NewStats: 3,263,539 , 8,180,489 topics. Date: Friday, 06 June 2025 at 12:20 PM 3u3o28

Cecco90:
Still on Finidi George

I have been seeing all these funny comments; “He will be controlled by the NFF.”

Finidi didn't lobby for this job. He didn't call anyone or beg people to give him the job, he applied just like many other coaches. Even after the last friendly games, he didn't engage the NFF, he went back to his job at Enyimba.

The majority of you people don’t know Finidi. Ask about him in Enyimba and the management will tell you. Also, because he is calm and he doesn't do PR stunts.

You all don’t even know, Finidi will only do things that satisfy his conscience and professionalism.

He’s one of the few ex-players without baggage and controversy.

People should also stop the blackmail of the NFF, the coaches get free hands to work, and they make their decisions and all.

There are other issues with the NFF to discuss, controlling a coach is not even their priority.

It's unfair to sit in your room and conclude Finidi is a Yes Man when you know nothing about the man and his personality.

Finidi is not a broke ex-player, he invested properly when he was playing.

- Adepoju Tobi Samuel.

This now makes me understand and appreciate how he reacted in a slightly disappointed but matured way when Bruno Fernandes exchanged jerseys with Moses simon. Finidi later cleared the air that he asked Bruno for the jersey earlier because his child is a Bruno fan.

TheGoodJoe:


See talk. There is no much difference between Domenec Torrent and Finidi George. See talk. Do you understand the tactical exposure of working with Guardiola since Barcelona B to Manchester City. I hope you read the resource that pointed that Finidi does not have a UEFA Pro Coaching License.

See talk , so what experience does Domenec Torrent have with the Super Eagles already. Finidi has been in the system for years and we have little time before our next qualifiers. What can Domenec eventually achieve before facing South Africa. With Finidi all hands should be in firm to help deliver the result needed to qualify.

TheGoodJoe:
I just feel it is unprofessional and insulting to make people waste their time applying for the job, while sticking with the person on the job. I hope it never repeats itself.

Those who applied were not Jurgen klopp and Pep Guadiola. After much scrutiny there wasn't much difference in perceived acumen between those who applied and the now appointed manager.

I think his appointment was delayed due to the question marks raised in his last friendly against Mali. We hope he learns from that.

It will be a decade soon and some still argue here in this back and forth manner that ends nowhere ..

Charlesemeka I suppose save the link way you dey send for Bayer Leverkusen matches. Abeg can you send the one for today. Wanna watch Boniface doing some magic.

lovewins:
Randy Waldrum has a good problem, that is, picking 18 players to make the roster for the Olympics game and 4 Alternates.

If you were Randy, who will make your list? The list obviously could change as events unfold, but who will make your list right now?

Mine is below:


Goalkeepers:
1. Chiamaka Nnadozie
2. Tochukwu oluehi

Defenders:
3. Osinachi Ohale
4.Ashleigh Plumptre
5. Blessing Demehin
6 Michelle Alozie
7. Nicole Payne
8. Chidinma Okeke

Midfielders:
9. Deborah Abiodun
10. Halimatu Ayinde
11. Christy Ucheibe
12. Jennifer Echegini
13. Rasheedat Ajibade
14. Toni Payne

Forwards:
15. Omorinsola Babajide
16. Esther Okoronkwo
17. Asisat Oshoala
18. Uchenna Kanu

Alternates
19. Linda Jiwuaku
20. Chinwendu Ihezuo
21. Gift Monday
22. Ifeoma Onumonu

Injury and fitness level of the players is another factor before the Olympics starts

Deltamani:
Paris2024 :
It's game day !
South Africa vs Nigeria, South Africa has never defeated the Super Falcons on their home soil , we hope to sustain the record.

The Nigerian high commissiononer with top staff were at the training ground with us on Monday.

When you say "us" what do you mean? Are you there with the team too?

Our own very dear Victor Boniface is on bench today.

ekehopp2:
once again:

AfroSports Link (check AfroSport Channel):
https://mw.vidivu.tv/portal/index.html?content_type=1&content_id=623793&track_id=9865828824&watch=1

Great on mobile, but on laptop, there is some overlay

E no work oo. Abeg other links

Samueltemi337:
West Ham interested in Taiwo Awoniyi

He would definitely complete the team, with Mohammed Kudus run and power play.

TheGoodJoe:


LOL. So how come they did not qualify for 39 years before Amunike's arrival.

They were 16 teams for the large part and they stood no chance. At some point Nigeria was struggling under the 16 team format, though in-between that format where we failed to qualify, we came back to win the next one only for us to fail to qualify after that. The thin margin between African big teams and small teams was becoming blurry. The need to expand it to 24 teams in 2019 saw us come 3rd. Prior to that we did not qualify for 2015 which Ivory Coast won and 2017 which Cameroun won. In 2013 as well, Cameroun did not qualify. We won in 2013. But we failed to qualify in 2012 where Zambia won. If we had continued with the 16 team method, I dare say it will be difficult for us how much more Tanzania.

AndSunGorilla:

Valid point sir but another major achievement is qualifying Tanzania for the ANC after almost FOUR decades and since 2019 and Amunike's sack haven't qualified again. However, he failed in club soccer as a manager.

In 2019 Tanzanian qualified under the 24 team format. Any coach can qualify them under this format. We've seen groundbreaking performances from evening teams that might have smaller recognition like Comoros and Mauritania in the AFCON

Camp updates please

elyte89:



D man overpriced himself…I would av loved he took d $80000 offer to continue his work .

I think he wanted to leave. Because if he wants to stay he would have. Nigeria's economic condition presently isn't helping as well. So if glass house offers 80k that's fair enough.

jihday:
Hayatou isn’t dead, you can do a quick google search

Thank you for the correction

Kog45:
Hayattu is alive but oh my God Mr Ibu death pained me.Lost his leg and later died,too painful.

RIP Charles Okafor’Mr Ibu’

Oh yes. I apologize for that huge misinformation

Bidemi Aluko Olaseni former super Falcons goalie

Charles Okafor (Mr Ibu)

RIP

Deltamani:


Yeah yeah.. Their ball playing was quiet okay in the first half but still need to do more, SA game will be less Physical and we have that at edge over them.. The battle will be between the Coaches tactically and how the players keep the ball..,

Echegini like staying close to the Box sha…, I no fit forget when that person say Esther Onyenezide is more Creative than Echegini.. And this is Echegini first time of playing in Nigeria…!



Again it looks like we’re the one’s playing at Home first against SA🥸

South Africa are less physical but they make up for it with pace and swiftness, how good are we to match them for that. Considering their record in Africa over the past three years or so, they beat us in the Aisha Burahi cup as well at home.

Meliforme:
I prefer Salisu to Peseiro. Salisu selected the squad that thrashed Sao tome and Principe 10 unreplied goals. That squad had more balance than the squad Peseiro selected.

And who has been selecting the home-based squad that has failed to qualify us for CHAN and Olympics

charlesemeka85:
Iwobi moved from Preston to Everton and now with Fulham

and which top club u done play for?

I be footballer?

Which Preston (Arsenal) did he move from. You are talking about move from. I'm talking about squad list. At least make player dey make team list for big club steadily. Even when Mikel wasn't starting he will be on bench.

ChrisKels:
Raph Onyedika wanted by Everton, Crystal Palace, Leicester and Brentford.

Why na relegation looking teams dey attract our players these days? What's happening since Mikel left Chelsea we've not had another player in the Big 6 team in EPL.

skallion7:
Onyebuchi Obasi just moved to Valerenga in Norway🇧🇻 on four and half year deal

We used to have a player in the national team play for this club. I think it was Nosa Igbebor

Full time.
Nig 1- 0 Cam

Please Which link is the best so far.

The ref and the guy running the English commentary are biased

charlesemeka85:
shut up and say what you knw

My first time in Ghana was 2007, and I have lived in both Ghana and south Africa. You lived in Nungua and you talk as if you lived in the whole accra, or as if you have lived outside the Greater Accra region. I have experienced all these. Like every new society, integrating takes time. I had lived in Ghana for 4 years, I had moments where I was treated like a stranger because I didn't know the currency or understand how the open market works. Ad that's not bad its just as much as any person will encounter. I did not live in Nungua which is like the equivalent of staying in a place like Ikorodu in lagos. I lived in what was more like a middlebrow environment between Dansoman and East Legon. And I can tell you the quality of people I interacted with were top-notch. There will always be good and bad people everywhere.

Princezibk:
Same here 😩😩

I’m a lady

I almost thought you conveyed your messages like Safarigirl

Joebie:
I don’t think Ghanaians are envious of Nigerians. Maybe we are too showy for their liking.

I think it's evenly balanced. There are Ghanaians who are envious of Nigeria as well as Nigerians who like to bully and oppress Ghanaians, but many of this is limited to twitter and social media banter. It's just a case of push and pull, reaction and counter-reaction. There are good Ghanaians as well as bad Ghanaians. The same way we have good Nigerians and bad Nigerians.

While we missed out of the Qatar World Cup, we took it out on them in the AFCON laughed and jibed them, it is only natural that they(many of them) will not want us to win the AFCON because they saw it as a nail to their coffin. Which I perfectly understand.

Our rivalry is drawn from our colonial history and national language. We are both bordered by francophone nations but then we don't really look at the francophone nations to chat or banter because of language differences.

Our Twitter netizen is possibly larger than Ghana's population at 30 million. I don't think they hate us, perhaps some do, but not in the majority, however how many countries over the world are comfortable having an average Nigerian around or living there. Ghana is second home to Nigerians with the largest numbers of our undocumented citizens living thriving there. If there is a breakdown of law and order right now in Nigeria, the first destination for many will be Ghana. And that's why they worry when we have elections, they are aware that if it does go bad for any reason in Nigeria, many will move to Ghana.

codemaniacs:


According wikipedia:

Ivory Coast is 38% Akan by ethnicity.. while
Ghana is 46% Akan by ethnicity..

Ivory Coast and Ghana are practically one people and one country so stop talking like that...

Ghana will always celebrate Ivory Coast beating Nigeria.. it has nothing to do with envy

same way some Northern Nigerians will celebrate Niger republic beating Nigeria.

What are you saying about northern Nigeria celebrating when niger beat Nigeria? I guess it is the same way southern niger celebrate when Nigeria beat niger republic.

isan:
Make i go rewatch this Australia match for 100th time

That match sweet me for belly. As we take beat the host.

joelsteron:
The main cause of Nigeria's defeat in the AFCON final was the Super Eagles mildfield. The Ivory Coast mimicked Ghana's strategy of choking the middle to prevent us from competing in the world cup. In the middle, Angola and the Bafana Bafana used identical strategies, but Nigeria was fortunate to prevail before going to the final.

This is the point at which Peseiro needs to concentrate on our mildfield for the time being. And I particularly want to that the guy who is being criticized here, that is playing for a relegation team, despite the fact that Nigeria has both championship players and benchwarmers on the same super eagles team. Let's be fair to Nwakali; the truth is that none of the current Eagles players are more adept at playing the position than Nwakali, not even Iwobi in certain areas i don't want to discuss today.

We need to stop these protracted debates, hence JP needs to invite NWAKALI. And if you ask me, I have to it that in the short minutes he played in that green jeysey, he really impressed me.

No two matches are ever the same in football. But if you were to replay that final again with the same lineup, we would beat Ivory Coast. Our players were visibly exhausted in that final, there was nothing special about Ivory Coast. Play Ola Aina again against Adingra and watch Ola Aina bully him this time around, that finals wasn't ours to be but player-for-player ivory coast wouldn't stand us.

What has happened to our beach soccer team?