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tglobal:
Is there a Track and Field thread here on Nairaland? The closest I found is this one: https://www.nairaland.com/3311202/golden-age-nigerian-athletics-videos

cc: lovewins, PDPGuy, chrisooblog et al

realpoacher:
Football is now open source. It is no longer a birthright of Europe or Anybody for that matter.

If you loose guard, you collect

Nomyth:
I believe most Nigerians will be more comfortable with that Cape Verdean goalkeeper than someone like Okoye, yet he plays in the Portuguese second division while Okoye plays in Serie A.

Another reason why the " where he plays matters " argument is so weak.

Nomyth:
I believe most Nigerians will be more comfortable with that Cape Verdean goalkeeper than someone like Okoye, yet he plays in the Portuguese second division while Okoye plays in Serie A.

Another reason why the " where he plays matters " argument is so weak.

Lawag3:
1 - 0 Ecuador

madukiiii 🥵🇳🇬 @FIFAWorldCup #FIFAWorldCup #Nigeria pic.twitter.com/f0Dzr0mJ11

— mikala (@mikaaameeks) June 15, 2026

Nomyth:
I believe most Nigerians will be more comfortable with that Cape Verdean goalkeeper than someone like Okoye, yet he plays in the Portuguese second division while Okoye plays in Serie A.

Another reason why the " where he plays matters " argument is so weak.

minfelix:
Only 3 out of 10 European teams have managed to win their opening game at the 2026 World Cup so far:

❌ Czechia lost 2-1 to South Korea
🤝 Bosnia drew 1-1 with Canada
🤝 Switzerland drew 1-1 with Qatar
✅ Scotland beat Haiti 1-0
❌ Turkey lost 2-0 to Australia
✅ Germany crushed Curacao 7-1
🤝 Netherlands drew 2-2 with Japan
✅ Sweden beat Tunisia 5-1
🤝 Spain drew 0-0 with Cape Verde
🤝Belgium drew 1-1 with Egypt

BlackManta:
With the performance I saw today, they are definitely getting that first win against either Iran or New Zealand.

mank1234:
He's better than Yamal at displacing players

SymphonyRad:
Dey play, you will never imagine what the kind of confidence a world cup participation can do for a team.

tglobal:
Is there a Track and Field thread here on Nairaland? The closest I found is this one: https://www.nairaland.com/3311202/golden-age-nigerian-athletics-videos

cc: lovewins, PDPGuy, chrisooblog et al

tglobal:
Los Angeles county has the largest concentration of Iranians in the US (probably in all of diaspora). You would almost think the draw was influenced to have their first match there

realpoacher:
If you don't have it, you simply do not have it.

Tough mentality is not what in train into a player.

Did anybody put it inside Osimehen and Bassey?

This thing boils down to individuals,.. you should allow it to come to you naturally. It should possess and engulf you.

I saw a slight spark of it in Akors' play against Portugal, actually Akor has had abit of it since he came on against lesoto but it's been off and On, unlike Osimehen and Bassey who wears it like Constant k.... As in na follow come,...


It even shows in the way they walk, talk and do things outside football.

Sadly a quality missing in majority of our players.

tglobal:
Los Angeles county has the largest concentration of Iranians in the US (probably in all of diaspora). You would almost think the draw was influenced to have their first match there

Amedino99:
Six coaches since this world cup qualifiers started.

BlackManta:
With the performance I saw today, they are definitely getting that first win against either Iran or New Zealand.

JohnBullMySon:
Yeah.

In our case, had we qualified ahead of DRC, we would have played Portugal in Houston and Uzbek in ATL.

The amount of fans that would have turned up for Naija would have been record breaking. Not that thing in Russia where you just see one tiny set of fans beating drums and rest are white people.

Nigeria missing this World Cup is something that can’t be easily forgiven oh.

Goke7:
Our fine boy football Dey tire person! So tey Rwanda and Zimbabwe go Dey drag World Cup qualifiers with us people we suppose Dey wipe oraimo cord 5-0, 6-0

Goke7:
Omo na my cortois dem stretch like this?

Egypt why na 😂 1-0

Goke7:
California is a sanctuary state, so no surprises

Nehruvia:
Word on the street is that Eric Chelle is likely leaving before the AFCON Qualifiers. I've done my investigation and close sources are telling me that "you know who" are deeply unsatisfied with Eric Chelle's demands and have no intention to even negotiate, talk less of renewing his contract.

Of course take this with a grain of salt but right now I'm so livid.

cc Symphonyrad

realpoacher:
Football is now open source. It is no longer a birthright of Europe or Anybody for that matter.

If you loose guard, you collect

elyte89:
Nff don’t have a choice Dan to renew his contract…they have failed in all ramifications and the only bargaining chips Dey have to calm the Nigerian loving football fans nerve is to extend his contract .They dare not add to their woes of not qualifying for the World Cup


If dem try rubbish with Eric chelle ,nobody in nff will survive the heat

soetanoreoluwa:
They will survive and nothing will happened. Do you really think the nff care about Nigerians. Just wait and see. Eric will leave and nothing will happen. They are so proud and full of themselves always thinking we have players and any coach can do the work...

Goke7:
Both cities are havens for Nigerians; it would have been a huge Nigerian festival had we played there. Our players messed up indeed

elyte89:
Later gattuso and his likes will be saying Europe deserves more slot …mumu man


Meanwhile I just watched my first 10minutes match of Cape Verde 🇨🇻 vs Spain 🇪🇸 of this World Cup tournament,I neva get interest in dis tournament