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Benin republic is sitting back and letting Zimbabwe have the ball. They hit on the counter.

Once upon a time not long ago we used to qualify for tournaments with a game to spare.

Zimbabwe pull one back

deltafly:
Nigerian chances become dimmer as Benin Republic takes the lead . We really messed up dropping points against Lesotho and Zimbabwe. Whatever happens we have ourselves to blame .

Is it not too early to be pessimistic?

The Zimbabwe goalkeeper get village problem.

maidaboi:
yes will definitely do

Hope the data consumption is low

Bro, that app no use MTN take stream the match. 90 minutes of football will consume like 2GB. Glo or Airtel will consume like 300mb. Another drawback of the app is you are 1minute 20 seconds behind those watching on cable tv.

MetalJigsaw:
What are you saying man. How do you intend to win games if you don't dominate?

How many goals did we even score? And most of those teams were below us.

My brother the last U20 world cup Manu Garba took us to we played South Korea half field for 90 minutes but still lost the match 1 Nil. Abeg help us explain wetin happen as that was domination defined.

MetalJigsaw:
Boniface likely to start ahead of Simon? That doesn't make sense.

I said likely lineup, based on his preference for two strikers during his time with Mali. A winger has to be sacrificed to accommodate 2 strikers. Chelle might go with one on Friday. It's all hypothetical at this point till the lineup comes out on Friday.

Samueltemi337:
I will quote you when the official lineup comes out
Boniface is not starting that match

ok sir/ma

Samueltemi337:
Chelle fancies Simon
Simon is definitely starting

line up based on reports he likes to play 2 strikers. One winger has to be sacrificed. It’s not about liking a player.

Mujtahida:
How many days?

you can do some work in two days.

Most likely starting line up

minfelix:
as we we are working on set pieces let us also strive hard to defend set pieces…only south africa score us in the run of play..others use set pieces to shut us up
Nig 1-1 Lesotho (lesotho scored via corner kick uzoho was the keeper)

Zim 1-1 Nigeria (Zim scored via free kick, uzoho was the keeper)

Ben 2-1 Nigeria (Ben scored the winning goal via corner kick, Nwabali was the keeper)
our defenders need to watchout for set pieces…cos it is what is keeping us in the 5th position till today

That will change after these two matches. We should be second on the table.

I hope Eric Chelle and his assistants are working on set pieces. We get an average of 16.5 set pieces per game ( corners and free kicks combined) we have not converted any in our last 5 matches.

Subzerooo:
Ndidi is no longer the player that he used to be, sadly we have no alternative at the moment

Have you watched Ndidi lately?

MetalJigsaw:
Strongest lineup against RWA:

(4-2-1-3)

Nwabali

Aina_ Ekong_ Bassey_ Bruno

Ndidi_ Onyedika

Iwobi

Simon_ Osimhen_ Lookman

Though, Simon plays best on the left wing but Lookman a more dangerous player occupies the spot.

Chkwueze should have been best for the right for his impressive left foot but too unreliable and inconsistent. So Simon- a far better option.

dem say Chelle like to play with 2 strikers. This line up no gel.

WarHammer2000:
Interactions with Northerners both on the internet and in real life. For a long time, they have felt underrepresented in the national teams and most of them are deeply pained about this. They feel Southerners and Christians are cheating them in this regard.

Now that a Northern Muslim is at the helm of the NFF, we can expect more "quota lists" in future.

Or on the hand... It might be on technical grounds or the coach decided to go with players that fit his style of play he wants to implement. Thought of that?

WarHammer2000:
It's clearly a quota thing. Northerners are really pushing for more representation in the SE by all means.

Wonderful...based on what facts please?

TheSuperNerd:
Ahhhh noooo.... we are certainly fine without Frank the Tank. To be fair, even Alhassan Yusuf had a top midfield performance earlier this morning in the MLS. He comes into the squad in fine form as well.

Personally, I am of the opinion that Frank should have made the squad but then we are still fine without him.

A midfield having Ndidi, Onyedika, Alhassan and Iwobi has a fairly decent mix of steel, brawn and brains.

Aribo and Papa Daniel as extras could also prove useful if they bring their A Game but Uche and Onyeka would have been extra quality step-ups in terms of power (Uche & Onyeka), steel (Uche & Onyeka), agility (Uche & Onyeka), intensity (Uche & Onyeka), High end technicality (Uche) and lasting endurance (Onyeka).

But we are still fine without Onyeka for now. That is the truth.

👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

Samueltemi337:
Bassey, Iwobi and Lookman all started that match
So with your theory these players shouldn't be called up too right?

which theory? Pls understand the statement before replying. Folks are making it sound like without Frank we are doomed.

People forget that Frank Onyeka started the match against Lesotho in our first match of the World Cup qualifiers that ended in a draw in Nigeria. Wetin em play?

Joezinho:
How a man who has played only 3 MLS games gets picked ahead of Frank Onyeka and Uche Chrisantus is not only a crime. It is a crime that deserves the death sentence.

This is taking your emotions too far. Death sentence for who? Is onyeka a guaranteed starter?

MetalJigsaw:
I bet even you can't fathom his reason. That's what we're talking here

Calm down Abeg. Mouth go change tire for her if we win well against Rwanda. Team has been announced. We as fans hope for the best.

elyte89:
lol , y u Dey laugh ,u don Dey miss me already Abi say na me suppose to be d coach

Na the comments for here dey make me dey laugh. We no dey ever change for here. Panic all side.

😂😂😂😂😂

villagereporter:
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....but why is Onyeka missing because d last tym I checked German league is far far and far ahead of MLS league.
So my conclusion is, owó lowó Isau but ohùn lohùn Jacob. The Jacob here is NFF, the abirùn people at d glass

THIS IS PATHETIC.

Make Una take am easy abeg. Eric Chelle must have his reasons.

Kog45:
Pls is Frank Onyenka injured

No. Onyeka plays week in week out for Augsburg. The coach has his reasons for his selection. All we can do is wish the team the best. Guess he did not want to upset the team balance with too many new faces. They have just at most 2 to 3 training sessions before the game against Rwanda. All those who missed out, their time will come.

solonnachi:
I heard that Ahmed Musa, Zaidu Sanusi, Sadiq Umar, Nathan Tella and Paul Onuachu are all on the final list. Seems Sam Chuks and Victor Boniface have all been left out

Na osimhen
Boniface
Dessers
Sadiq
As per strikers. I can't confirm the others you mentioned.

TheSuperNerd:
And what a performance from the Lad. He was solid and impressive. Uche for the final 23.

100%. His dynamism is what is impressive about his game.

Kog45:
Going by form,Osimhen,Dessers and Arokodare but on pedigree Boniface should make the list,Sadiq making it look slim but going by very recent goals scoring he can make it,fact we have only one proven scorer in Victor Osimhen talking eagles,so others na dem dem apart from Arokodare who is yet to feature

E go hard for Arokodare, similar to Onuachu and Simi Nwankwo in playing style.

Chrisantus Uche is having a very good game against Athletico Madrid.

Alfryd:
🚨The Nigerian Sports Commission (NSC)🇳🇬 has given full support to the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF)🇳🇬 in their pursuit of Arsenal Star Ethan Nwaneri.
According to a close family member, the youngster will play for whoever approaches him first between England and Nigeria 🇳🇬.
Although he has already represented England in the youth level, he still remains eligible to represent Nigeria as he is yet to be capped by the Three Lions.

Person wey I hear say Tuchel wan invite for their games this march?