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NFF Secretary General, Dr Muhammed Sanusi has hailed Super Eagles coach, Eric Chelle and admitted if the Malian was in charge earlier in the WCQ, Nigeria would have made it to US-Canada&Mexico.

“If the type of results we had from the team under Eric Chelle, towards the end of the WCQ campaign, were the results we had throughout the 10 games, had he taken charge from the beginning, I think Nigeria would have qualified with games to spare,” he said


According to Osasu Obayiuwana.

solonnachi:
Will the NFF allow this guy work, choose his squad without any interference? He looks too young and I think he will easily be manipulated.

E fit get strong head like Goodjoe or ego like S., in that case he no go gree.

TheSuperNerd:
We have said it before but now,

....Ange Yoan Bonny switch to CIV is official.

That Ivorian NT attack just got the final piece added - A Bonafide CF.

Bonny flanked by Yan Diomande, Amad Diallo, Bazoumana Toure and co. Omo. CIV should be exciting to watch at the WC but not sure how fast they gel. In all, the quality just got uplifted. Brilliant acquisition.

Ange-Yoan Bony reçu par l’Ambassadeur Philippe Gauze à Milan pour les démarches administratives.

Il sera certainement de la liste des éléphants pour la coupe du monde …. ⏳ pic.twitter.com/wQT1hTQsCc

— La Côte d’Ivoire Est Chic (@Cotedivoireoff_) May 7, 2026

I see ivory coast doing well in this year world cup in June next month

TheSuperNerd:
Mehn with the news of this Velverde vs Tchouameni fracas at Madrid, Papi85 go dey pray make e lead to Sale of Tchouameni possibly to his beloved Man Utd but Kolewerk. Tchouameni stays! Mou is coming.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

elyte89:
Uche should go back to Spain or Germany 🇩🇪

not only that he should return to his natural position which is midfield

Damioduso1:
I see ivory coast doing well in this year world cup in June next month

Meanwhile we still dey struggle to get ordinary Nwaneri or Osuala lol, omo all the best to Ivory Coast jare, countries that are serious with their football shouldn't have to worry about struggling to get the best of their dual nationals...definitely my team to support at the world cup.

SymphonyRad:
Meanwhile we still dey struggle to get ordinary Nwaneri or Osuala lol, omo all the best to Ivory Coast jare, countries that are serious with their football shouldn't have to worry about struggling to get the best of their dual nationals...definitely my team to support at the world cup.

Same here ivory coast

Raya playing with Gabriel and Saliba in second half after Arsenal taking a 1 nil lead against psg in ucl final😂😭 pic.twitter.com/uERaCyOYcz

— Thee Thespian✌ (@tumuz_amon) May 7, 2026

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

So no one from this group has actually become a coach in real life ? @Goodjoe why didn't you apply for the u20 job ? The u17 coach is supposed to come from this group

TheSuperNerd:
His Naija National Teams Journey did not begin today but since 2022 when he was appointed Match Analyst for the Super Eagles. He was supposedly 26 then and had a Uefa B Licence. Now he has Uefa A Licence. Growth. ✅️

Eboboritse Uwejamomere🤝🏿

Although he merit it but i can still smell Amaju pinnick hand in his appointment knowing fully well that we are all deltans kudos to him anyway.

GREETINGS HOUSE !! HERE comes the 2nd édition of 300k giveaway for the Most Valuable moniker ( MVM) in this Super Eagles thread !! 3 most voted monikers will get 100k, 85 and 75 for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd monikers respectively, while the 2 collation officers get the balance of 40k..

The criteria to merit a vote are as follows:

1. You must be a detribalized Moniker.
2. You must be a RESPECTFUL moniker devoid of insults and names calling here.
3. You must have been contributing here for atleast the past 1 year.
4. You must have been updating us here on super Eagles players around the globe.

Now over to you the house.. you get the collation officers, vote and collate the votes, then provide an account number for the 300k.

Goodluck to us!!!

Rafiu #Durosimni is ready to leave #Pisa in the summer transfer window. Some foreign clubs have already asked info for the striker. Pisa ask €8-10M to sell him. #transfers

lelion:
GREETINGS HOUSE !! HERE comes the 2nd édition of 300k giveaway for the Most Valuable moniker ( MVM) in this Super Eagles thread !! 3 most voted monikers will get 100k, 85 and 75 for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd monikers respectively, while the 2 collation officers get the balance of 40k..

The criteria to merit a vote are as follows:

1. You must be a detribalized Moniker.
2. You must be a RESPECTFUL moniker devoid of insults and names calling here.
3. You must have been contributing here for atleast the past 1 year.
4. You must have been updating us here on super Eagles players around the globe.

Now over to you the house.. you get the collation officers, vote and collate the votes, then provide an account number for the 300k.

Goodluck to us!!!

I would like to be part of the collation officers

He used to be a member of this forum

TheSuperNerd:
This is Coach Eboboritse Uwejamomere. Works with Super Eagles Head Coach, Eric Chelle as a Match Analyst and has also provided analyst service for the Super Falcons.

Eboboritse currently holds the UEFA A and UEFA Elite Youth A Licences.

His experience spans as follows: Former academy youth development coach at Millwall FC, Gillingham FC and Nottingham Forest FC in England.

A new dawn for the U17 National Team is here.

NFF appoints Sporting Lagos Academy’s head coach as Nigeria’s U-17 Coach.

Academy youth development coach at Millwall FC, Gillingham FC and Nottingham Forest FC in England, Super Eagles analyst, current Sporting Lagos Academy head coach.

Fresh Air. 🫡 pic.twitter.com/RQqO9nPLxS

— OgbeniBoye. (@LekanOmoboye) May 7, 2026

Ihenzy:
He used to be a member of this forum

Oh, u mean that guy that used to give us insider gist here during the Rohr days?

I forgot his moniker.

lelion:
GREETINGS HOUSE !! HERE comes the 2nd édition of 300k giveaway for the Most Valuable moniker ( MVM) in this Super Eagles thread !! 3 most voted monikers will get 100k, 85 and 75 for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd monikers respectively, while the 2 collation officers get the balance of 40k..

The criteria to merit a vote are as follows:

1. You must be a detribalized Moniker.
2. You must be a RESPECTFUL moniker devoid of insults and names calling here.
3. You must have been contributing here for atleast the past 1 year.
4. You must have been updating us here on super Eagles players around the globe.

Now over to you the house.. you get the collation officers, vote and collate the votes, then provide an account number for the 300k.

Goodluck to us!!!

I nominate Goke7 and ibrichman2 as collation officer.

lelion:
GREETINGS HOUSE !! HERE comes the 2nd édition of 300k giveaway for the Most Valuable moniker ( MVM) in this Super Eagles thread !! 3 most voted monikers will get 100k, 85 and 75 for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd monikers respectively, while the 2 collation officers get the balance of 40k..

The criteria to merit a vote are as follows:

1. You must be a detribalized Moniker.
2. You must be a RESPECTFUL moniker devoid of insults and names calling here.
3. You must have been contributing here for atleast the past 1 year.
4. You must have been updating us here on super Eagles players around the globe.

Now over to you the house.. you get the collation officers, vote and collate the votes, then provide an account number for the 300k.

Goodluck to us!!!

Make inec officer too get something baba mi.
Hugely commendable sir.
MODIFIED
I fall my own hand, premature something. Thanks chairman for offering money to the INEC. I nominate Samueltemi and Danielnino.

Femi Azeez currently in action for Millwall away vs Hull City in the Championship Promotion Playoff Semis 1st leg.

HT is 0-0.

Semi Ajayi on the bench

I am not impressed with what am seeing from Azeez. He is no where near chukwueze quality.

I have wach azeez play, that guy is a very good player. In football, sometimes, you don't have your way all the time.

Samuel Chukwueze is a frustrating player, but he is very talented. I really understand why so many Super Eagles fans have grown tired and frustrated about his hot and cold performances for Nigeria. I am certainly one of those fans that have been on a lookout for a prospect for that right-winger position for Nigeria but having watched Azeez for two matches in a row now, I am not seeing that quality. Football is not rocket science. When you see a quality player, it will flash. A couple of years ago when I was watching the Nigeria U20 team, it took me about 20 mins to completely identify Benjamin Frederick. After watching him for 90 minutes, I turned around and told my friend that this boy will be marshalling the Super Eagles' defense in two to three years. I am just not sold on this Azeez dude. I have absolutely no problem with the young man as a person, but from what I have seen, he is not better than the options we currently have.

Papi85:
Rafiu #Durosimni is ready to leave #Pisa in the summer transfer window. Some foreign clubs have already asked info for the striker. Pisa ask €8-10M to sell him. #transfers

Good
The move to Pisa wasn't well thought out in the first place
Good to know some clubs might still be interested in him

Odunayaw:
I nominate Goke7 and ibrichman2 as collation officer.

Thanks for the nomination Chief

EElopa:
Samuel Chukwueze is a frustrating player, but he is very talented. I really understand why so many Super Eagles fans have grown tired and frustrated about his hot and cold performances for Nigeria. I am certainly one of those fans that have been on a lookout for a prospect for that right-winger position for Nigeria but having watched Azeez for two matches in a row now, I am not seeing that quality. Football is not rocket science. When you see a quality player, it will flash. A couple of years ago when I was watching the Nigeria U20 team, it took me about 20 mins to completely identify Benjamin Frederick. After watching him for 90 minutes, I turned around and told my friend that this boy will be marshalling the Super Eagles' defense in two to three years. I am just not sold on this Azeez dude. I have absolutely no problem with the young man as a person, but from what I have seen, he is not better than the options we currently have.

Chuckwueze better than Saka,Chuckwueze better than Noni Madueke but fact he is not better.It was here some said do we really need Michael Olise cuz we have Chuckwueze....A player nominated for championship player of the year and you are not sold on him.

Pls what options do we have?

Chuwueze on his day is a game changer and should always be on the team until better alternatives emerge. Alex Iwobi can play on the right wing. Nathan Tella is a better player than Azeez. He can also play on the right wing. Dele Bashiru can also play there. Chidera Ejuke is a street baller, and if the Super Eagles are serious about improving, he should be nowhere near the Super Eagles. Nothing personal against Chidera, but he just kills off play with his unnecessary dribbling that leads to nothing. I watched the young kid Zadok Yohanna. He has technicality, comfort on the ball, and close control in tight corners. If the kid remains focused, ignores the hype, and carefully selects clubs that will foster his growth and development, we could potentially have a world-class player in our midst. His ceiling is very high. I personally believe that if everything goes according to plan, the names mentioned above are merely temporarily occupying that position for the kid in the next couple of years.

TheSuperNerd:
This is Coach Eboboritse Uwejamomere. Works with Super Eagles Head Coach, Eric Chelle as a Match Analyst and has also provided analyst service for the Super Falcons.

Eboboritse currently holds the UEFA A and UEFA Elite Youth A Licences.

His experience spans as follows: Former academy youth development coach at Millwall FC, Gillingham FC and Nottingham Forest FC in England.

A new dawn for the U17 National Team is here.

NFF appoints Sporting Lagos Academy’s head coach as Nigeria’s U-17 Coach.

Academy youth development coach at Millwall FC, Gillingham FC and Nottingham Forest FC in England, Super Eagles analyst, current Sporting Lagos Academy head coach.

Fresh Air. 🫡 pic.twitter.com/RQqO9nPLxS

— OgbeniBoye. (@LekanOmoboye) May 7, 2026

Impressive lad. See tactical analysis. Lots of experience too. I like that he's not a dinosaur and will be able to input modern tactics in the U-17.

Zadok Yohanna should forget about going to the top 5 leagues in the world in the next 2 to 3 years. Go to a top team in Belgium, Austria, or Holland that will grant you the opportunity to play in European club competitions like the UEFA Champions League, Europa League, or Europa Conference League. I would recommend teams like Ajax, PSV, Feyenoord, Club Brugge, Anderlecht, and RB Salzburg. Stay there for at least 2 seasons and then make a move to the top 6 teams in the top 3 leagues in the world, being ready and mature enough to handle the requirements. Be patient and don't be in a rush.

Kog45:
Chuckwueze better than Saka,Chuckwueze better than Noni Madueke but fact he is not better.It was here some said do we really need Michael Olise cuz we have Chuckwueze....A player nominated for championship player of the year and you are not sold on him.

Pls what options do we have?

no be everybody sabi watch ball

“It is a shame for us, as a federation, and a country, that we have no pitch of the needed standard, in Abuja, for the Super Eagles & national teams to train and play on… Uyo is the only stadium we have for matches. And it is because of the maintenance contract given to JBNigeria, that it is in good order… I had to fight hard to get the current governor of Akwa Ibom State to renew that maintenance contract. He came very close to cancelling it, because he felt it was too expensive. I had to tell him that it would not be a good legacy to discontinue the good work of his predecessors. I am happy he listened to my advice.” -
Ibrahim Musa Gusau, the NFF President, talking to Osasu on Wednesday.


Source: Osasu Obayiuwana

Chidozie Awaziem and Nantes got relegated last night after a 1-0 loss away at RC Lens.

A 16y/o Algerian-Portuguese debutant, Mezian Mesloub Soares came in off the bench and scored seconds later to sink Nantes and confirm Lens' UCL automatic qualification.

Sad for Awaziem as he personally had a solid season.

EElopa:
Samuel Chukwueze is a frustrating player, but he is very talented. I really understand why so many Super Eagles fans have grown tired and frustrated about his hot and cold performances for Nigeria. I am certainly one of those fans that have been on a lookout for a prospect for that right-winger position for Nigeria but having watched Azeez for two matches in a row now, I am not seeing that quality. Football is not rocket science. When you see a quality player, it will flash. A couple of years ago when I was watching the Nigeria U20 team, it took me about 20 mins to completely identify Benjamin Frederick. After watching him for 90 minutes, I turned around and told my friend that this boy will be marshalling the Super Eagles' defense in two to three years. I am just not sold on this Azeez dude. I have absolutely no problem with the young man as a person, but from what I have seen, he is not better than the options we currently have.

A player that created 18 big chances in a single season is a real deal.
If he maintains the same consistency when he steps into the EPL, then he is undisputedly more productive than all our wingers.

There are lots of things he does well, but his shortcomings can be worked on.

P. Okon starts against Newcastle.