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lbrichman2:

🚨🇳🇬 Wow. Poland score late to make it 2-2. What a bloody goal 🤯 pic.twitter.com/vhHzN0Smv7

— GNB OFFICIAL (@GHNaijaBallers) June 3, 2026

From this angle, Okoye couldn't have done much

Not true. Even from that angle the ball showed sign of tilting to his left outside the 18. He didn't make any move. He jumped from same spot he was when the ball was kicked.

mank1234:
Not true. Even from that angle the ball showed sign of tilting to his left outside the 18. He didn't make any move. He jumped from same spot he was when the ball was kicked.

Two steps to the left and he's saving that, and retiring Nwabali
Now he has made himself a placeholder till Nwabali returns

lbrichman2:

🚨🇳🇬 Wow. Poland score late to make it 2-2. What a bloody goal 🤯 pic.twitter.com/vhHzN0Smv7

— GNB OFFICIAL (@GHNaijaBallers) June 3, 2026

From this angle, Okoye couldn't have done much

bro this top goal post angle/view make the player seem close to box 18….from that side view which is the true view, the distance far for all those curler curler to beat the goal keeper

ThunderFireAgba:
Even Arthur Okonkwo will catch that ball.
Okoye is another Undercover Francis Uzoho.

Yes, he is, and this is why he is a first-choice goalkeeper in a midtable Serie A team, and big Serie A teams are making moves for him. He is worse than Uzoho, and a white man is paying him millions of dollars because he loved how terrible this Black African goalkeeper is, so he decided out of his good heart to be paying him millions of dollars a year to be terrible. I just showed the goal to a lot of my non-Nigerian friends, and not a single one blamed Maduka Okoye for that goal. They all agreed it would have taken an absolute world-class save, a save of the month/season contender, to have been able to save that bullet. Maduka Okoye is a very good, highly rated goalkeeper who kept us in the lead with the double world-class saves he made prior to conceding that late equalizer. Some people have an agenda towards this young man, and it is irritating. There is not a goalkeeper coach or person that watches football and understands football that will be blaming Maduka Okoye for that goal.

lbrichman2:

🚨🇳🇬 Wow. Poland score late to make it 2-2. What a bloody goal 🤯 pic.twitter.com/vhHzN0Smv7

— GNB OFFICIAL (@GHNaijaBallers) June 3, 2026

From this angle, Okoye couldn't have done much

this onuachy self , ball watching. He should have closed up the gap or at least attacked that guy.

forgiveness:
You are wrong. The trajectory of the ball rendered his position useless.

He initially followed the ball to his right before it changed trajectory to his left. That first step to his right was not lack of positioning but due to the way the ball changed it's course midair.

Imo the first step to the right was to plant his right feet to dive left.

The course changed, yes but he saw it and only misjudged how far to his left it will go.

It's not a goal to beat him up with. This and the Russia game already has settled his quality for me.

comodo:
Your mouth reach 100 I swear. The same Onuachu that you were singing his praises not quite long ago cos he outscored bandage man in Turkey. Guy dey one side make u no dey confuse tunda.

who you dey call bandage man?

Chuks4041:
this onuachy self , ball watching. He should have closed up the gap or at least attacked that guy.

Watch the other clip
The guy was very far from our 18 o
He was closer to the center circle sef

EElopa:
Yes, he is, and this is why he is a first-choice goalkeeper in a midtable Serie A team, and big Serie A teams are making moves for him. He is worse than Uzoho, and a white man is paying him millions of dollars because he loved how terrible this Black African goalkeeper is, so he decided out of his good heart to be paying him millions of dollars a year to be terrible. I just showed the goal to a lot of my non-Nigerian friends, and not a single one blamed Maduka Okoye for that goal. They all agreed it would have taken an absolute world-class save, a save of the month/season contender, to have been able to save that bullet. Maduka Okoye is a very good, highly rated goalkeeper who kept us in the lead with the double world-class saves he made prior to conceding that late equalizer. Some people have an agenda towards this young man, and it is irritating. There is not a goalkeeper coach or person that watches football and understands football that will be blaming Maduka Okoye for that goal.

very irritating bro and when you try saying the truth they tag it being emotional and only trying to defend the lad because you like him

No right thinking football fan wey sabi watch ball will blame Maduka for that goal

Odunayaw:
Imo the first step to the right was to plant his right feet to dive left.

The course changed, yes but he saw it and only misjudged how far to his left it will go.

It's not a goal to beat him up with. This and the Russia game already has settled his quality for me.

This would have been a simple save, swerving shot or not
He just needed to step to the left
The distance from the kicker was enough to adjust his positioning before the ball landed

lbrichman2:
Bro!!!
I just dey think of Portugal wingers, chest dey do me somehow
😭😭

..the laugh emoji I dey find, nairaland no get am ... You know those deep laughs

Odunayaw:
Imo the first step to the right was to plant his right feet to dive left.

The course changed, yes but he saw it and only misjudged how far to his left it will go.

It's not a goal to beat him up with. This and the Russia game already has settled his quality for me.

Well balanced and sound point of view. Not someone saying it will beat any keeper. He'll learn from it.

kingphilip:
Abeg which kine shot?

That shouldn't be going in.

If e easy go keep na

semid4lyfe:
Not so fast bro. Two truths can co-exist.

1. The players should have closed down the polish player to prevent him from taking that shot

and

2. Okoye should be saving that shot.

okoye must be cooked

semid4lyfe:
Why didn't anyone close up on that polish player to prevent him from taking the shot?

They were all backing away and gave him so much space abi dem no dey score from that kind distance again?

Disappointed .

Thank you for this,

Plastic fans plenty here, they are busy blaming Okoye

No, not even the top 10 goalkeepers in the world reliably save well-hit shots from outside the box.
No blame is on Maduka Okoye.
That shot would have beaten any goalkeeper.

Aside talent, you also need luck to excel in any career path.
Okoye have been so unlucky most times he plays for the Super Eagles.

I wished Arthur Okonkwo faced the baptism of fire from the fireworks of poland's attackers today. Dude loves pulling saves too. His day and time will come. He is a top talent too.

nairalandankrah:
..the laugh emoji I dey find, nairaland no get am ... You know those deep laughs

Bro!!!
😭😭😭

Pidginwhisper:
No goalkeeper is catching that. I don’t care what anyone will say about that.. That’s a swerve ball for Christ sake, it changed direction and he still managed to go for it. Those blaming him should just come out and say you never liked him. It doesn’t even make sense anymore, always waiting for him to make a blunder so they can say we told you, like Nwabali never committed blunder since he started manning the post. This has to stop.

If Nigerians hate you, just fashii. Ask yak d bull

mank1234:
Well balanced and sound point of view. Not someone saying it will beat any keeper. He'll learn from it.

Exactly 💯💯
Okoye will learn from it
Simple

wayodude:
That was a sensational goal from the Polish left back. Had to be something special to score. Nothing on Okoye there.

Leave them, make them dey talk, when they where busy praising him I just shake my head

ThunderFireAgba:
I doubt Aina will be interested in continuing to play for the super eagles...
If he does, I don't think he will be committed 100%
NFF do that guy strong thing. Missed 3 consecutive world cup.

He stood a better chance of making world cup than with the 3 lions

lbrichman2:
This would have been a simple save, swerving shot or not
He just needed to step to the left
The distance from the kicker was enough to adjust his positioning before the ball landed

Yes. That first plant of his right leg was reflexive as he saw the ball so he just pushed his body from that momentum from that leg to jump to the left.

I hate that it came at the last minute but it's not something to beat him with

Still in the top 3 moments... but that Poland belter is surely number 1. Lol

Okoye made fine stops today but his positioning and anticipation for that polish 2nd goal (#1 moment of the friendly) was simply below par. For a Serie A GK, he was meant to do better.

You cannot blame the defence for that strike. Anyone doing so does not know ball. Would the defence leave their positions, bypass their midfield and go press a player positioned deep in midfield close to the center circle? Answer is no.

'Cant blame the midfield either nor the forwards because every outfield player had a passing lane covered or was set up to mark the very next pass. A pass that never came because someone decided to hit a long ranger from way out in midfield which Okoye was highly expected to see all the way. It was a lapse and a reminder of why Nwabali will always remain in the #1 convo as long as he stays unretired.

But in all, Okoye had a decent game. The last min blip pain shaa.

TheSuperNerd:
Maduka Okoye's double reflex save is easily gonna win top 3 moments of the match.

If na Uzoho concede that kind goal I am certain nobody here will even defend him

Onuachu did us dirty. Dude invited the whole pressure. Could not hold the ball, could to press, could not stand on his fit and he only played for 45minutes oo. 😟

Can we finally say our midfield woes are now over?

Samueltemi337:
If na Uzoho concede that kind goal I am certain nobody here will even defend him

I remember I tried to defend the one he conceded against Zimbabwe. I'm grateful I was not dragged like Yale carton

TheSuperNerd:
Still in the top 3 moments... but that Poland belter is surely number 1. Lol

Okoye made fine stops today but his positioning and anticipation for that polish 2nd goal (#1 moment of the friendly) was simply below par. For a Serie A GK, he was meant to do better.

You cannot blame the defence for that strike. Anyone doing so does not know ball. Would the defence leave their positions, bypass their midfield and go press a player positioned deep in midfield close to the center circle? Answer is no.

'Cant blame the midfield either nor the forwards because every outfield player had a passing lane covered or was set up to mark the very next pass. A pass that never came because someone decided to hit a long ranger from way out in midfield which Okoye was highly expected to see all the way. It was a lapse and a reminder of why Nwabali will always remain in the #1 convo as long as he stays unretired.

But in all, Okoye had a decent game. The last min blip pain shaa.

100%

after all said and argued….i will still trust Maduka to man the post for super eagles…he is not a bad keeper

Odunayaw:
Yes. That first plant of his right leg was reflexive as he saw the ball so he just pushed his body from that momentum from that leg to jump to the left.

I hate that it came at the last minute but it's not something to beat him with

Truth

ChrisKels:
Onuachu did us dirty. Dude invited the whole pressure. Could not hold the ball, could to press, could not stand on his fit and he only played for 45minutes oo. 😟

Onuachu just shat on his ratings with the falling down and leaving the ball during a challenge when he has not heard a whistle in his favor 😑

TheSuperNerd:
Still in the top 3 moments... but that Poland belter is surely number 1. Lol

Okoye made fine stops today but his positioning and anticipation for that polish 2nd goal (#1 moment of the friendly) was simply below par. For a Serie A GK, he was meant to do better.

You cannot blame the defence for that strike. Anyone doing so does not know ball. Would the defence leave their positions, bypass their midfield and go press a player positioned deep in midfield close to the center circle? Answer is no.

'Cant blame the midfield either nor the forwards because every outfield player had a passing lane covered or was set up to mark the very next pass. A pass that never came because someone decided to hit a long ranger from way out in midfield which Okoye was highly expected to see all the way. It was a lapse and a reminder of why Nwabali will always remain in the #1 convo as long as he stays unretired.

But in all, Okoye had a decent game. The last min blip pain shaa.

You've said it all doc
Properly analyzed
Nothing else to add