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Nigeria is out of the 2018 World Cup, after losing 2-1 to Argentina on Tuesday night in Saint Petersburg.
The Super Eagles needed to avoid defeat to qualify for the round of 16, but were unable to hold on at 1-1, after Victor Moses’ penalty cancelled out Lionel Messi’s opener.

So, what are the 4 things we learnt from the game?

1. Argentina and Rojo again: Nigeria must be sick of playing Argentina at the World Cup. Four times they’ve met in the group stage of the World Cup; four times Argentina have triumphed by the odd goal. It happened in 1994, 2002, 2010, 2014 and in Russia (2018). Last time in Brazil four years ago, it was Marcos Rojo who scored the winner in a 3-2 victory. He popped up again in the most unlikeliest position, to volley in a cross past Francis Uzoho.


2. Ighalo should have won it: Oh yes, Odion Ighalo, you let your country down. The striker who is now based in China, had two golden opportunities with the score at 1-1, before Marcos Rojo sealed victory for the Albiceleste.

3. Rohr should not be sacked: He has his weak moments and he got some calls wrong, but overall, Gernot Rohr has not done badly as head coach of the Super Eagles. The Nigeria Football Federation should keep him in charge, ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

4. Messi sneaks through: With 10 minutes left, it seemed Messi and his team-mates would be leaving Russia. The Barcelona superstar has not exactly set the tournament alight like his arch-rival, Cristiano Ronaldo. But he got his first against Nigeria and will be facing Argentina next.

Source: http://www.kendogist.com/2018/06/nigeria-vs-argentina-4-things-we-learnt.html

Eeeyaaa, see Mikel, you're truly a leader!

The only thing i learnt is that we should acknowledge the dead.

They should have observed a minute silent

5:Bring those guys,especially,Nwakali,that played against Athletico Madrid

What I learnt is that Ighalo should be banned from the SE.

lalasticlala

Meekdon:
Nigeria is out of the 2018 World Cup, after losing 2-1 to Argentina on Tuesday night in Saint Petersburg.
The Super Eagles needed to avoid defeat to qualify for the round of 16, but were unable to hold on at 1-1, after Victor Moses’ penalty cancelled out Lionel Messi’s opener.

So, what are the 4 things we learnt from the game?

1. Argentina and Rojo again: Nigeria must be sick of playing Argentina at the World Cup. Four times they’ve met in the group stage of the World Cup; four times Argentina have triumphed by the odd goal. It happened in 1994, 2002, 2010, 2014 and in Russia (2018). Last time in Brazil four years ago, it was Marcos Rojo who scored the winner in a 3-2 victory. He popped up again in the most unlikeliest position, to volley in a cross past Francis Uzoho.


2. Ighalo should have won it: Oh yes, Odion Ighalo, you let your country down. The striker who is now based in China, had two golden opportunities with the score at 1-1, before Marcos Rojo sealed victory for the Albiceleste.

3. Rohr should not be sacked: He has his weak moments and he got some calls wrong, but overall, Gernot Rohr has not done badly as head coach of the Super Eagles. The Nigeria Football Federation should keep him in charge, ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

4. Messi sneaks through: With 10 minutes left, it seemed Messi and his team-mates would be leaving Russia. The Barcelona superstar has not exactly set the tournament alight like his arch-rival, Cristiano Ronaldo. But he got his first against Nigeria and will be facing Argentina next.

Source: http://www.kendogist.com/2018/06/nigeria-vs-argentina-4-things-we-learnt.html

They have met 5times and lost 5times not four

If MESSI was a COUNTRY, I'd be a MESSICAN

My own take in all this is that Ighalo,Echiejina,Joel Obi, etc should retire from national team. Mikel should still hang on till the next African cup of nations. Also the coaching nativity should be looked into. The coach has been extremely naive with his selection and substitutions. I have always said it that he is technical unsound. Better luck next time .