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Setaleonoz:
NFF should learn

This is that match that Nigeria won with lots of goals but via penalty.

Nigeria will qualify for a major tournament in a tension soaked Match against south Africa.
I don't know if it's world cup qualification against Bafana bafana or Olympics against Bayana bayana.
This match produced so many goals up to 6 or more, Nigeria won it at last and there was so much jubilation in the country.
God bless Nigeria

Awaziem made all his passes to either Omerou or Nwabali and he positioned himself as a right back creating a big gap between him and Omerou.
I expected Finidi to correct it or replace him at HT

Zellas:
A stupid and sturbon coach, I know he will cost us this match.
What exactly is Iwobi doing on the pitch.
This is a 100% marking match and we have a natural defensive midfielder on the bench

Retaining the same set of players after all the pressure at 1:0 advantage was the undoing of the coach.
We can build on this achievement with a more tactical coach.
Congrats to CIV

A stupid and sturbon coach, I know he will cost us this match.
What exactly is Iwobi doing on the pitch.
This is a 100% marking match and we have a natural defensive midfielder on the bench

Zellas:
Remove Chukwueze and iwobi for simon and yusuf. This is a very easy match to win

Why on earth would peseiro retain this same line up after all the pressure in the 1st half.

Remove Chukwueze and iwobi for simon and yusuf. This is a very easy match to win

Aribo of all people?
What exactly did Aribo offer for goodness sake?

Zellas:
I expected at least 2 changes at this half time.
Omerou for osayi and yusuf for iwobi.
Delay in this subtitutions may see us trailing.

Remove iwobi in the midfield, don't wait until onyeka is tired.

I expected at least 2 changes at this half time.
Omerou for osayi and yusuf for iwobi.
Delay in this subtitutions may see us trailing.

SA is operating from the midfield and Iwobi cannot mark.
Remove Iwobi for Yusuf and we will take over

NIGERIA BEAT SOUTH AFRICA BY 1:0,
GOAL SCORED BY A DEFENDER

Yusuf is very useful to this team. Apart from marking and keeping the midfield compact, He connects with the strikers easily with simple passes.
I won't mind patnering him with Onyeka while Iwobi is moved further up closer to Osimhen.

Musa should have replaced Osimhen.
Aribo has no business in that pitch and at that time of the game.
The coach got his subtitutions wrong but thank God we scaled through.
Congrats SE
Congrats Nigeria.
Let my people smile a little in the midst of the hardship

Why Aribo and not Raphael?
For marking or for defending?
A wrong change if you ask me

Yusuf or Raphael is needed in this match, we need more legs and markers in the midfield

This ivorian team doesn't know how to manage game, they can't be this lucky all the time. I wish them best of luck in pk

ONYEKA the undisputable man of the match

I like that reaction from our bench, this officiating is becoming obviously biased. Imagine no card to Camerounians in all these fouls.

The portuguese commentators in the chanel where I'm watching the game from, did not find any reason for the cancelation of the first goal. Pls somebody should explain exactly why that goal was canceled.

Replace Zaidu with Omerou, allow Bassey to operate wing back and we will beat Cameroon 3.0

If our game plan is to keep possession, Raphael Onyedika will be our best bet. His positional awareness and availability to receive pass will be key.
The good thing is that he can play together with Onyeka or yusuf in any formation.
Nobody is talking about Omerou in defence, probably because other defenders are doing well but I think he deserves a start.

*Our frontline turns our weakling. Coaches can work on it as the tournament progresses.
*Omerou deserves a starting x
*Onyedika can stabilize our defensive midfield better that other options.
*Chukwueze should be benched pls.
*Aribo can play but not with thw iconic jersey #10.
*Nwabali has been tested. Still has a long way but gives confidence and hope.
*We are struggling because this formation is being experimented on the course of the tournament but we will surely get better with it.

Tega9999:
Good evening house!
I don't know if anyone saw the reaction of A.Musa with one of JPes assistant during the game after Simon Moses was substituted into the game.
What could be the issue?

I saw that scenario, Musa was visibly angry with the inteodution of Simon. We have seen the best of Musa and so he should allow the coaches to do their job.

Meanwhile, I have the feeling that one of Jpes assistants is the unseen hand behind the recent change of formation, selection of personels and the subtitutions.
The tactical approach of today's game is simply top notch. Playing Bassey in the midfield/defence could be our greatest revelation of this tournament.

Kudos to the coaching crew.

Sugarboyy:
This Ajayi guy, does he have epilepsy Abi Na leprosy?

He's shaking. I hope he doesn't make a costly mistake that will further kill his confidence.
I think we need Bassey or Omeruo because Ekong is not helping Ajayi's confidence at all.

Victor Boniface is our best bet for SS/ AM in SE. Watch how he's instrumental to all the goals they scored today. He will do much more when he has Osimhen as a point man, drifting defenders to himself and creating space for Boniface to score.

I don't know Paseiro and Aribo who is more confused, is Aribo supporting Tella on the right wing or playing in the midfield. We dont even have one player in the middle of the pack, just sending long balls from defence to the attack.

I was impressed with Waldrum's Falcon performance at the world cup.
It wont be a bad idea to make him an assistant to a Nigerian coach (preferably Amunike).

elyte89:
No I will suggest d team shld write ✍️ nff with strong worded letter addressed to the nff and it’s body stating the obvious problems and it’s solution and Dey must ensure it gets to the nff body and shld be implemented wout delay.if possible it shld be publish on our daily’s twitter and all social media handles.enough is enuf

I support this idea.
This thread can form a force that can effect a positive change in our football.
We must not stand aside and watch everything about Nigeria colapse.
We can use the power of social media to our advantage and that might be the beginning of a new era in Nigeria.
The committee must write to the NFF immediately and extend the same letter to the ministry of sports. In proffering a solution, we should suggest 5 competent coaches from Nigeria and abroad.

This is our only country, this is the only thing that unites us. This is our major source of joy and pride as a Nation.
We must get involved!
Jpes must go NOW!

Jpes like for like subtitution is pure evidence he has no knowledge what the problem of the team is.
You played 4 strikers and non of them scored a goal and you are still making a like for like subtitution? He is simply not an intelligent person.
Now that Iwobi is obviously tired, who will be replacing him?
What exactly did he bring in Aribo to do?
Jpes out! Jpes out!! Jpes OUT!!!

etebefia:
Is anyone watching how thin Midfield is affecting our game?

Iwobi is over-working himself and the forward are not getting the passes from Midfield.

Playing 4 strikers is not what gets you many goals. See the confusion between Awoniyi and Boniface. You don't win African football with this kind of midfield. We are vulnerable with this formation. Jpeseiro should be sacked after this match win or loose

ChrisKels:
We don't do emotions here. Do you want him to start because he is good or because he was bred in Nigeria?

I am not being emotional or sentimental.
But if National team selection is based on club form, I think Ogbu should be ahead of many others.
If we are talking of AFCON, a tournament of African opponents, we must not make mistake of parading a defence line of over 80% foreign bred.
That is the difference in Keshi's AFCON success and Eguavoen's failure.

BTW, I'm not entirely new to this forum, but I really can't stand some personal attacks meted out from non football related sentiments.
So once again I appreciate all the elders of this forum, who has maintained the objective of this wonderful forum through the years, despite all the personal attacks and distractions.
Kudos to you all.