NewStats: 3,259,435 , 8,170,102 topics. Date: Sunday, 25 May 2025 at 12:42 AM 4k5om

Press conference


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi0zT15JJFY?si=-lUJbg50F-VnRtxK

Joebie:
after Osimhen gets his hatrick he needs to be rested for our next match.

Una don start. We're in the middle of a race to top position and you feel we've arrived? How some people think really. baffles me

Sugarboyy:

That same Ejuke would have done better than Chukwueze and Simon today.
Most times when I watch Yamal play, a 17year old winger, I just shake my head for Chukwueze.
I can't the last time Chukwueze dribble ed a defender or scored a cutler, something that other left footed average wingers do all over the world 🌎

He did that in our last home game in Uyo against Rwanda. Dribbled past 3 defenders and scored

Wetin komekn get to talk about Osimhen brace?

Where's this Kome-clown.?

Sugarboyy:

So painful that either Madueke or Adeyemi or even Nwaneri refused to play for Nigeria. It would have made the SE a balance team because Chukwueze wing right now doesn't contribute anything meaningful in matches

He assisted the second goal...what again do you want

Yea yea yea. Zimbabwe is irrelevant abi?. Ok

MetalJigsaw:
Una don start. We're in the middle of a race to top position and you feel we've arrived? How some people think really. baffles me

BankyGee:
Victor Osimhen's brace against Rwanda today means he has scored:

- Nigeria's goals against Rwanda in Rwanda since 2005
- 2 goals in his first 2026 World Cup qualifying game
- 2 goals in his first international game for 2025
- 8 goals in his last four games for club and country
- 2 goals to cement his position as the second all-time top scorer for the Nigerian national team (25)

King of Strikers 🦁👑🇳🇬

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The monster machine.

Joebie:
after Osimhen gets his hatrick he needs to be rested for our next match.

About the tactical aspect, Chelle showed really fine promise in the first game. He is tactically sound but it is the next game that will help me assess him even better. Zimbabwe is an interesting opponent.


Time will tell.

elyte89:



Never…..u shld knw I am better 😎 tactically

TheSuperNerd:
About the tactical aspect, Chelle showed really fine promise in the first game. He is tactically sound but it is the next game that will help me assess him even better. Zimbabwe is an interesting opponent.


Time will tell.

Zimbabwe team might want to be difficult..they are a good playing side too but we would come out victorious

Yekini vs Osimhen: The Naija Goals Record Comparison Race Fun Facts

Fun Fact 1:
✅️Rashidi Yekini scored 2 goals for Nigeria in his 39th Cap in the Super Eagles' 4-1 victory over Algeria in a WC Qualifiers played in Lagos (3rd July, 1993).

✅️Victor Osimhen scores 2 goals in his 39th cap as well for the Super Eagles, also in a WC Qualifiers vs Rwanda played in Amahoro, Kigali (21st March, 2025).




Fun Fact 2:

By Yekini's 39th Cap, he had bagged 23 international goals.

By Osimhen's 39th Cap, he has now bagged 25 international goals.



The race is still on to the Legendary Yeking Goals Record of 37.

12 to equal. 13 to break it. We move.

Eric Chelle executed different formations while in charge of Mali like 442 (flat), 442 (diamond), 4231, 4312, 433.... but his preferred formation across his time as manager so far seems to be 4-3-1-2 which can switch to 442 flat or diamond.

Yesterday, we saw him switch from 4-4-2 to 4-3-3 and so on.
'Shows his tactical formation flexibility. Time will reveal more.

Sugarboyy:

Add Uche, Onyeka and Bashiru to the midfield and we are good to go. Not all countries can't boast of having Pedri and his likes.
I liked Yusuf ball control today even though he was being played out of position and was making wrong decisions when with the ball

I don't like it when players are played out of position. It compromises the player's game. Like Ola Aina didn't play his best game today. Ola should play on the right abeg. Bruno on the left.

BascoVanVeli:


Same as his Sao Tome goal

I've watched the goal more than 10x.

Mujtahida:

I've watched the goal more than 10x.

The goals too sweet abeg

vonnelixir:


He assisted the second goal...what again do you want

Omo people no fit get satisfied ooh

If you see the way people are criticizing the whole team... Only osihmen played well
The rest played rubbish... I Tire

FIFA celebrated Osimhen on their Facebook page.


https://news-af.feednews.com/news/detail/322da87b2cf74303536f1e8c9d2b593e?client=news

BankyGee:
Press conference


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi0zT15JJFY?si=-lUJbg50F-VnRtxK

Be like this man no like interview 😂
Thanks for the highlight

komekn:


What if does not 🚫

What say you now, Mr. Bitter Leaf?

Bannedlargejr:
Komehn what will be considered a good season for osimehn to still be rated highly by big clubs? How many goals does he needs to score? For example, icardi has been tearing that league with goals and big clubs didn’t come his way after he left psg. Even when nwakaeme and onuachu scored, big clubs still didn’t rate them. How many goals can he score that big clubs will reconsider??

Nice question.

Eric Chelle just had two training sessions with this team for the first time. He was able to impress on the team the pressing game causing the Rwandans to make mistakes. The set piece coach deserves praise. It will only get better from here.

mekabuachi:


Omo people no fit get satisfied ooh

If you see the way people are criticizing the whole team... Only osihmen played well
The rest played rubbish... I Tire

Dem no sabi ball.

Sugarboyy:

If not for Peseiro and Finidi, what would we be looking for in the position we are now? Imagine they played 4 games , drew 3 and lost one, they won none. Ordinarily these teams, Rwanda, Lesotho and Zimbabwe are supposed to be beating home and away and that's what will happen with this new coach and the spirit he has brought to the team. There is no way SA can beat Benin away, I'm very sure. I won't even be surprised if Benin beats them

And funny enough, a Benin win wont be much of a favorable result for us. So draw is the ideal and that doesn't occur easily.

AndSunGorilla:

We still have Tella, injury did him strong thing.

yea I tella

minfelix:

yes oo on tuesday
Ben v SA

wow

Has SA played in Rwanda yet?

Blueelf:
Please I have a question

How many countries are qualifying from each group or the WC?

Only one from each group.

TheSuperNerd:
Yekini vs Osimhen: The Naija Goals Record Comparison Race Fun Facts

Fun Fact 1:
✅️Rashidi Yekini scored 2 goals for Nigeria in his 39th Cap in the Super Eagles' 4-1 victory over Algeria in a WC Qualifiers played in Lagos (3rd July, 1993).

✅️Victor Osimhen scores 2 goals in his 39th cap as well for the Super Eagles, also in a WC Qualifiers vs Rwanda played in Amahoro, Kigali (21st March, 2025).




Fun Fact 2:

By Yekini's 39th Cap, he had bagged 23 international goals.

By Osimhen's 39th Cap, he has now bagged 25 international goals.



The race is still on to the Legendary Yeking Goals Record of 37.

12 to equal. 13 to break it. We move.

wish Yekini was alive to witness his goal scoring beast replica….
watching highlights of our 90-98 super eagles then we must agree that Yekini and Osimhen possess similar striking aura
1. rugged sprinting to score a looping cheeky goal
Rwa vs Nig (Osimhen second goal)
Nig vs Gabon (Yekini second goal)

2. charging/wrestling a defender to win a ball
Cam vs Nig (Osimhen wrestling a defender to make an assist to lookman at the afcon)
Nig vs Zaire(Yekini second goal charge at the defender that led to a penalty goal)

3. long leg instinct

4. Talking or charging boisterously with hand command and face gesture after scoring a goal or after a missed attempt as though you were the team leader or captain

This is what we need in a super eagles striker…
-boniface
-awoniyi
-Tolu
-Dessers
-Sadiq
-Onuachu
-Moffi
-Orban
all these guys need to study the above points.

we also enjoyed some part of these striking aura with the likes of
-Obafemi Martins(sprinting striker)
-Odion Ighalo(bullish striker)
-Emmanuel Emenike(Bullish striker)
-Ikechukwu Uche(sprinting striker)
-Julius Aghahowa(long leg/sprinting striker)
abeg abeg abeg, super eagles dont need strikers that turns his back at opponets keepers…
CHARGE THAT DEFENSE!!
BULLY THAT DEFENDER!!
SPRINT THAT DEFENSE!!
and see the way 9ja fans will love you

ChrisKels:
Has SA played in Rwanda yet?

yess they lost 2-0, on that same pitch Zimbabwe hosted and played us 1-1 (Bature stadium in rwanda not the amahoro we played yesterday)

Personally, I wasn't even watching out for Chelle's tactics in his first match but his man management skills.

I wanted to see if he would be able to psyche the players up back to a winning as it was obvious the players are low on morale and seems to have lost their winning mentality.

I think Chelle excelled in this aspect.

deltafly:
South Africa is our major threat to this qualification. Lesotho and Zimbabwe will play all their home matches in South Africa,even when they play against SA. I think 🤔 this unfair advantage. I hope they will choose Zambia or any neighbouring countries . I hope our NFF will complain

That's total nonsense. Why choose opponent's home ground for the supposed home team?? Africa sha!

NFF really need to complain if that's true.