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Cocony:
Maduka has conceded 1 within 5minutes via a penalty taken by Vlahovic.

M7even:
Will Our friendly matches against south American teams not be honoured again?

I know it boils down to funds, but we can create a team B with players like Orban, Akinsanmiro and many other prospective eagles players to execute the games. While team A Eagles are on world cup playoff duty.

charlesemeka85:
Sparta Prague isn’t a bad team bro and Moses don’t need to leave the club before getting a chance in the national team

If we can have players from Tanzania,Cyprus,Denmark etc then I see nothing wrong giving a chance to a player from a club that competes always in European club football competitions

Pisa is a poor team but the only advantage they have is playing in the Serie A so it’s a good step and opportunity for Akin to show what he can do against the big boys which he has done decently well so even if he doesn’t still get a chance in Inter next season mid tables Serie A teams will come in for him

Bossoflife25:
People can see same things and have different opinions about it. Nobody says Moses is our Messiah. The argument remains he is a type of player we need at the moment. A mobile box to box that we thought Alhassan could be. Akin's profile are already in the Super Eagles. Moses showing against the Current APOTY and Atalanta shows he can hold his own against any human or team on the continent. Simple! This is not a war that you must win, it is just a simple argument no need to be agitated!

chuks404:
Akinsanmiro na baller. Super nerd whatever you have said about that guy is absolutely 💯. Guy is balling against Milan with assist.

Ragingthunder:
Atalanta youngster, Honest Ahanor,the 17-year-old left-back, who only joined Atalanta this summer from Genoa, is now valued at €20 million, a career-high mark.
However, despite his Italian upbringing, he remains eligible to play only for Nigeria, as Italian law no longer grant automatic citizenship to children born in Italy to foreign parents. He can only apply for citizenship after turning 18 and proving continuous residence. For now, Ahanor’s international future lies firmly in Nigerian hands.

CapitalCee:
Lol. Dr Congo with
Masuaku - Burnley. Wan Bissaka- west Ham. Tuanzebe - Burnley, Chancel Mbemba - Lille, Yoan Wissa - Newcastle,(Mbeumo brother), Noah Sadiki- Sunderland and Cedric Berkambu- Betis are unknown? These guys are key players in their respective clubs. We should thank our stars we are not meeting them first, they may likely win Cameroon sef. Their defence is Verumy Solid.

ChrisKels:
Reaping where they didn't sow yet you ended up contradicting yourself with the bolded?

Getting talents from their offshore banks and nurturing the players through their age grade system is the total opposite of reaping where one didn't sow.

Your country waits until the other countries build the players completely, then pounce like criminals.

Damiana5248:
Morocco's recent successes in football are a testament that there is a reward for those who plan. Never undermine the PROCESS.

Cocony:
Remo STARS is poor not the Nigerian League.

9JAMac10:
Abeg when was the last time a Nigerian team go the champions league semifinal stage ?

123jamessmith:
We have still not gotten good deputy for Victor oshimen. Paul onuachu is doing very well in turkey, he should be one of our strikers as we move forward.

BascoVanVeli:
So what will we do about the friendlies against Venezuela and co?

TheSuperNerd:
You might be on to something. But will not say more than this for now. But indeed, on to something, u are...

QueenJazz:
This CAF playoff is going to be brutal.

Right now, and based on form, either Gabon or DR Congo are our biggest threats in this CAF playoff. Especially DR Congo. Those guys are ferocious and physical. Their star player Yaone Wissa is also very clinical in the final third. However, one good thing about our recent squad is that even on our worst days, other teams still struggle to beat us.

It also helps that for the past couple of games, we have scored at least 1 goal per game. I can't remember the last time we didn't score in a game.

If we lose to any of these two teams (Gabon/DRC), it would probably be through penalties or a single goal difference after a hard fought battle.

We need to lock in and go to war in these next few games.

Cameroon have poor form and structure presently, but when it comes to individual talents in their squad, I think they are the only team that can match us to a certain extent. Thankfully, they suffer from the same casual and lethargic performance our players put up occasionally as well. I'd argue they're even worse than us in that regard. If they come into the playoffs with the same energy they used to play in their group against Cape Verde, Mauritania et al, we'll beat them handsomely for the third time in a row. But if they come with a change of heart: prepared, focused and bloodlusted, they are the most likely to defeat us in this playoffs, or at least, give us a good run for our money.

I'm calling it now, if we can secure the CAF ticket, we're going to the World Cup. 100%.

SymphonyRad:
Onyedika, Lookman and Aina should be back for the playoffs next month, those are added quality with enough experience to boost the team.

TheSuperNerd:
Truidstarr, Cool10, Zuchyblink... Let me not hear pim about Rohr on this thread ever again!!!

In a game Benin needed only a draw to have a chance of qualifying, Nigeria's Super Eagles rose from the ashes led by Osimhen and battered your Daddy and his team of Beninoise squirrels 4-0. 4 nil. 4 kondo!!!

Rohr is a sham.

Kog45:
All we need tomorrow is calmness in the game, nothing more...

QueenJazz:
I'm starting to have mixed feelings about the upcoming game.

If we qualify, we get to go to the USA and appear on the big stage after 8 years. There's also something sentimental about returning to the country where we played our very first World Cup game. Not to mention, USA has always favored us in terms of football competitions:

1. The 1994 World Cup in USA was where we made the knockouts for the first time and almost made the quarters. We skyrocketed to the 5th best in the world after the tourney.

2. The 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics where Nigeria became the first African nation to win gold in football.

So for those reasons, it will be nice to return there. USA is almost like a second home too because of diaspora fans. There will be massive support base for us there.

But at the same time, if we don't qualify, the NFF will have nowhere to hide. Missing back to back World Cups will force all attention to fall upon the NFF. If we qualify the NFF would have hidden under the positive news to dilute and distract from the obvious problems that need to be solved in our football administration. There could be massive reforms made and we'd come back stronger. Hopefully.

So I don't know. I want us to qualify, but at the same time, if these criminals at NFF don't get a rude awakening to see how terrible they've been, they will keep using flashes of brilliance like our World Cup qualification as leverage that things are not as terrible as they are.

Long story short, whatever happens on Tuesday, I welcome it without complaints.

Mujtahida:
I like how panic has been introduced into the heart of SA fans. They are not so confident no more. Their swagger is gone. They are talking in whispers, squinting their eyes as they look at the result table with their hands on their palpitating hearts. It's good. Very good

QueenJazz:
Just went back to watch the rematch and I'm 100% sure Nwabali is fixing these games. I can almost bet my life on it.

That theory is also strengthened by the fact that he plays in South Africa. Who's to say he wasn't pleaded with to sabotage our campaign by any means?

I'm flipping serious. He must be investigated.

At this stage, I'll even prefer Harcourt in goal. At least he'll be keeping with good intentions.

Cocony:
This is not belief. This is best possible outcome.
Our surest pathway still depends on 4 other games not South Africa's game alone. The Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia, Mali vs Madagascar, and the Algeria vs Uganda games are other Variables that must go our way first as they play before us. Only then can we narrow the belief/assertion down to Rwanda winning or drawing and we getting a 2:0 win that will take us to the World Cup. The above outline is the right/correct order of belief/assertion.

BankyGee:
I will pray, I will pray, I will pray o, I will pray, if I don't pray, Ghana will make mess of me 😭

Cocony:
Stop the let's get 2 goals mantra as that depends on the outcome of the following:
Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia
Mali v Madagascar
Algeria v Uganda.
It is only if these matches end in a draw that the let's get 2 goals mantra becomes an agenda and even at that Super Eagles defence will need not to concede for the let's get 2 goals mantra to be a good option.

I repeat let's get 4 goals mantra will be the best option.

MetalJigsaw:
You dont know anyrhing .They have +5 goal GD while we have +3. We need a 3-0 to overtake them. Anything less than that we're done. Unless we get lucky to get in the playoffs.

semid4lyfe:
So if you're Rohr you'd tell your Benin Republic team to come out and play an open game away from home, and increase the risk of losing rather than play conservatively to obtain a draw, or hope to nick a goal when a draw may possibly see your team through depending on the outcome of the SA vs Rwanda game?

Make no mistake about it, Benin Republic is coming to pack the bus to frustrate us, and hope to steal a win. It's the safer option.

Expect haram ball on Tuesday.

Truidstarr:
This 3 point deduction for the Southies is exactly what I have been waiting for. They have been effing assured thru out these qualifiers (very unusual). This seed of doubt has been planted at just the right moment. They will surely bottle on of those matches.