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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Earthquake1: 11:51pm On Sep 23, 2019
TheGoodJoe:
Messi's wonder goal against Betis.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DpYpjKDRBg&app=desktop

You ain't seen nothing yet, one of the best goals I've ever seen


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p89W9-Kesp0

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 11:54pm On Sep 23, 2019
Earthquake1:


You ain't seen nothing yet, one of the best goals I've ever seen


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p89W9-Kesp0

Abasi Mbok!!!

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by safarigirl(f): 11:56pm On Sep 23, 2019
peterd53:


No player came close to Messi in terms of individual performance. To score 51 goals in 49 games no b beans ooo. Coupled with him playing as a playmaker and delivering 20+ assist in all competition. Fear God!!!



K
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 12:06am On Sep 24, 2019
Another brilliant clip of Messi last season.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW_sTyvtCDw&app=desktop

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 12:07am On Sep 24, 2019
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr, captain Ahmed Musa and a representative of the Nigerian media Christian Okpara participated in the voting for The Best FIFA Football Awards main prize - Men's Player.

The voting breakdown published by FIFA showed that Musa picked Lionel Messi, who eventually won the award, as the top player in the world, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah.

Rohr, who also has a French passport, gave his first vote to PSG striker Kylian Mbappé, his second went to Liverpool central defender Virgil van Dijk while Real Madrid's Eden Hazard placed third on his list.

Nigeria's media representative, Christian Okpara chose Sadio Mane to win the award, while Cristiano Ronaldo was ranked behind Virgil van Dijk.

For the Women's Player Award, Super Falcons coach Thomas Dennerby picked Megan Rapinoe, Henry Amandine and Ertz Julie in that order, while ex-captain Desire Oparanozie ranked Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan and Sam Kerr first, second and third respectively.

The media representative, Okpara opted for Megan Rapinoe, Wendie Renard and Alex Morgan.

Megan Rapinoe (Reign FC) won the award ahead of Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride) and Lucy Bronze (Olympique Lyonnais).
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by andrew444(m): 12:08am On Sep 24, 2019
safarigirl:


Messi did nothing for Argentina in the same calendar year

If FIFA does not rate the international stage, they should tell us, there is no reason why people should give their all for club and country, only to have someone who only shows up for his club, win their awards.

Players should seize showing up for international engagements, as it holds no importance when it comes down to it

Story story, wailers can keep on wailing
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 12:11am On Sep 24, 2019
Age might be part of the reason why coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria Gernot Rohr isn’t keen on inviting players from the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) to his squad for games, Owngoalnigeria.com reports.

Rohr who has called more players from the NPFL to the senior national team of Nigeria more than any coach since 2013 hint at age as part of the reason why he isn’t keen on inviting them any further.

The coach said he is focused on inviting young players who are going to be useful to the future of the team and sadly he hasn’t seen the one that has caught his attention in the NPFL lately.

” The idea is to get young players who can last the team in the next few years and that is why we are interested in the youth teams from the U17 to the U23. We don’t have them much in the NPFL, hopefully that will change next season “, Rohr told Owngoalnigeria.com.

He went further to say he won’t hesitate to call up any player who he feels can contribute to the team if he finds one in the NPFL when the season gets underway.

” Not possible to ignore a good player. We will call anyone we see that can help us improve. The season is yet to start as soon as we find a good player we will call the player like we did in the past with local players to push for a spot”, Rohr stated.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 12:14am On Sep 24, 2019
cheesy cheesy cheesy

Coach of the Nigeria U23 and CHAN Eagles team Imama Amapakabo has taken a swipe at players playing in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) after his team 1-4 loss away to Togo in the CHAN Qualifiers.

Imama watched from the bench as his team fail to build on the early goal they scored in the team to lose 1-4 and the coach has now suggested that the players found it hard to interpret or understand his tactics and formation.

In an interview monitored by Owngoalnigeria.com on Brila FM, the former Enugu Rangers coach said the problem goes beyond the players as most coaches in the NPFL also don’t know how to apply tactics and formations in games.

‘It is a difficult thing for Nigerian players; based in the Country, to interpret tactics and formation, with due respect even some of the Coaches in the league don’t understand tactics and formation, so how do you give what you don’t have,’ he told Brila FM in an interview.

The coach who also doubles as the assistant coach of the Super Eagles is however confident that his ward can overturn the 1-4 result suffered in the first leg in the second leg tie in Nigeria next month.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by simiife: 12:14am On Sep 24, 2019
Earthquake1:


Make I refresh your memory grin

Messi makes these stats look ordinary to you, Thanks Semiife

Pleasure is mine
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 1:35am On Sep 24, 2019
As shitty as the NPFL is, people will still be defending the league. How can you see dark and call it clear bright sky?

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 2:10am On Sep 24, 2019
Joebie:
As shitty as the NPFL is, people will still be defending the league. How can you see dark and call it clear bright sky?

Some of us are color blind.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by andrew444(m): 5:13am On Sep 24, 2019
Lionel Messi voted
(1st) Sadio Mane (2nd) Cristiano Ronaldo (3rd) Frenkie de Jong

Cristiano Ronaldo voted:
(1st) Matthijs de Ligt (2nd) Frenkie de Jong (3rd) Kylian Mbappe
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by andrew444(m): 5:45am On Sep 24, 2019
Greetings from the goat

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Triniti(m): 8:03am On Sep 24, 2019
ChrisKels:
Why do the Algerian communities in France hate France so much?


NB: This is why French players of Algerian descent always put Algeria first before France.


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North Africans generally hate France because of what they did to their fathers (Chibanis) you know that situation where a father keeps saying bad things about someone continuously around a toddler? They grow up harboring same hatred in their hearts. The French government has for years refused to compensate them for the works they did after they migrated in their hundreds in the 60s and 70s during the French labor shortage
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Olulong(m): 8:23am On Sep 24, 2019
gustav25:


When will Iheanacho pigmouth who is supposedly a hybrid of Messi and Ronaldo and better than mbappe mount this podium ?

Na Nacho offend dis guy

Lol

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 8:31am On Sep 24, 2019
Yes and although Macron did acknowledge France's wrongs against the Algerians in an address last year where he supposedly dropped "an apology", it doesn't suddenly erase the deep seated hate the Algerians based in France have for the French.

You can imagine what a France vs Algeria match would look like. Lol... #Bloody


Triniti:
North Africans generally hate France because of what they did to their fathers (Chibanis) you know that situation where a father keeps saying bad things about someone continuously around a toddler? They grow up harboring same hatred in their hearts. The French government has for years refused to compensate them for the works they did after they migrated in their hundreds in the 60s and 70s during the French labor shortage

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 8:32am On Sep 24, 2019
They mentioned his achievement as Spanish league top scorer twice. Lol...

In any case... congrats Messi.

simiife:
Some pple no go sleep dis night

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 8:37am On Sep 24, 2019
The bloody Algerian war. Read about it before.


Icon4s:


Algeria had a bitter fight to independence in 1962. They were the last of their subregion to gain independence. They suffered heavy casulties. Although Western Sahara is still being colonised by Morocco after the Spaniards pulled out from that territory.

However, France has maintained a good relationship with it's ex-colonies, Algeria inclusive.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Triniti(m): 8:41am On Sep 24, 2019
TheSuperNerd:
Yes and although Macron did acknowledge France's wrongs against the Algerians in an address last year where he supposedly dropped "an apology", it doesn't suddenly erase the deep seated hate the Algerians based in France have for the French.

You can imagine what a France vs Algeria match would look like. Lol... #Bloody


North Africans are crazy football fanatics. A match between both countries will put police on their toes
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by simiife: 8:44am On Sep 24, 2019
TheSuperNerd:

They mentioned his achievement as Spanish league top scorer twice. Lol...

In any case... congrats Messi.



Twas a mistake
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 8:48am On Sep 24, 2019
Well Chris... I suppose your question has been answered. Even though Algerians live in France, their general hatred for the French remains. They live in peace in France though. And yes generally, they would put Algeria first like Ismael Bennacer and Mahrez did. But the likes of Zidane and Benzema played for France and recently, Algerian born Nabil Fekir chose France and played at the world cup.

When Algeria won the Afcon you needed to see how the French-Algerians/Algerians based in France celebrated. They littered the streets of France. It was a sight to behold. But no one celebrated more than the Algerians back home shaa... Mehn the crowd was much. Part of the reason they celebrated is pride. France had recently won the FIFA World cup so when Algeria won the African World cup aka the Afcon title... They now had something they could also hang unto if any French say, "Playing for Algeria is a waste. What will you win?"

So the battles of the late 50s and early 60s with the French is the core reason and it has also extended into a thing of pride for them. Algerians do not feel intimidatrd at all. They are a very proud people.




ChrisKels:
Why do the Algerian communities in France hate France so much?


NB: This is why French players of Algerian descent always put Algeria first before France.


The.Supernerd, ic.on4s, tb.aba1234, e.lyte89, Kom ekn, junn yjake, TheGo.odJoe et al

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by andrew444(m): 8:49am On Sep 24, 2019
gustav25:


When will Iheanacho pigmouth who is supposedly a hybrid of Messi and Ronaldo and better than mbappe mount this podium ?

Lol, you no dey tire?

Warey guy
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Humility017(m): 9:00am On Sep 24, 2019
Triniti:
North Africans are crazy football fanatics. A match between both countries will put police on their toes

they played each other in 2014 world cup
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by iSlayer: 9:11am On Sep 24, 2019
safarigirl:
this makes no sense and has no relationship to the FIFA award.

EPL is just one competition, the FIFA Award is not or should not be limited to one competition.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 9:13am On Sep 24, 2019
They didn't face each other at Brazil 2014. They faced Germany who knocked them out and Germany went on to face France.

Humility017:


they played each other in 2014 world cup

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Humility017(m): 9:18am On Sep 24, 2019
TheSuperNerd:

They didn't face each other at Brazil 2014. They faced Germany who knocked them out and Germany went on to face France.


they were in same group...
Algeria played Switzerland, France and South Korea
I think they won south Korea, draw Switzerland and lost against France.....
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 9:25am On Sep 24, 2019
Icon4s:


Algeria had a bitter fight to independence in 1962. They were the last of their subregion to gain independence. They suffered heavy casulties. Although Western Sahara is still being colonised by Morocco after the Spaniards pulled out from that territory.

However, France has maintained a good relationship with it's ex-colonies, Algeria inclusive.

The screen shots give an insight into the historical deep seated bitterness and never ending hidden hatred towards France by Algerians. From that bloody civil war the fought to gain independence from France in 1962.

The younger generation may not feel so bitter but it still lingers. Don't forget Zz Zidane is of Algerian origin.

Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 9:28am On Sep 24, 2019
Again Nope. It was Group H. Russia, Algeria, South Korea and Belgium. Lost to the latter, drew against Russia and beat Korea.


Humility017:


they were in same group...
Algeria played Switzerland, France and South Korea
I think they won south Korea, draw Switzerland and lost against France.....


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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Humility017(m): 9:37am On Sep 24, 2019
TheSuperNerd:
Again Nope. It was Group H. Russia, Algeria, South Korea and Belgium. Lost to the latter, drew against Russia and beat Korea.



ohhh
thanks bro.... I missed it
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 9:37am On Sep 24, 2019
Gernot Rohr: My squad against Brazil ready

Nigerians rooting for Chelsea’s duo of Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori to don the Super Eagles colours would have to wait a little longer, according to Coach Gernot Rohr.

Though enthusiastic about the prospect of adding the duo to the Super Eagles, the German said it is a long process before the players can make the expected switch since they had already featured for England.

He cited the fact that Abraham and Tomori have played with the English youth teams would make it difficult to process their eligibility for the Super Eagles.

He used Torino’s Ola Aina as an example of how difficult it was to change nationality.

“The two players (Abraham and Tomori) have already played with England and there is a long process to follow before they can feature for Nigeria,” Rohr said in a chat with NationSport.


He added: “It took NFF one year before we could get Ola Aina to play for us.”


Meanwhile, Rohr hinted that he has already submitted the Super Eagles team list for next month’s International friendly between Nigeria and Brazil to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

The Super Eagles will face the five-time world champions on October 13 at the National Stadium in Singapore.

The thee-time African champions, Nigeria begin their qualifying campaign for the 2021 AFCON on November 11 against Benin Republic at the southern Nigerian town of Benin City. Sierra Leone and Lesotho are the other teams in their qualifying group.

Source: Today.ng
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by do4luv14(m): 10:16am On Sep 24, 2019
TheSuperNerd:
Gernot Rohr: My squad against Brazil ready

Nigerians rooting for Chelsea’s duo of Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori to don the Super Eagles colours would have to wait a little longer, according to Coach Gernot Rohr.

Though enthusiastic about the prospect of adding the duo to the Super Eagles, the German said it is a long process before the players can make the expected switch since they had already featured for England.

He cited the fact that Abraham and Tomori have played with the English youth teams would make it difficult to process their eligibility for the Super Eagles.

He used Torino’s Ola Aina as an example of how difficult it was to change nationality.

“The two players (Abraham and Tomori) have already played with England and there is a long process to follow before they can feature for Nigeria,” Rohr said in a chat with NationSport.


He added: “It took NFF one year before we could get Ola Aina to play for us.”


Meanwhile, Rohr hinted that he has already submitted the Super Eagles team list for next month’s International friendly between Nigeria and Brazil to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

The Super Eagles will face the five-time world champions on October 13 at the National Stadium in Singapore.

The thee-time African champions, Nigeria begin their qualifying campaign for the 2021 AFCON on November 11 against Benin Republic at the southern Nigerian town of Benin City. Sierra Leone and Lesotho are the other teams in their qualifying group.

Source: Today.ng


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