion , she made some good save

Are you Saying Oyono and Omilana no go see chance any time soon?

daveP:
Are you Saying Oyono and Omilana no go see chance any time soon?

Name better goalkeepers please, by the way of what use is the Dwa*f Oyono??

I am really worried about this team's trajectory. The coach Madugu is clueless. Even if we qualify for the world cup i worry what will happen if we play top teams like Spain, USA, England etc.

Predator87:
I am really worried about this team's trajectory. The coach Madugu is clueless. Even if we qualify for the world cup i worry what will happen if we play top teams like Spain, USA, England etc.

Madugu is below-average coach let say it as it is.

They call for us to support our own. Na! We are not built like that. When it comes to football we support and call for quality. They should know that Madugu was put in place by the NFF not in charge.

Some persons here frame it to appear as though we that are not in support of local coaches feel inferior to oyibo just so we can take a back seat. But nothing would change. I will in fact double down on it. We prefer a foreign coach and Waldrum is our best bet in terms of the low pay NFF can offer.

We must stop supporting coaches because they are our own rather, support merit. .
Yes, we know the argument already Waldrum didn't win the WAFCON but Madugu did hence he is better. Let's apply same logic, shall we? Peisero took the Super Eagles to the final but the current coach didn't get to the final and didn't qualify us for the World Cup yet Nigerians still want him and have been singing his praises.

So what we are looking at is the workings that have brought steady progress, cohesion and all to the team, I will boldly say it that the last WAFCON was 75% the Ladies effort because there wasn’t a good enough Coaching input..

Simply put, Madugu will be abysmal at the World Cup. If a team is well Coached it will show in their style of play even if they lose.

Earlier on in 2010/11 it was Rita Chikwelu & Glory Iroka or Perpetua Nkwocha even at the World Cup

These are 🇳🇬 major double Pivots in Midfield from 2014 till date.. With Ngozi Okobi, Tony Payne and Onyi Echegini the main Attacking Midfielders

Evelyn Nwabuoku & Halimatu Ayinde
Rita Chikwelu & Halimatu Ayinde
Halimatu Ayinde & Christy Ucheibe
Christy Ucheibe & Deborah Abiodun

Nigeria have mainly used 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 with double pivot in Midfield

The strength of Nigeria's midfield lies in the dual pivots' ability to offer robust defensive screening, regulate tempo, and initiate build-up play. Consider how Ayinde and Ucheibe's partnership at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia/New Zealand allowed them to break up opposition attacks, provide cover for full-backs, and free up forwards to attack.

With Madugu coming in why does he think that he can change things by playing a Single DM and two CAM in front of the DM..

I thought he was going to build on what Randy left behind and make the team transition faster but No he’s kicking out our major Strengths in midfield.

Nigeria have been playing fine and using their pace and power on the flanks as one of their major Strengths.. Now we can’t even see any of those flairs..

Enough of this this rubbish already ....Madugu won the AFCON and you have to deal with it ...if Nigeria lose the final to Morocco will it be the girls fault? ....most of you guys are close with the falcons camp and you guys works as agent for some mediocre players to get them into falcons , once you can't influence the coach you stir people emotion to get him sacked ....I still remember when you're boasting babajide will never play for falcons

Schemerkhiz:
Madugu is below-average coach let say it as it is.

They call for us to support our own. Na! We are not built like that. When it comes to football we support and call for quality. They should know that Madugu was put in place by the NFF not in charge.

Some persons here frame it to appear as though we that are not in support of local coaches feel inferior to oyibo just so we can take a back seat. But nothing would change. I will in fact double down on it. We prefer a foreign coach and Waldrum is our best bet in terms of the low pay NFF can offer.

We must stop supporting coaches because they are our own rather, support merit. .
Yes, we know the argument already Waldrum didn't win the WAFCON but Madugu did hence he is better. Let's apply same logic, shall we? Peisero took the Super Eagles to the final but the current coach didn't get to the final and didn't qualify us for the World Cup yet Nigerians still want him and have been singing his praises.

So what we are looking at is the workings that have brought steady progress, cohesion and all to the team, I will boldly say it that the last WAFCON was 75% the Ladies effort because there wasn’t a good enough Coaching input..

Simply put, Madugu will be abysmal at the World Cup. If a team is well Coached it will show in their style of play even if they lose.

What's is wrong in playing 2 CAM with one DM ? That only means will won't be sitting back for much of a game .... what's wrong if a coach is attacking minded? Must madugu copy what everyone has done in the past and failed like others ?

Schemerkhiz:
Earlier on in 2010/11 it was Rita Chikwelu & Glory Iroka or Perpetua Nkwocha even at the World Cup

These are 🇳🇬 major double Pivots in Midfield from 2014 till date.. With Ngozi Okobi, Tony Payne and Onyi Echegini the main Attacking Midfielders

Evelyn Nwabuoku & Halimatu Ayinde
Rita Chikwelu & Halimatu Ayinde
Halimatu Ayinde & Christy Ucheibe
Christy Ucheibe & Deborah Abiodun

Nigeria have mainly used 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 with double pivot in Midfield

The strength of Nigeria's midfield lies in the dual pivots' ability to offer robust defensive screening, regulate tempo, and initiate build-up play. Consider how Ayinde and Ucheibe's partnership at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia/New Zealand allowed them to break up opposition attacks, provide cover for full-backs, and free up forwards to attack.

With Madugu coming in why does he think that he can change things by playing a Single DM and two CAM in front of the DM..

I thought he was going to build on what Randy left behind and make the team transition faster but No he’s kicking out our major Strengths in midfield.

Nigeria have been playing fine and using their pace and power on the flanks as one of their major Strengths.. Now we can’t even see any of those flairs..

Schemerkhiz:
Name better goalkeepers please, by the way of what use is the Dwa*f Oyono??

You didn't decode my intentions sha😅😅

With all due respect, a contrary argument can also be made to buttress the fact that the Madugu guy is sub-optimal for the Falcons.
It would have been atrocious IF he had failed in progressing to the semi's of the WAFCON with a squad pretty much build by Randy, especially with him (Madugu) being a part of the coaching staff. Even you or I could have done that - so no great feat on his part!

It speaks volumes that in the history of the CAF awards, never has a coach of a Women's national team not won the CAF coach of the year award, yet he failed to win in, especially when you consider the importance of the accomplishment and the circumstances and manner under which the team won the final. Yet, the award was given to someone who didn't even win any trophy on the continent. Could it be because the technical committee who rates these coaches figured out that he provided little or no inputs to the success of the team? Go figure!

Finally, your comments were uncalled for. I have never been close to any player (never met them personally or professionally and quite frankly, don't care to have any association with them). I care deeply about our national teams and believe very strongly that our Super Falcons CAN win the World Cup if we 'get it right'. 'Getting it right means: bringing in the right players at the right time , and not embarking on a hit or miss expedition. The margins are tight - there is little or no time to land the best players both in diaspora and at home. Unfortunately, the way and manner of the call ups demonstrates that Magudu is way over his head in this.

isan:
Enough of this this rubbish already ....Madugu won the AFCON and you have to deal with it ...if Nigeria lose the final to Morocco will it be the girls fault? ....most of you guys are close with the falcons camp and you guys works as agent for some mediocre players to get them into falcons , once you can't influence the coach you stir people emotion to get him sacked ....I still remember when you're boasting babajide will never play for falcons

AkinDS:
With all due respect, a contrary argument can also be made to buttress the fact that the Madugu guy is sub-optimal for the Falcons.
It would have been atrocious IF he had failed in progressing to the semi's of the WAFCON with a squad pretty much build by Randy, especially with him (Madugu) being a part of the coaching staff. Even you or I could have done that - so no great feat on his part!

It speaks volumes that in the history of the CAF awards, never has a coach of a Women's national team not won the CAF coach of the year award, yet he failed to win in, especially when you consider the importance of the accomplishment and the circumstances and manner under which the team won the final. Yet, the award was given to someone who didn't even win any trophy on the continent. Could it be because the technical committee who rates these coaches figured out that he provided little or no inputs to the success of the team? Go figure!

Finally, your comments were uncalled for. I have never been close to any player (never met them personally or professionally and quite frankly, don't care to have any association with them). I care deeply about our national teams and believe very strongly that our Super Falcons CAN win the World Cup if we 'get it right'. 'Getting it right means: bringing in the right players at the right time , and not embarking on a hit or miss expedition. The margins are tight - there is little or no time to land the best players both in diaspora and at home. Unfortunately, the way and manner of the call ups demonstrates that Magudu is way over his head in this.

I realised some of the arguments on this threads are unnecessary as you're unlikely to change minds no matter how superior your argument is. I am emotionally detached from the Super Falcons so with whatever decision Madugu makes. Pretty sure the house will come crashing down at some point and the NFF will have to eat their votim. Till then folks are allowed to believe he's the best thing since slice bread.

Schemerkhiz:
So what we are looking at is the workings that have brought steady progress, cohesion and all to the team, I will boldly say it that the last WAFCON was 75% the Ladies effort because there wasn’t a good enough Coaching input..

Simply put, Madugu will be abysmal at the World Cup. If a team is well Coached it will show in their style of play even if they lose.

You are so entrenched in your bias and prejudice against Madugu that you're turning common sense and logic on their heads.

So South Africa, Morocco, Zambia lost out in the last WAFCON because their gals did not put in effort right?

How did you arrive at the 75 percent player effort and 25% coaching input to make that deduction? What metric did you use?

In football, the managers input can never be divorced from the team's performance moreso in a championship winning team. In fact, coaching input and player performance are pari passu with each other but e reach Madugu turn una suspend common sense to push agenda.

Your hypocrisy stinks worse than a soakaway pit.

AkinDS:
With all due respect, a contrary argument can also be made to buttress the fact that the Madugu guy is sub-optimal for the Falcons.
It would have been atrocious IF he had failed in progressing to the semi's of the WAFCON with a squad pretty much build by Randy, especially with him (Madugu) being a part of the coaching staff. Even you or I could have done that - so no great feat on his part!

Do you have a coaching badge?

Do you have coaching experience at any level?

Have you ever played football at any level?

Have you ever led a training session?

Have you ever practiced and drilled a team tactically to play specific opposition?

Do you know how to write a match report?

Have you ever developed a match strategy?

Do you know how to design training plans? etc

If you can't answer YES to all these questions, then give Madugu his flowers and drop the cocky arrogance cos you know nothing about coaching and team management.

Na so Sunday Oliseh, Garry Neville, Thierry Henry dey run their mouths as pundits until they were appointed as Managers and they all fumbled.

It speaks volumes that in the history of the CAF awards, never has a coach of a Women's national team not won the CAF coach of the year award, yet he failed to win in, especially when you consider the importance of the accomplishment and the circumstances and manner under which the team won the final. Yet, the award was given to someone who didn't even win any trophy on the continent. Could it be because the technical committee who rates these coaches figured out that he provided little or no inputs to the success of the team? Go figure!

Lol. Revisionism. Agenda must agend.

Madugu deserved that award.

Madugu not winning the coach of the year award was not due to technical/tactical deficiency or a lack of input in the teams success but because of CAF politics, and compensation for Morocco not winning the WAFCON.

That's the only reason it was given to that Moroccan lady coach of TP Mazembe ladies that didn't win any trophies and no one had heard of until she won the award.

The same CAF politics was the reason Rasheedat Ajibade, who won best player at the WAFCON and had a stellar season with Athletico Madrid did not win the Women Player of the Year.

Even if una wan agend, make una dey agend with sense.

AkinDS:
With all due respect, a contrary argument can also be made to buttress the fact that the Madugu guy is sub-optimal for the Falcons.
It would have been atrocious IF he had failed in progressing to the semi's of the WAFCON with a squad pretty much build by Randy, especially with him (Madugu) being a part of the coaching staff. Even you or I could have done that - so no great feat on his part!

It speaks volumes that in the history of the CAF awards, never has a coach of a Women's national team not won the CAF coach of the year award, yet he failed to win in, especially when you consider the importance of the accomplishment and the circumstances and manner under which the team won the final. Yet, the award was given to someone who didn't even win any trophy on the continent. Could it be because the technical committee who rates these coaches figured out that he provided little or no inputs to the success of the team? Go figure!

Finally, your comments were uncalled for. I have never been close to any player (never met them personally or professionally and quite frankly, don't care to have any association with them). I care deeply about our national teams and believe very strongly that our Super Falcons CAN win the World Cup if we 'get it right'. 'Getting it right means: bringing in the right players at the right time , and not embarking on a hit or miss expedition. The margins are tight - there is little or no time to land the best players both in diaspora and at home. Unfortunately, the way and manner of the call ups demonstrates that Magudu is way over his head in this.

Man, what's this bolded? I know you like anything and everything White but that doesn't mean you should put this man down. Right now, I can confidently say you're no longer talking about football because what's this bolded?

Why didn't your tactically astute Randy Waldrum win the AWCON for us.

semid4lyfe:
Madugu deserved that award.

Madugu not winning the coach of the year award was not due to technical/tactical deficiency or a lack of input in the teams success but because of CAF politics, and compensation for Morocco not winning the WAFCON.

That's the only reason it was given to that Moroccan lady coach of TP Mazembe ladies that didn't win any trophies and no one had heard of until she won the award.

The same CAF politics was the reason Rasheedat Ajibade, who won best player at the WAFCON and had a stellar season with Athletico Madrid did not win the Women Player of the Year.

Even if una wan agend, make una dey agend with sense.

Honestly, that agenda stinks. It stinks so bad.

Going by that logic, we can conclude both Ajibade and Esther didn't provide enough input to the success of the team.

Swap Madugu with Randy and that guy would have been all over this thread writing epistles upon epistles on how Randy was cheated.

lovewins:
I realised some of the arguments on this threads are unnecessary as you're unlikely to change minds no matter how superior your argument is. I am emotionally detached from the Super Falcons so with whatever decision Madugu makes. Pretty sure the house will come crashing down at some point and the NFF will have to eat their votim. Till then folks are allowed to believe he's the best thing since slice bread.

Nobody said he is the best thing after slice bread. We know how NFF moves.

But that doesn't mean you should try to downplay the man's success. He took the team (same team that was in Randy's disposal) to AWCON and won the trophy with them. The same tourney your darling Randy fumbled in.

Maybe this is why you both are against the man. He did something your fave couldn't do.