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Where is my padi Oasisx ?

I hear say PBAT don approve the streamlining of earned allowances into our monthly salaries, the payment of our 3 months outstanding wage award and our withheld salaries from 2022. Uplifting news but fingers crossed until I receive alert in my phone.

Meanwhile, help us remind your boss that today is 31st of the month, and staff of Federal Tertiary Educational Institutions never see salary alert.

T for thanks.

TheLoneCitizen:
He has committed the most errors leading to a shot in the last two Premier League seasons.

In the entire league, no player has been more error prone.

True.

He also committed the error that led to Benin's first goal in our 1 - 2 loss in the WCQ.

I think because of our frailties in defence and their being prone to errors (Ekong, Bassey, Osayi, Zaidu) , it's best we play a 3-man defence like JP did at the AFCON

OasisX:

Baba, no dey shine teeth.

PBAT is owing me 3 months of wage awards and 3 months outstanding salary he inherited from his predecessor. Other gbeses dey but make hin tidy these ones first.

All these Nigeria exits FTAF grey list, World Economic Outlook Growth Projections and other data wey you dey post no dey buy pampers for market.

I come in peace.

No one who is not named Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan will do well in your eyes.

Continue, we all know what we are doing.

BascoVanVeli:
Match highlights.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmDoT62PsRI

Osinachi Ohale got beaten for pace twice in this game.

Same thing happened in WAFCON when the SA forward outpaced her, and she pulled her back to cause a penalty.

I hope the coach is taking note, and grooming her replacement. No be until she begin dey run like snail like Rita Chikwelu hin go know say football don leave am.

monerozi5590:
You no well . Have you ever dragged Jonathan?

You criticize the bad praise the good. I will forever be grateful to Buhari for improving the lives of farmers. Forever

And I will forever detest Buhari for withholding my salary in 2022, and starving me for 8 months.

Make Devil turn up the temperature of that hell fire wey hin dey to the max...

Kog45:
My Super eagles all time XI
1 Goalkeeper-Vincent Enyeama

2.Right back-Ola Aina

3.Left back-Taye Taiwo

4.Center Back-Stephen Keshi

5.Center Back-Uche Okechuckwu

6.Defensive Midfieder-Sunday Oliseh

7.Central midfieder-Mikel Obi

8.Attacking midfielder-Austin Okocha

9.Right Wing Forward-Segun Odegbami

10.Center Forward-Victor Osimhen

11.Left Wing Forward-Adokiye Aimeasemeka

Elder kog45 don come with his nostalgic fondness of the past. If no be say Aina and Osimhen make your team I for talk say you dey stuck in time.

Me, I no rate all those oldies. I watched tapes of old naija matches, and I got the impression they were hyped beyond their prowess and ability by Ernest Okonkwo and other ace commentators of that era.

Those were the days when radio commentary used to run simultaneously with the matches on TV, and if you no dey watch the ball and were listening to only commentary, you'd think Odegbami or Adokie was dribbling the entire players of our opponents.

Na hype job all the 80's set be. As far as I dey concerned, the really skillful Nigerian players emerged in the 90's. This is further buttressed by the exodus to Europe of lots of players to play professionally, and the eventual AFCON victory in 94.

I know this kinda thing is subjective so I respect your list but I truly think there's no way any Nigerian player that played predominantly in the 80's is better than those that played in the latter decades.

Adokie Amesiemeka ❌
Segun Odegbami ❌

daveP:
Omo why we dey put Yobo for RB all these while? The trash talking on JJ Okocha too get as e be. Una go say e perform kon still comot am again and then rinse and repeat. Lol. Oya do 3 man defense if RB no dey na. So area go contain everyone. . Fix Ambrose for that RB abeg

We never even talk of dem Moses, Odemwingie. But Bench go tight.


If we are real, we have raw talent to compete with dem Germans, Spaniards and England if we do XI A and B. But a factor is the weapon fashioned against this idea. They're currently facing $10m fraud issues. That NFF.

Baba, too much talk no dey fill basket. Drop your own Super Eagles best Starting 11 make we see.

PDPGuy:
BREAKING 🚨

IFAB will reconsider Arsene Wenger’s proposal to amend the offside rule.

Under Wenger’s proposal, a player would only be deemed to be offside if their ENTIRE body (the parts that can legally be used to score a goal) is ahead of the 2nd to last defender of the opposing team…

The potential amendment to the rule could drastically reduce debates surrounding the use of CAR on offsides..

The only body part that cannot be legally used to score a goal are the arms and hands.

If adopted, it'd lead to less offside calls, and more goals so I guess it'd be good for football.

TheGoodJoe:
After review I think I will go with:

🔸Goal Keeper - Vincent Enyeama (1)
🔸Right Back - Ambrose (2)
🔸Left Back - Celestine Babayaro (3)
🔸Centre Back - Uche Okechukwu (5)
🔸Centre Back - Taribo West (6)
🔸Defensive Midfield - Sunday Oliseh (4)
🔸Box to Box Midfield - Onazi (8.)
🔸Attacking Midfield - Mikel Obi (10)
🔸Right Wing Forward - Finidi George (7)
🔸Left Wing Forward - Emmanuel Ammuneke (11)
🔸Centre Forward - Victor Osimhen (9)

Onazi? Apart from AFCON 2013 and the World Cup 2014 run, Onazi was not a mainstay in our team. But I admit he was phenomenal in those competitions. Arguably our most important midfielder in those competitions, and our midfield crumbled when he was substituted against France in the second round.

I know I picked Celestine Babayaro as my Left back but upon reflection I'll go with Taiye Taiwo instead. TT had more caps and tournament appearances than CB, and was more impactful.

CB didn't play many matches for the Super Eagles, and his best performance for Nigeria was at Atlanta 96, and that's technically not the Super Eagles. So I'll replace Celestine Babayaro with Taiye Taiwo in Left back.

Paul Bassey dey wear face cap with PBAT infinity logo

Lol .. Politics na your mate

Odunayaw:
It's exactly this thing I have been trying to wrap my head around.

This is a team that has put five goals past Al-Ahly in recent history (5-0 once) fgs!
Like low block, out muscle and hope for lucky breaks. The man fall my hand gan o

I used to think he was tactically sound and one of the better coaches in the NPFL but I was so disappointed by his obliviousness of how sundown plays and apparent unpreparedness judging by his approach to the game. I doubt if he even watched any tapes of Sundown in preparation for the match.

Maybe he was carried away by the home factor, and the 5 - 0 win of his team in the previous round.

I have not seen or read any interview of Daniel Ogumodede after the match cos I would have loved to hear what he had to say.

TheGoodJoe:

I will take Ambrose over Eguavoen, Take Celestine Babayaro over Iroha. I will take Mikel Obi over Okocha. For a start. I will even take Osinhen over Yekini.

The untouchables are Rufai, Oliseh and Finifi George. Maybe Emmanuel Amunike.

Assuming players were at their prime, my Super Eagles All-Time Best Starting 11 would be:

🔸Goal Keeper - Vincent Enyeama (1)
🔸Right Back - Joseph Yobo (2)
🔸Left Back - Celestine Babayaro (3)
🔸Centre Back - Uche Okechukwu (5)
🔸Centre Back - Taribo West (6)
🔸Defensive Midfield - Sunday Oliseh (4)
🔸Box to Box Midfield - Mikel Obi (8.)
🔸Attacking Midfield - JayJay Okocha (10)
🔸Right Wing Forward - Finidi George (7)
🔸Left Wing Forward - Emmanuel Ammuneke (11)
🔸Centre Forward - Victor Osimhen (9)

solonnachi:
Seems Desire Ellis has left her post as Bayana Bayana coach.

No fear, talk wetin dey your mind

monerozi5590:
The interpretation on the video is correct. Na mumu man. He is saying rubbish. I am not too deep in Hausa. I am still learning but the interpretation is very correct

DSS should throw the clerc into an underground cell and throw away the key.

They should have let her go.

TheSuperNerd:
FDB❌️❌️
Aina❌️❌️
Agu ❌️❌️

All 3 Super Eagles out till January 2026.

Aina is our biggest absentee from the Playoffs and AFCON. I hope Bright Osayi really steps up his game.

Ebenezer Akinsanmiro can replace FDB.

Agu making the AFCON team roster was debatable. We'll make do with Zaidu and Bruno.

Ragingthunder:
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru has been removed from the list of registered players by Italian Serie A side Lazio after his injury last month in the game against Roma.
The earliest he can return is towards the end of January after undergoing surgery. A situation that has made Lazio to axe him from the list of registered players for the first half of the season.

No PlayOffs and AFCON for him. It is well.

TheSuperNerd:
Damn. You are actually right. I totally forgot he is indeed on loan.
Mehn, this is a hellish loan so far but I can breathe now knowing that Uche will return to Getafe if Palace doesnt work out in the end. Glasner is not giving our boy the chances he needs.

Pla confirm the loan clause.

I'm not certain but I think Crystal Palace has an obligation to buy him at the end of the season so he may not be going back to Getafe

joelsteron:

Bruno onyemaechi thinks he’s playing against Lesotho wingers https://t.co/q05Ofo8lKO pic.twitter.com/TvLrexV4QA

— Ayomide (@_midoslim) October 21, 2025

Na this one and sanusi wan face yamal for world cup...

We need desperately need options in our left back. If Agu is not ready for playoffs, Ola Aina should be play LB and Frederick remains in RB position.

Guy

Normally, Bruno na average defender but that move na snake bite and a very difficult move to defend against.

All my years of watching ball, I never see defender wey no chop the move.

By the way, Ola Aina might not return until January and is likely to miss the AFCON.

lovewins:
Good summary. On your last point, I agree she has the tendency to hug the ball at times but it's far from being her biggest con in the clip show. I even thought she passed too much. There were chances she should have just taken that she chose to pass. I remember screaming on one of those occasions, wondering why she chose to pass instead of just going for goal.

Good to read from you sir.

On your observation, I think it's because she's extremely left-footed and can't use her right leg at all.

I didn't take note of the instances you mentioned but I suspect the ball / shooting angle was on her weak right leg so she chose to pass just like she did in the AFCON final to Ijamilusi

Cocony:
Felix Agu is still injured and the club did not put a specific time for his expected return. Similarly Fisayo Dele Bashiru is expected to return fit from injury on 21st November 2025.

Damn! This is not good. Hopefully, Chelle will invite Ebenezer Akinsanmiro for the Play-offs.

At left back, we'll continue to make do with Zaidu Sanusi and Bruno Onyemaechi.

It is well.

TheSuperNerd:
Meanwhile, Chrisantus Uche featured for Crystal Palace U21 today in their 5-2 loss vs Stevenage in the EFL Trophy (Southern Group E).

I dont like that Uche is limited to these underage games with Palace. Palace should pls let him leave on loan abeg. Uche was a sure starter in LA LIGA FOR GOODNESS SAKE. Handed the #10 shirt as well at Getafe but because they (Getafe) needed to cash in to ease their financial worries, Uche was pushed out against his original stance of not wanting to leave. Now his gametime suffers.

Since Oliver Glasner doesnt rate him, then loan him!

I think Crystal Palace got him on loan with an obligation to buy at the end of the season so technically he's not their player yet so they can't loan him.

jihday:
he’s still young, I’ll prefer he spend the whole season there

Still young At 22 years? Are there not players his age and even younger playing for the Crystal Palace first team or other teams in the EPL. The coach just doesn't fancy him, plain and simple.

TheSuperNerd:
Bruno Onyemaechi will never be our starting LB. He belongs to the reserves of the Super Eagles. Not even the bench.

Again, I laugh because Zaidu, a better LB, was undermined because of this Bruno. It is well.

How far with Felix Agu, is he back from injury?

BascoVanVeli:
Esther Okoronkwo vs Montreal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvZhljQYxiQ

🔸Close control✔️
🔸Good use of.body swerves and turns✔️
🔸Easily changes direction of play✔️
🔸Good vision,✔️
🔸Good passer of the ball; passes to feet and to space she anticipates team mate will run to✔️
🔸Hugs the ball too much at times when she can pass and rest ❌

femi4:
Ijoba Olusosun 1
Jeun soke

Femi, it's Ijaya Olusosun. You're welcome

Cocony:
Point of correction: There is nothing wrong about my mindset. Stating the obvious should not make you or any other have any form of tremor if you or others are sincere. I always state that my point must not be accepted to be truths and facts and likewise your points or that of others that seem self-imposed does not equate to NFF or the Coach's final decision.
If people can come up with the Agenda theory and in your opinion their mindset is right they should also label Eric Chelle as having an agenda for scouting for goalkeepers. The logic should follow that trend. In retrospect someone like Okocha and Oliseh that did not play a role in the first round of USA 94 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS WOULD HAVE BEEN REGARDED AS AGENDA WHEN THEY WERE CALLED UP FOR THE 2ND PHASE OF THE WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS. THAT SHOULD ALSO BE AGENDA. THAT WAY YOU ALL SHOUTING AGENDA WOULD SEEM TO MAKE A POINT THOUGH VERY ILLOGICAL AT BEST.
THIS IS MY STANCE.

Again, this post inadvertently proves my point. I still cannot fathom why you feel so hurt because your football opinion is challenged.

Perhaps, your age has something to do it with it, because I deduce you're an "oldie" because of your reference to Super Eagles matches of the 80's, and you think no one should challenge your opinions.

If na so, forget am!. Here na public forum, and people go everly counter your opinion and accuse you of pushing an agenda as they deem fit.

Develop a thick skin, keep an open mind, stop viewing counter posts as an affront to your football knowledge and you'll enjoy this thread.

Best regards.

Ragingthunder:
The 👑 king feasts tomorrow

November 13 no far again.

Baba God, abeg keep Osimhen injury-free and fully fit to prosecute our matches at the African and Intercontinental play-offs.

Cocony:
At the end of the whole taking sides with NWABALI and false assertions of PR for Aniagboso and later on Okoye to the rubbish claim of errors compilation, ERIC CHELLE and NFF will decide who to invite and Eric Chelle will make his decisions on whom to start and that will be what matters. For now we will keep following the performances of our players with the playoffs in view. What irks my displeasure in most of you is the forcing wrong notions on many as though some of you were supreme and when countered you come with flimsy verbosities against people who don't tow you people's line of thought.

Ore, your mindset is so wrong. Why do you take these things to heart?

The same way you believe your opinion is the objective truth is the same way others with an opposing view believe theirs is.

Everyone must not accept your opinion, and you mustn't accept other people opposing opinions too.

At the end of the day, we all agree to disagree agreeably.

Or is there more to it?