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This team is not going anywhere. They will lose to China and struggle vs New Caledonia. Where is Shukurat Moshhod? Where is Chidi Harmony? Where is Peace Effiong? Where is Ifeanyi kindness that dragged this team to the World Cup? Why wasnt Janet even listed on the bench? These local coaches we have are all jokers. Always picking players based on sentiment never merit. If i were the new NFF president i will get foreign coaches to be in charge of the youth teams. I am sick and tired of these clowns that call themselves Nigerian coaches that cannot select the best players for Nigeria

Papi85:
🔴🔵 Fikayo Tomori to Bologna, deal completed!

Tomori becomes Chiellini's eighth summer signing, joining on a dry loan for a €1.9M fee.

He is not Nigerian

Papi85:

“We need a young person as the president of the NFF who understands the game. I think Seyi Tinubu can do that too. He’s young and understands what Nigerians want. He’s not the president yet, but he’s making an effort.” 😳

— Obafemi Martins pic.twitter.com/OoNyNZlcgn

— carter🌚 (@carter8f) August 31, 2026

Obafemi Martins recommending Seyi Tinubu as NFF chairman 😳🤦‍♀️

Something is seriously wrong with some of our ex interationals.

[quote author=Papi85 post=140492924]Tom Iorpenda 🇳🇬will be sighning for Swansea city🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 who play in the Championship ,he will be joining from football league one club Huddersfield Town.

Chelle and his scout team should be all over this kid. Have seen him play before and he is a lovely CAM

Not surprised he finally got a move to a championship club from league one

One to keep an eye on

Tom Iorpenda 😮‍💨🦢 pic.twitter.com/y7rHHcB7VP

— Only Swans (@onlyswanss) August 30, 2026

definitely needs to keep an eye on him. The U23 and Super Eagles will be good for him.

EElopa:
This is very troubling news here. Leipzig is actually one of the few major clubs that actually gives young players a chance to prove themselves. I saw him in one of their preseason games, and to be honest, he was decent but did not leave a strong impression on me. I think what we are seeing here is a player that Leipzig has evaluated and found to be well below par in their assessment. Usually for young players like this, if they actually think that he has quality but is not quite ready to get minutes, they will normally send him out on loan to continue to develop, or they will put a future buyback in the clause if a good offer comes through. Considering the price tag, it appears that Leipzig did not believe he met the necessary quality level and chose to recoup their investment instead. Very disappointing news.

Saudi pro league is not a bad place for him. If he does well there, he can come back to Europe like Ilehekhana is about to do. What matters most for a young player is playing time. I dont know why its always difficult for our players to do well in Germany. I was never a fan of his move to Lipzig. Belgium is always a safer bet for young Nigerian players.

opes:
Age is really a big factor in football. Same Brighton paid £25M for Yohanna..hmmm

Dont Brighton have grandfathers Dunk and Welbeck on their lineups? They should stop being stingy and pay up. Besides Azzez is real 25 not African age "25".

Chidi Harmony should be in the U20 team. How many times will she play U17

solonnachi:
25 players invited to U17 Flamingo camp.
Some names are missing like Kemi Adegbuyi, Goodness Kindness Ifeanyi. What is really happening?

This is pure corruption. That's why we don't do well in these youth competitions anymore cos we are not taking our best legs. The new NFF need to fire all these coaches abeg.

solonnachi:
Amber Ogbulu
U20 Falconet player

NFF should release the full list. Glad she made it tho.

Mujtahida:
Emenalo should stay away oo. They will stain him. Mikel obviously has interest but he's said it repeatedly that he cannot work with the current structure. That's a wise move.

The mistake we make in Nigeria is that we think people are the problem. Yes people are the problem but they are not the problem. The problem is that the entire structure, system and ecosystem of Nigerian football is infected and has to be reformed. If that is not done it will be a case of pouring water inside a basket. The water might be clean but the basket leaks.

If Emenalo is to come, let him come and do surgical work. Put in structures and create an ecosystem within a strict two year timeline like on a contract basis. Do it and hand over.

How do you expect Nigeria football to grow then? You basically telling the most qualified person not to take the job.

Truidstarr:
Eguavoen is an employee of FIFA, not NFF. Fifa pays his salary.

So therefore it should not be hard to sack him. Fifa does not unilaterally appoint TDs for member associations. If a serious NFF tells fifa it wants Emenalo as TD it is as good as done. He will make his money in $$$ from fifa and he will work for us. Win win. Eguavoen for over 10 years has been a waste of space.

daveP:
Since her glorious emergence with the u20s, no foreign born has every played a game for the u20s and u17s till date.

Asif someone somewhere took a decision to NEVER allow that happen. The excuse that they're not good enough is the most hilarious one🤣🤣🤣🤣

I'll never forget you, Courtney Dike!!

Yes. The slowpoke from Zamfara Ibrahim Gausau is the reason why there are no more foreign borns in our youth teams anymore. I pray they get rid of him and Sanusi soon. Enough is enough.

Shame on Madudu for losing to both these teams

mostob:
From what I can remember, she was offside when the ball was rolling in.
Let me go and find the clip again.

She did not touch the ball. She didn't interfere with the ball as it rolled into the net. That was a legitimate goal. You don't need Var to tell you that. That tef was hell bent to see to it germany won the match.

mostob:
I hope we don't meet Germany this time around.
They're always our bogey team in this competition.
First, they battled to hold a goal lead vs Orji, Iroka and others.
Then Loveth Ayila had to spoil a nice goal which eventually gave Germany the win against Oshoala and co. Painful memories mehn

She didn't spoil anything. That was a legitimate goal. The useless ref canceled the goal. Ayonls didn't touch the ball at all. If VAR was around back then, Nigeria would have destroyed Germany.

SymphonyRad:
Madugu is from the North
The U20 men's coach is from the North
The NFF president is from the North
The NSC chairman is from the North

See the pattern? see where I'm going with this?

Nigerians know where the main problem is coming from but we are too spineless to address it.

I brought this up in another platform and they just banned me. Nigerians are not ready to have this conversation.

ekehopp2:
Can we accept that other African teams have vastly improved.
Thats what i see and not so much a case of we have seriously declined.
The only fairly easy game was Egypt.

All this hate on Madugu and our indigenous players is disgusting.
it speaks of inferiority complex when we constantly only call for foreign coach, and naturalization of foreign born players as the way forwar.

Let's keep calm and support the team towards the playoff qualifier game vs south Africa.

People like you are the reason why Nigeria football keeps sliding backward. Your stupid fat coach went on air and defended the nonsesical reasons NFF gave as to why the SF didnt play any friendly matches before the WAFCON. "Because we are 10x champions other african teams are scared to play us" Was that not what Madudu said? This man is technically and tactically incompetent just liek ALL the local coaches Nigeria has today. Both Madudu and Maikaba were disgraced today at the same time. Instead of calling out the rot in Nigerian football you are here defending nonsense. African teams have improved yes but what has Nigeria done to stay ahead of the curve?? Nothing but empty boasting. Rubbish. Very soon Sao Tome and Somalia will be beating us in Football and you will come here to make excuses.

NasirIbnLaAhad:
Actually, there's chatter making the rounds about the NSC - the National Sports Commission, not the NFF - being genuinely anxious to see both our men's and women's teams qualify for the Olympics. That's precisely why Eric Chelle, despite already holding the substantive Super Eagles job, was also floated for the U23 role. Consider the significance of that: Nigeria hasn't attempted that kind of dual arrangement since the turn of the century. That's not incidental. It tells you how much weight is being placed on qualification for the next Games. And let's not also lose sight of an important detail: it was the NSC, not the NFF, that hired Chelle in the first place. That distinction tends to get glossed over whenever people cite his appointment as evidence of the federation's competence. The NFF wasn't even the primary decision-maker in that process, so crediting them for it misattributes the achievement entirely.

Now, to your actual question. If Madugu departs after WAFCON, I have little confidence in the NFF's ability to manage that transition cleanly. Their track record on due diligence speaks for itself. But then again, if the NSC are really looking forward to the Olympics as I hear, I wouldn't be surprised if they impose themselves again and pick a coach for the women's team regardless of the NFF. That being said, I'd like to put one name forward for consideration: Nora Hauptle, the Zambia head coach. She's a genuinely accomplished tactician with her structural organisation and pressing schemes reflecting real sophistication. Her results haven't always mirrored that quality, but that's largely a function of personnel. The Zambian player pool, for instance, simply doesn't match the experience or raw talent available to Nigeria, save for Banda and Kundanaji. Hand her a squad with the calibre of Gift Monday, Esther Okoronkwo, Rinsola Babajide, Flourish Sabastine, Ashleigh Plumptre, The Payne Sisters, Asisat Oshoala, Rasheedat Ajibade, etc and I suspect her ceiling would look considerably higher than what she's currently able to produce.

So my hope - however fragile it is - is that, once WAFCON concludes, whoever holds the reins acts with genuine urgency. Madugu, in my humble opinion, should be shown the door and, the decision should be swift, deliberate, and followed immediately by the pursuit of a coach capable of actually maximising the talent already at Nigeria's disposal.

I prefer the Ivory Coast coach Pedros TBH. Justine Madugu has beaten Nora twice without conceding. Not a good sign. Pedro's has more experience winning the women's UCL multiple Xs with Lyon. Got an inexperienced Morocco team to the Women's Afcon final and got them a respectable World cup performances despite them making their debut. Now he is doing his thing with Ivory Coast.

Schemerkhiz:
Rachael Adedini

The Manchester City Striker Adedini was born on 20 June 2009 in France. A native of Le Havre, France, she is of Nigerian descent through her parents.

She better reconsider and follow the Nigeria way ohhh. But again we have Semenya and Chidi Harmony coming up.

. You think those imbeciles at the NFF will know who this girl is Madudu isnt interested in foreign born. He prefers old mamas like Franny Ordega and Shikiratu Isa. Only hope is if they sack Madudu and get a good foreign coach like Eric Chelle for the falcons.

ekehopp2:
Hate go kill bad belle people.
Madugu won WAFCON and surpassed Randy on that score. Fact!
Our play since then has been poor, fact. Madugu responsible for that. fact.
But much knocks must also go to NFF for neglecting the team and not organizing games for them.
Practice makes perfect, and you can't expect perfect all the time with subpar preparations.

Nonsense. This team is Randy's team. Randy built it from the ground up. Who brought in the likes of Plumtre, Okoronkowo, Alozie, Echigini, Payne sisters, Oladapo, Demehin, Abiodun, Uchebe etc to the SFs?? On the other hand how many new players have Madugu introduced. Players that contribute positively to the team. 0. This Madugu guy is a fraud. There is a reason CAF didnt give him coach of the year and we can all see why. Cant get his selections right, poor tactics, poor everything. This team is on borrowed time. Better pray the girls do a job on Zambia or we are cooked.

ChrisKels:
I have this feeling Onyedika won't do well at Frankfurt. I guess it is because I no longer have faith in him, and I pray I'm wrong.

Oga just wish him good luck and keep it moving.

solonnachi:
CAF has clarified that only one team can qualify from WAFU B zone to join Ghana the host of U20 AFCON in 2027.

WAFU B zone needs to pull out of CAF. What kind of nonsense is this? When Morocco hosted the U17 and U20 cups CAF did not decrease the # of slots for North Africa, Instead the increased it, This is bullshit. I blame that foolish Gausau and Pinnic for selling out our football to these big foreheaded imbeciles from East and southern Africa. This is a big shame

TheSuperNerd:
I just rechecked the 2018 Wafcon run and sorry but there may be a de ja vu on the cards...


🟢2018 Wafcon...

Nigeria loses shockingly to SA in first game by a slim score of 1-0.

Zambia thrashes Equatorial Guinea 5-0 in first game.

Next game for Nigeria was against Zambia and we won 4-0.



🟢2026 Wafcon....

Nigeria loses shockingly to Malawi in first game by a slim score of 3-2.

Zambia thrashes Egypt 6-0.

Nigeria's next game is against Zambia...


Time will tell...

Oga you just they hope against hope. With Madugu as coach we are cooked. only thing that will save us is either they draft Chelle or Ashley Plumtre ASAP as caretaker.

Schemerkhiz:
Amber Ogbolu the new U20 girl in Camp with the Falconets..


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcSoW_MDDyg?feature=shared

2 footed, Good pace, good in the air. Ive seen enough. If she isnt in the main team for the world cup then i know we are not a serious football country. I won't be surprised if Canada is waiting to see if we fumble her. Mind you, the U20 team struggled to score during the WCQs.

Schemerkhiz:
Ghana 🇬🇭 to play Tanzania tomorrow 👀

What is really happening??

What is happening is that the NFF is lying as usual.

Papi85:
bros we can argue or correct each other without making it seem like we re fighting over a family piece of land

Nawaooo 🤦‍♀️

. If you say Orban is Togolese and you have proof bring it out. Show me evidence that he played for Togo. These are serious allegations.

Papi85:
but he has played for them in chan with another name

That's a big lie. There is no evidence that Gift Orban ever played for Togo. If you have proof bring it out let us all see and judge for ourselves. Yall lie too much here. Even if he played for Togo(He never did) He can still switch allegiance. CHAN is not a seniour tournament like AFCON or World Cup

elyte89:
If England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 can scale thru Argentina 🇦🇷 tomorrow,I fancy deir chances against Spain 🇪🇸.i believe Dey can defeat Spain under 90minutes ,but if Argentina 🇦🇷 wins , den Spain 🇪🇸 will lift the trophy 🏆

England will be a training session for Spain. The only team that will trouble Spain is Argentina.

Cecco90:
Wahala dey o

I knew this was going to happen. They did a press conference and Chelle was not present. What kind of contract signing is that? Lying to the world his contract was extended yet nothing of the sort happened. These criminals in the Nff and NSC need to be rounded up and thrown into kiri kiri prison. Enough is enough.

I'm sure there is a 17 year old girl out there 8n Nigeria that can put that Benin man child striker in her pocket. The problem is our coaches don't scout properly.

jihday:
too many African countries are unserious

Him and Harve Renard are the same person

daveP:
Nigeria supporters club no dey bother add kids to their entourage. See as pikin full norway and iraq supporters stand.


So sad the average nigerian kid can't dream of ticking off this level of excitement and experience despite the debut of Nigeria in 94. Na common entrance dey parent head. Chaiii.

Nigerians dont care about children. The ones they kidnapped in Ibadan nko? They are still in the bush with terrorists while politicaians party.