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Flying Eagles and the curse of the white jersey.

All their uninspiring performances have come in the white jersy.

Arierhi Kparobo is a fine talent. I rate him highly. Might have missed it today in a couple of our offensive transitions but I know he is capable of more than he showed today. He will improve.

elyte89:


Na dt number 9ine make us lose

Playing wrong final es …dis happened twice in d first half dt could have given us a comfortable 2-nil lead …although he’s a 9ine but he shld improve on his final .

TheSuperNerd:
Arierhi Kparobo is a fine talent. I rate him highly. Might have missed it today in a couple of our offensive transitions but I know he is capable of more than he showed today. He will improve.

Abeg when do we play our Loser's final?

Daninya33:
NFF should engage coach Samson Siasia.
He will do better that the current U20 coach.

Everybody knows how coach Sia1 U20 team plays.

I don't think Sia1 would like to take the age-grade team jobs anymore.

Man has been through a lot.

minfelix:

for real sia sia has eyes for talents especially age grade competitions.
u2 2005 WC final
beijing 2008 Olympics final
Rio 2016 Olympic tournament.
Siasia would have matured into a “Keshi” status if not for the setback he faced

It's time to move on, for once we beat Argentina we did not just beat them we humiliated them in their backyard. And who did that one of the most hated coach

Is time to move on, siasia is good no doubt but is time to move on this team is good they play compact football is just ill luck that made them lose today.
.they dominated the South Africans. With some new players and a little twick in the formation surely we should do well in the world cup.

The South Africans have developed their football
We’ve remained stagnant or regressed
SA male & female senior teams won medals at recent African tournaments
Now u20 just won a medal
SA didn’t even dream of getting medals a few years ago
What is going on NFF
SA also got to quarter finals in CAF male u17 tournament , Nigeria didn’t qualify for the tournament
Worrying

Livescore induced wailing.

yinkeys:
The South Africans have developed their football
We’ve remained stagnant or regressed
SA male & female senior teams won medals at recent African tournaments
Now u20 just won a medal
SA didn’t even dream of getting medals a few years ago
What is going on NFF
SA also got to quarter finals in CAF male u17 tournament , Nigeria didn’t qualify for the tournament
Worrying

AndSunGorilla:

When is the loser's final taking place?

Sunday

Odunayaw:
Livescore induced wailing.

What are you talking about ?
Results matter
Not shabby performance
We weren’t clinical
Our bad substitute goalie caused us the game
South Africa won & that’s what history records
They’re a more technically disciplined side, that’s why they won

yinkeys:

What are you talking about ?
Results matter
Not shabby performance
We weren’t clinical
Our bad substitute goalie caused us the game
South Africa won & that’s what history records
They’re a more technically disciplined side, that’s why they won

One goalie error and South Africa won, them don turn most technical... People wey Flying Eagles wan k!ll... I'm not saying our boys are the best or they're not, I'm not even a fan of these set of Flying Eagles, but there's nothing "more technical" about South Africa yesterday.

Na Uzoho cost us that game.

BankyGee:

One goalie error and South Africa won, them don turn most technical... People wey Flying Eagles wan k!ll... I'm not saying our boys are the best or they're not, I'm not even a fan of these set of Flying Eagles, but there's nothing "more technical" about South Africa yesterday.

Na Uzoho cost us that game.

The GK errors of wrong timing coming out were more than 1
Only lucky just 1 resulted in a goal
You don’t need to win possession to win games, Morocco at 2022 World Cup reminded us about this. Just take your chances when it’s created/available
Glad that game will humble them so that they prepare properly for u20 World Cup. And try to win it too

orriyomi33:
Never in doubt.
He is Him.
He is VICTOR JAMES OSIMHEN
DEFENDER'S NIGHTMARE
MONSTER 💀 MACHINE
🔥⚽🔥⚽

Ọkunrin Mẹta ati abọ.

Boy should have been in Tottenhams spot at the Europa League cup final but his teammates messed up
They succumbed to pressure
Would’ve been awesome & a loud statement to clubs trying to shortchange him if he won treble

yinkeys:

The GK errors of wrong timing coming out were more than 1
Only lucky just 1 resulted in a goal
You don’t need to win possession to win games, Morocco at 2022 World Cup reminded us about this. Just take your chances when it’s created/available
Glad that game will humble them so that they prepare properly for u20 World Cup. And try to win it too

Gbam 📌

yinkeys:

Boy should have been in Tottenhams spot at the Europa League cup final but his teammates messed up
What does abo mean ?
They succumbed to pressure
Would’ve been awesome & a loud statement to clubs trying to shortchange him if he won treble

I swear, their defence was in shambles in the Europa League's league phase... They were the best team offensively and scored the most goals in the phase only to still be the second team with most goals conceded at the same time...

It was after the Europa League elimination they made defensive reinforcement, g Frankowski from Lens, Eren Elmali from Trabzonspor, Mario Lemina from Wolves, Cuantos Cuesta (this one no good sha, he don hold bench tight now)...

If these new players were there in the Europa League, Galatasaray for no dey leak anyhow how they did then...

The "abo" means "half" in Yoruba - Three men and half.

BankyGee:


I swear, their defence was in shambles in the Europa League's league phase... They were the best team offensively and scored the most goals in the phase only to still be the second team with most goals conceded at the same time...

It was after the Europa League elimination they made defensive reinforcement, g Frankowski from Lens, Eren Elmali from Trabzonspor, Mario Lemina from Wolves, Cuantos Cuesta (this one no good sha, he don hold bench tight now)...

If these new players were there in the Europa League, Galatasaray for no dey leak anyhow how they did then...

The "abo" means "half" in Yoruba - Three men and half.

The management messed up
They didn't Lemina and Elmali in the Europa league
They went to kutucu and Cuesta
If Lamina and Elmali played that match and Sallai played as a RB things would have been different
That Elmali guy is really good

Odunayaw:
Once there is L, the team becomes bad and should be disbanded Same old. Same old.

not just an L, a team that won just a game throughout the tournament, no cohesion

BascoVanVeli:
Flying Eagles vs South Africa highlights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHbZJOx6hRY

Except the highlight is naija bias, but for our finishing, we were the better side all game.

Odunayaw:
Which ones are getting close to 100

Godfrey Chitalu holds the highest at 79 in 111 games
Kinan Phiri at 71 in 117 games
Hossam Hassan at 69 in 177 games!

Drogba, Eto'o & Gyan have 65, 56, 51goals in 105, 118, 109 games
Just look at the number of games!

Mane is 45 goals in 113 games. Just 8 goals above Yekini with about 50 games more!

Yekini had only 62 games! You don't know what embarrassment is

Pls I'm not here to talk down on Yekinis achievements, for me having 37goals as a record for over 30yrs is embarrassing as a football power house we claim. Look at The Drogbas, Etos, Gyans are at least more recent.
Pls my comment have nothing to do with Yekinis goals vs number of games debate. Even if it's 40goals in 200 games.

zicky:
Pls I'm not here to talk down on Yekinis achievements, for me having 37goals as a record for over 30yrs is embarrassing as a football power house we claim. Look at The Drogbas, Etos, Gyans are at least more recent.
Pls my comment have nothing to do with Yekinis goals vs number of games debate. Even if it's 40goals in 200 games.

What's embarrassing when we don't allow other strikers to have longevity in eagles... imagine Osimhen just beat Odegbami record of over 43 years.

Good that we are having Osimhen now

Kog45:
What's embarrassing when we don't allow other strikers to have longevity in eagles... imagine Osimhen just beat Odegbami record of over 43 years.

Good that we are having Osimhen now

Kanu on 86 apps is the one who supposed to have given us those similar numbers of goals his fellow greats like Eto'o, Drogba,Salah gave their countries, but he wasn't a prolific forward.

After Yekini, Aghahowa, Ayegbeni, Martins,Ik Uche and Iheanacho all showed promises but none of them were able to reach up to 60 caps.

Now we have Osimhen who is capable of getting up to 80 caps baring any career threatening injury.
Give or take, Osimhen will give us from 40-60 goals following his current trajectory.

Samueltemi337:


The management messed up
They didn't Lemina and Elmali in the Europa league
They went to kutucu and Cuesta
If Lamina and Elmali played that match and Sallai played as a RB things would have been different
That Elmali guy is really good

I swear, what I was expecting from Cuesta is what Elmali is giving me, solid defensively and offensively...

Galatasaray started keeping clean sheets back as those guys grew into the team. Those were real gs.

🚨 Victor Osimhen is now the most followed Nigerian footballer on Instagram with 6 million followers on the Zuckerberg owned app! 🔥

He sured Henry Onyekuru (5.9 million) to reach this milestone! 🔥🇳🇬

BankyGee:
🚨 Victor Osimhen is now the most followed Nigerian footballer on Instagram with 6 million followers on the Zuckerberg owned app! 🔥

He sured Henry Onyekuru (5.9 million) to reach this milestone! 🔥🇳🇬

Aw dis onyekuru was d most followed Nigeria player is still a mystery to me

yinkeys:

What are you talking about ?
Results matter
Not shabby performance
We weren’t clinical
Our bad substitute goalie caused us the game
South Africa won & that’s what history records
They’re a more technically disciplined side, that’s why they won

Smh

zicky:
not just an L, a team that won just a game throughout the tournament, no cohesion

ask Senegal if they don't wish to be where the team is rn

Kog45:
What's embarrassing when we don't allow other strikers to have longevity in eagles... imagine Osimhen just beat Odegbami record of over 43 years.

Good that we are having Osimhen now

Thank you o Elder. That longevity is what I'm hoping Osimhen will have so as to set a better record

Kog45:
What's embarrassing when we don't allow other strikers to have longevity in eagles... imagine Osimhen just beat Odegbami record of over 43 years.

Good that we are having Osimhen now

You are getting my point, we discard our players easily maybe because we have 200 million population, so we feel we can easily replace any player.

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Wish Victor Osi did not ignore the fellow Nigerian in Trabzonspor after the cup final game
Being a yoruba/edo boy raised in yoruba land, he must show respect to the elder footballer , been checking online to see them exchanging pleasantries but none

from the body language of the boys, the ultimate aim was to qualify for U20 WC which they did
SA was not better in any way, we dominated the game overall and the goal we conceded was a notorious goal keeping error, nothing spectacular
and it has NOTHING to do with that beautiful jersy
now the coaching crew can review the tapes and search for players to boost the squad

Nomyth:
Flying Eagles and the curse of the white jersey.

All their uninspiring performances have come in the white jersy.

elyte89:


Aw dis onyekuru was d most followed Nigeria player is still a mystery to me

😂