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Blueelf:
Unpopular opinion but Benjamin fredrick is too short to be a world class centre back

His height will prevent him from reaching his full potential in that position

He's better in a full back or defensive midfield position

Chidi Nwanu is not tall ,even Baresi of Italy was not tall. His height will not hinder him

[quote author=TheSuperNerd post=137986460]Kenneth Omeruo was 19 yrs at Afcon 2013 when he made his major tournament debut and shone like a million stars.

Ogenyi Onazi was 20 at same Afcon 2013.

Benjamin Frederick at 20 was already bound to start at Afcon 2025 but for injury.

Will Nigeria give a 19y/o such a chance you asked?? Something that has happened and is still bound to happen.
Hmm

CapitalCee:
But you addded Morocco who last wom AFCON 40 years ago and has been to less WC than Tunisia. Im African Football Tunisia is more of a power house than Morocco and Senegal.

The real Power House in African football are Cameroon, Egypt, Nigeria, Ghana Tunisia and Algeria

Tunisia is not a powerhouse , infact Tunisia is a waste of slot at the world cup . When last Tunisia played semi finals at AFCON?
18 matches at the world cup
3 wins ,5 draws and 10 losses. They have never progressed beyond the group stage.
Senegal played quarter finals in 2002 and round 16 in 2022.

CapitalCee:
But you addded Morocco who last wom AFCON 40 years ago and has been to less WC than Tunisia. Im African Football Tunisia is more of a power house than Morocco and Senegal.

The real Power House in African football are Cameroon, Egypt, Nigeria, Ghana Tunisia and Algeria

Tunisia is not power house in African football . How many AFCON Tunisia won ?
What is Tunisia performance in all her world cup participation ?
When last Tunisian player win African player of the year ?
Based on current and past results Tunisia is not power house in African football

FiveFootNinja:
Meanwhile Cameroon dodges the Nigeria bullet.

Nigeria is also 😊 to avoid Ivory coast and Cameroon at this stage

A relief 😮‍💨 for super eagles

Nigerian coach said he is now having headache after the Uganda game . He said headache is caused by selection challenge .What is the best line up ? For me
Adams Osihmen. Lookman
Ndidi Onyeka Iwobi
Bruno Bassey Ogbu Osayi

Mozambique should not be underrated, they are fast but I still prefer Mozambique to Cameroon or ivory coast at this stage

Gabon is leading but they are out . Even if they win by 10 goals .Nigerians praying to avoid Ivory coast.
As it stands now .The table shows
Cameroon
Ivory coast
Mozambique
Gabon
Ivory coast currently second on the table due to head to head against Mozambique. Nigeria will meet Ivory coast if Mozambique wins

Munashak:
Nigeria can take on anything at the moment. We only lack leadership at the defence and a good keeper. We have a good bench

If the coach make right selection. The coach said he is having headache over selection

TheSuperNerd:
Chelle's 4-3-1-2 dynamic variant setup is the formation to expect in the KOs.

Bruno at LB. Bassey and Ajayi at CB. Osayi/Ryan at RB.

Midfield 3 of Ndidi (Captain), Onyeka and Iwobi.

Lookman in the hole but close to the front 2 of Osimhen and Akor.

It would be hard to fit Onyedika into this setup from the start unless you want us to sacrifice Onyeka because Ndidi and Iwobi are sure starters and are also on fire at this Afcon.

Moses Simon is not even a starter anymore so Kennysville, your kind suggestion wont exactly fly.

This should be the permanent line up for the super eagles unless there is tactical changes
Adams Osihmen and Lookman upfront
And three midfielders - Iwobi, Ndidi and Onyeka , Onyedika can come in 70 minutes for any of these trio . Simon has no business starting any game ,but it appears the coach love 😘 him .

Kog45:
Hmmm,come see comments here on Onyedika and Bashiru before the kick off as if Iwobi,Ndidi and Onyeka are Iniesta,Xavi and Basquet...getting real performance in the middle Onyedika is the man or else we get knockout as competition progresses.

Well said . Onyedika deserved playing time . Someone who played champion league matches but relegated to the super eagles bench

lbrichman2:
And both of them be butty o
Only that Dessers hasn't played in this AFCON yet

Yes o 😂 ajebutter

lbrichman2:
Sad for both of them

African football ⚽ na jam body and very rugged . I wish them swift recovery

Kog45:
I don dey talk am Onyedika na baller,just see how sleeky the was today, beautiful to watch.

He did very well. I wonder 🤔 why Cheille kept him on bench against Congo and Gabon . Was the coach ignorance of his ability or something else ?

robosky02:
The super Eagles confirm thier leadership of group C winning all games with maximum 9 points.

Round of 16 will be expecting

Good results however we need to exercise caution. In 2021 we topped the group with 9 points and lost to Tunisia in second 16

The team has done well , however we need to work on the defense line ,and not be carried away. In 2021 , we defeated Egypt and won the group with 9 points but lost to a depleted Tunisian team with covid 19. The coach should work more on team management and our players should take chances. Moses Simon should be on the bench . Adams , Osihmen and Lookman should lead the attack . No need experiment with Chukueze in the middle .
The midfield should be Iwobi, Onyeka or Onyedika and Ndidi

JayromWrites:
Salim Fago Lawal - No of Cap for Super Eagles : 01

Hahaha 😂 if na me I will say " coache no worry I no 🙂‍↔️ wan enter again " The coach should have removed Simon or Chukueze and allow other players taste action

XrisKelz:
Fago's leg no touch ball

Hahaha 😂 funny substitution. I wonder 🤔 what the coach was thinking 🤔. Waiting till 93 minutes

Onyedika scored two goals. We hope to see more of him . How Cheille played Gabon and Congo without giving Onyedika at least 15min amazed me

This Awaziem just dey commit foul anyhow .lol 😂😆

The coach should not be playing Simon for 90 minutes. I expected the coach to introduce more players in game like this . Since we top already

Even if we play Somalia we must concede

Hahaha 🤣 we must concede goals lol

lbrichman2:
To handle Ikpeazu and help Ogbu to settle
Are you not liking what you're seeing?

We have top the group already hence other central defenders can play to avoid injury

Danielnino00:
Bassey and Osimhen off please Chelle...

Well said

lbrichman2:
He was right to start Bassey

What is the reason for starting Bassey ?

Tunisia got penalty against Tanzania, Egypt got penalty against SA ,but ref refused to give SA. I hope the ref will not favour the North African teams in the round 16.

The coach should have rested Bassey. If he is injured now what will be the coach reason for playing him a game that we have top already

For those screaming that Nwabali should be replaced , I have good news for you , he is nursing an injury and Uzoho will likely be in goal. If the injury is severe Uzoho will be in goal in round 16. I hope you will not complain about Uzoho because these are first and second choice goalkeepers. Some people even blamed Nwabali for not saving the penalty against Tunisia ,Haba .Not doubt Nwabali is playing with injury and he is not in form but can Uzoho carry us through? Is a big question begging for answer.

givedemwotowoto:
Peter Obi to ADC. +6

Kwankwaso to APC +2

====================
Atiku + Peter Obi = 6.9 + 6.1 = 13 million votes ✔️
(winner)

Tinubu + Kwankwaso = 8.7 + 2.2 = 11 million votes 🚫
(second place)


Note: I decided not to add or subtract vote from anyone despite the following:

Tinubu failed woefully on economy and security so the “Lagos builder” rhetoric has expired, people have seen him for who he is. 70% of Tinubu’s votes in 2023 came from Buhari. With Buhari’s passing, those 5.5 million votes are expected to be split between mostly Kwankwaso, Atiku, and Tinubu.

Peter Obi on the other hand has gained respect from many. Despite the result of the 2023 election, he didn’t retire to tha background waiting for the next election, he engaged in philanthropy and went about building bridges across the country.

Atiku has managed to stay under the radar, preferring to do groundwork politics behind the scenes.

Kwankwaso has maintained his lane and stronghold.

Shettima has been somewhat missing in action.

This sounds interesting 🤔, unfortunate our elections are decided by INEC not voters.

kennysville:
They want to see Ryan Alebiosu . So nothing the guy do will be good enough. I hope people don't get disappointed by the time the supposed Ryan plays

From Twitter to nairaland . They kept blaming him even when he makes good runs and complete 💯 dribbles ,no single commendation. I wonder 🤔 how the guy felt reading all the biased comments