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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Papi85: 12:56pm On Aug 02

Nerdy see your guy 😁

Eintracht Frankfurt unveils Super Eagles' midfielder, Raphael Onyedika. pic.twitter.com/zXhIh1WVyf
— Leagues Reporter (@LeaguesReporter) August 2, 2026

/video/1?s=46

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 12:56pm On Aug 02

Official: Eintracht Frankfurt unveils Raphael Onyedika🇳🇬

𝘼 𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙀𝙖𝙜𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚 🦅🇳🇬
A place where another Eagle awaits.#SGE pic.twitter.com/fKfbuOOwWu
— Eintracht Frankfurt (@Eintracht) August 2, 2026

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Kog45(m): 1:00pm On Aug 02

TheSuperNerd:
18y/o Anglo-Nigerian Midfielder, Ife David Ibrahim subbed in on 62mins for Arsenal in their 4-1 friendly win over Girona. He replaced another Anglo-Nigerian midfielder, Ethan Nwaneri who started for played 62mins.

Pls who's this Ife David Ibrahim, watching his highlights against Girona,the boy is Mikel John Obi,the same style of play but a bit faster on the ball.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Papi85: 1:02pm On Aug 02

🥰

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Papi85: 1:02pm On Aug 02

Kog45:
Pls who's this Ife David Ibrahim, watching his highlights against Girona,the boy is Mikel John Obi,the same style of play but a bit faster on the ball.

He plays exactly like Mikel

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 1:03pm On Aug 02

TheSuperNerd:
Official: Eintracht Frankfurt unveils Raphael Onyedika🇳🇬

𝘼 𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙀𝙖𝙜𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚 🦅🇳🇬
A place where another Eagle awaits.#SGE pic.twitter.com/fKfbuOOwWu
— Eintracht Frankfurt (@Eintracht) August 2, 2026

Onyedika will dorn the Jersey Number 25

*Culled from Frankfurt club website...

Eintracht Frankfurt signs Raphael Onyedika. The 25-year-old midfielder moves from Club Brugge to Frankfurt and signs a contract with Eintracht until 2031.

Eintracht Frankfurt and Club Brugge have reached an agreement for the transfer of Raphael Onyedika. The Nigerian international will receive a contract until June 30, 2031, and will wear the number 25 jersey.

Onyedika won the Belgian championship twice with Bruges and, in addition to the Belgian Cup and Super Cup, also won the Danish Cup with FC Midtjylland, his first club abroad.

The defensive midfielder has a total of 268 senior appearances, including 24 in the UEFA Champions League over the past three seasons. The 1.84-meter-tall Onyedika has also made 26 international appearances for the Nigerian national team, including participation in the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations.

During his four years in Belgium, Onyedika was consistently one of the most frequently used players. Across all competitions, he made 40, 49, 52 and 42 appearances respectively.

Sporting director Markus Krösche: “Raphael Onyedika impresses us not only with his robustness and strategic understanding of the game, but above all with his exceptional consistency. He has been a regular starter for several years and has celebrated numerous titles in Belgium. Furthermore, he possesses valuable international experience. At 25 years old, he still has great potential for development and is also an important building block for the structure of our squad.”

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by jihday(m): 1:12pm On Aug 02

Mujtahida:
List of greatest defenders, you won't find no African.

List of greatest attackers, you won't find no African.

List of greatest goalkeepers you won't find no African.

Kilode?

I think there’s a bias, Thomas Nkono is better than some of these guys , although I didn’t watch him but people who did speak very highly of him. Even Buffon said he’s the reason why he decided to become a keeper, he even named one of his child Thomas because of him

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 1:24pm On Aug 02

Not the first time he's mentioned here. But he is another special midfield talent at Arsenal who has already made his Champions league debut (even though it was a cameo of 1min+).

Likened by some to Mikel Obi and Paul Pogba
... and by some others to Abou Diaby and by further others to Thomas Partey... He is a kid that can grow into a true midfield force.

He needs no switch for now as he has only friendly games at U15 and U18 levels for England. I hope Chelle and the team moves speedily on this one before he gets officially capped at U19 level or so.

Kog45:
Pls who's this Ife David Ibrahim, watching his highlights against Girona,the boy is Mikel John Obi,the same style of play but a bit faster on the ball.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 1:40pm On Aug 02

TheSuperNerd:
2026 WafuB U20 Group A (Host CIV)

Niger 0-2 CIV

With this result, CIV tops Group A with 6pts. Niger finish 2nd with 3pts while Benin ended on zero pts.

Group B concludes on sunday with:

Nigeria (6pts) vs Burkina Faso (4pts)

Ghana (1pt) vs Togo (Zero pts)

1st Group A meets Niger in the Semis.

2nd Group A meets CIV in the semis.

Group B Concludes today in 2026 WafuB U20 Afcon Qualifiers Tournament (Host: CIV).

Group A final standings below too.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Odunayaw(m): 1:55pm On Aug 02

Mujtahida:
List of greatest defenders, you won't find no African.

List of greatest attackers, you won't find no African.

List of greatest goalkeepers you won't find no African.

Kilode?

It is no wonder that the bias of the historian will be found in his ink.

I can't for the life of me understand what Oblak , Alisson and Courteous are doing there when Essam El Hadary and Thomas Nkono aren't.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Odunayaw(m): 1:57pm On Aug 02

The tone of the voice just dull me

Papi85:
Nerdy see your guy 😁

Eintracht Frankfurt unveils Super Eagles' midfielder, Raphael Onyedika. pic.twitter.com/zXhIh1WVyf
— Leagues Reporter (@LeaguesReporter) August 2, 2026
/video/1?s=46

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Napoleon55(m): 1:57pm On Aug 02

Mujtahida:
List of greatest defenders, you won't find no African.

List of greatest attackers, you won't find no African.

List of greatest goalkeepers you won't find no African.

Kilode?

It depends who is making the list,
Pele listed 5 Africans among his best players proves that some African players should be making the list.

Imagine anytime they want to rank the most skillful player in the best dribbles,they always place Okocha at number 7,sometimes below.
It's a white man's world.

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 2:04pm On Aug 02

Akor Adams scored from the penalty spot in Venezia's 4-3 loss vs AS Saint Etienne in a friendly. His first goal in Venezia colours.

Watch from 1hr 50mins...
https://www.youtube.com/live/szIINia9bg8?si=Q8gBtp8L0GTS2gAy

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Napoleon55(m): 2:13pm On Aug 02

Papi85:
He plays exactly like Mikel

The kind of players NFF and our coaches shouldn't waste time before it becomes another Olise.

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 2:14pm On Aug 02

The U20 Flying Eagles having a feel of the pitch ahead of the 3pm Naija Time Kickoff vs Burkina Faso

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by solonnachi: 2:14pm On Aug 02

TheSuperNerd:
Group B Concludes today in 2026 WafuB U20 Afcon Qualifiers Tournament (Host: CIV).

Group A final standings below too.

A draw will see us into the semis against Niger.
My worry is the single slot allocated to WAFU B by CAF.
And why cant Nigeria host U17 or 20 AFCON? Seems that the only means by which we can qualify for World cup

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 2:19pm On Aug 02

Chijioke Aniagboso, GK kept goal for 90mins in his side Chernomorets Odesa's 1-2 home loss in matchday 1 of the 2026/27 Ukrainian Premier League.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 2:20pm On Aug 02

Still yet to confirm if that single slot info is 100% valid. So time will tell.

solonnachi:
A draw will see us into the semis against Niger.
My worry is the single slot allocated to WAFU B by CAF.
And why cant Nigeria host U17 or 20 AFCON? Seems that the only means by which we can qualify for World cup

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 2:47pm On Aug 02

Flying Eagles Starting XI vs Burkina Faso...

I count 12 players so this is obviously a mistake.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Papi85: 2:50pm On Aug 02

Napoleon55:
The kind of players NFF and our coaches shouldn't waste time before it becomes another Olise.

do you know if he is interested in playing for us? All I know is that he is highly rated in the English youth ranks and such players aren’t easy to get

Calm down

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by mostob(m): 2:51pm On Aug 02

TheSuperNerd:
18y/o Franco-Nigerian Striker, Prosper Peter played 90mins for Angers SCO in their 2-3 friendly loss vs Le Mans.

18y/o Anglo-Nigerian Midfielder, Ife David Ibrahim subbed in on 62mins for Arsenal in their 4-1 friendly win over Girona. He replaced another Anglo-Nigerian midfielder, Ethan Nwaneri who started for played 62mins.

Femi Azeez Beloso played all 90mins in Millwall's 1-0 win over Royal Antwerp in a friendly.

Victor Boniface subbed in on 77mins in Bayer Leverkusen's 3-0 win vs RW Essen in a friendly.

Ryan Alebiosu played 90mins for Blackburn Rovers in their 1-1 friendly draw vs Huddersfield that featured 26y/o Anglo-Nigerian MF, David Kasumu.

20y/o forward, Philip Obinna Onyedika bagged a brace ⚽️⚽️ for MFK Skalica in their 2-1 home win over MFK Ruzomberok in the Slovak Nike Super Liga.

Semi Ajayi played 62mins from the start for Hull City in their 1-1 friendly draw vs Turk Super Lig side, Kasimpasa.

24y/o Anglo-Nigerian winger, Armstrong Oko-Flex subbed in on 67mins and scored ⚽️ in Levski Sofia's 3-0 win over Septemvri Sofia in the Bulgarian Efbet Liga.

Samuel Kalu started and played all 90mins for Botev Plovdiv in their 1-0 win over Cherno More Darna in the Bulgarian Efbet Liga.
Chidera Okoh also started for Botev and played 61mins.

Akpe Victory played all 90mins and was booked on 90+3mins as his side, FC Basel fell 0-1 at home to Laussane in the Swiss Super Liga.

Anglo-Nigerian Winger, Nathan Butler-Oyedeji started and played 76mins for Laussane.

Philip Otele started and played 67mins for Basel while Kazeem Olaigbe also started but played 45mins only for Basel.

21y/o Winger, Aderoju Hameed Ayinde started and played all 90mins bagged double assists 🅰️🅰️ for OFK Belgrade in their 4-1 away win at Novi Pazar in the Serbian Mozzart Super Liga.

19y/o winger, Dauda Johnson Agwom started and played 87mins for Novi Pazar.

Salim Fago Lawal subbed in on 66mins for Viktoria Plzen in their 1-1 draw vs FC Zbrojovka Brno in the Czech Liga.

Afeez Aremu, DM played 72mins for Aberdeen in theie 2-1 win over Hearts in the Scottish Premiership (SPFL).
28y/o Anglo-Nigerian Toyosi Olusanya played all 90 for Aberdeen.

20y/o winger, John Auta played 62mins for Teplice in their 1-0 away win at Soliu Afolabi's Slovan Liberec in the Czech Liga.

25y/o forward, Quadri Adediran played all 90mins, bagging an assist🅰️ in his side Artis Brno's 1-1 away draw at Slovacko in the Czech Liga. Follows up on his brace last matchday for Artis Brno.

Paul Ndubuisi of Slovacko was benched for all 90.

Seems Josh Ogunnaike is not on your radar. He was decent yesterday. He kept things simple.

Meanwhile, the Arsenal fanbase have been singing praises of Ibrahim. They have been comparing the boy to Thomas Partey. I can see why too.

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 2:54pm On Aug 02

He is on my radar. I have talked about him before already. Just too many talents to cover so skipping one or two in one report is allowed.

mostob:
Seems Josh Ogunnaike is not on your radar. He was decent yesterday. He kept things simple.

Meanwhile, the Arsenal fanbase have been singing praises of Ibrahim. They have been comparing the boy to Thomas Partey. I can see why too.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 3:03pm On Aug 02

Flying Eagles vs Burkina Faso is in progress...

https://www.youtube.com/live/gmY5S5EzgyA?si=2872E1fgpLrzCluO

Go to cafzoneouestB YT Channel

TheSuperNerd:
Flying Eagles Starting XI vs Burkina Faso...

I count 12 players so this is obviously a mistake.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Amedino99(m): 3:06pm On Aug 02

Just what i wanted to post. The money i expected was around 75m. Rumour around is saying gala wants 60 which means the issue will be on the wages.

Nomyth:
The story about Tottenham wanting Osimhen is actually true.

Spurs have submitted a £55M bid, £5M short of Gala's evaluation.

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Odunayaw(m): 3:08pm On Aug 02

solonnachi:
A draw will see us into the semis against Niger.
My worry is the single slot allocated to WAFU B by CAF.
And why cant Nigeria host U17 or 20 AFCON? Seems that the only means by which we can qualify for World cup

Exactly.

Motsepe is so brazen

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 3:11pm On Aug 02

This NFF starting Lineup get comma.

From the game, I can clearly see that #9 Abdoulaye Agbejoye is starting alongside #20 Muiz Adeleke in attack.

And #7 Samson Joshua rightly starts too. #17 Auwal Muhammad also starts alongside #15 Oraro Lucky and #10 Habila (Captain)

Defence is same. GK - Clinton, CBs - Odinaka Alfred and Subi Gift, LB Wahab and RB Olayemi.

So there is no room for Jamilu Yusuf and Hussain Adamu. That NFF Admin must be asleep.

TheSuperNerd:
Flying Eagles Starting XI vs Burkina Faso...

I count 12 players so this is obviously a mistake.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 3:25pm On Aug 02

Burkina Faso in the lead from a cornerkick situation.

BFA 1-0 Nigeria. 25mins on the clock

TheSuperNerd:
This NFF starting Lineup get comma.

From the game, I can clearly see that #9 Abdoulaye Agbejoye is starting alongside #20 Muiz Adeleke in attack.

And #7 Samson Joshua rightly starts too. #17 Auwal Muhammad also starts alongside #15 Oraro Lucky and #10 Habila (Captain)

Defence is same. GK - Clinton, CBs - Odinaka Alfred and Subi Gift, LB Wahab and RB Olayemi.

So there is no room for Jamilu Yusuf and Hussain Adamu. That NFF Admin must be asleep.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 3:26pm On Aug 02

Flying Eagles have been punched in the mouth for the first time. Let's see how they react.

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 3:29pm On Aug 02

Team Nigeria finished in the Top 10 in 6th position on the final overall medals table at Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.

The only African nation in the top 10 too.

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