@asunaobi

A country that its president disappeared into thin air without a word. I wonder the type of encouragement the players went into the pitch with, knowing quite well that there is a very bleak future for our dear country back home. They may not even have a country to return to after the tournament, who knows

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we r the best african team and also the masters of the continent

go east go west egypt team is the best

I thought you guys were part of the middle east.
make up your minds damn it.

morpheus24:

I thought you guys were part of the middle east.
make up your minds damn it.

this forum can be used positively to try changing somethings in our country. Lets try to support one of our coaches to take over from amodu and rebuild the team. Samson Siasia, Stephen Keshi or Sunday Oliseh. These are all no- nonsense men and who can impart discipline and purpose in the team. There's nothing wrong with the players, just the team and the NFA

morpheus24:

I thought you guys were part of the middle east.
make up your minds damn it.

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i can`t understand ?

M E in africa and asia

Princek12:

Those players are not fit. They could not chase the ball and players. Yobo is recovering from injury, Martins just had surgery, and many more unfit players. Amodu chose the team because he likes the players and is used to them, not because they have shown any demonstrable proof of match fitness. The funny thing is that you guys will see Amodu take these same players to the world Cup and expect a "miracle."

As a matter of fact, if he had taken six players from the U 17 squad, they would have done a better job than the team today. The players are simply out of shape.

Princek12:

Those players are not fit. They could not chase the ball and players. Yobo is recovering from injury, Martins just had surgery, and many more unfit players. Amodu chose the team because he likes the players and is used to them, not because they have shown any demonstrable proof of match fitness. The funny thing is that you guys will see Amodu take these same players to the world Cup and expect a "miracle."

As a matter of fact, if he had taken six players from the U 17 squad, they would have done a better job than the team today. The players are simply out of shape.

TexMex:

@honeric01

I don't think we are judging the team (nay AMODU) by the first match of the tournament. A number of us have reached our verdict a long time ago, we are just drawing out results (like in simple maths: 2+2 = 4). In fact, I expect him to win against BENIN and MOZAMBIQUE (that's AMODU's fort: bully and awe small opposition). Forget all the talk about not having world class players. How many World Class players does EGYPT have? It's the technical input that makes all the difference. Our point is: AMODU can't take us places! Forget winning games against minors. When it really counts, AMODU is no match.

~Sauron~:

What formation did we play?
I saw 3 strikers upfront with Mikel pissing around the midfield and holding the ball longer than necessary.
In the 2nd half, the Egyptians outnumbered us in the midfield and they had a live-wire striker in Zidan who gave our back four HELL.
Where was Osaze?

I 'm glad that some folks here have taken SAGAMITE to task over his vociferous support for AMODU. I 'm also happy SAGAMITE took up the gauntlet and spoke up. That's the caliber of people with strong convictions.

The match has come and gone, but lessons need to be learnt from it. Many of us here shouted ourselves hoarse about how AMODU should not be entrusted with the task of taking us to the NATIONS' CUP and WORLD CUP, but we were inundated with statistics about how AMODU is/was the best for the Super Eagles. I remember commenting then that it would be rather late by the time the REAL statistics start coming in. Now see the result of the game against EGYPT! Adeboye ONIGBINDE that was said to have taken 'junk' players to the World Cup was never disgraced like this.

A number of previous commentators have written on what needs to be done. I will only add that I pray AMODU does the needful. I will also counsel that AMODU resigns after the NATIONS' CUP (even if he wins it). He shouldn't wait to be fired. The NFF have left things too late. The best thing to have done after the team secured the World Cup and NATIONS' Cup tickets was to have held a meeting with the players and coach, relieve AMODU of his job (giving him a fat pay-off) and recruited a solid coach (local or foreign). As it is, NIGERIA needs a new coach asap. I can only pray he is given the same uspport as was extended to WESTERHOF. Please no one here should complain that AMODU wasn't given sufficient support. He got it, and more.

After all said and done (and unlike many commentators here), I still wish the SUPER EAGLES well in this tournament, and I believe (with GOD) they can go all the way to the final. Hope NFF and Presidential Task Force didn't pay $30,000 for loss against EGYPT? The team deserves only their appearance fees.

Ladies and Gentlemen it ain't over yet and if I may add, you have just witnessed history. We lost to Egypt for the first time in 47 YEARS!!!

This is the best SE team in a decade. No, seriously. No kidding.  Cool
They played a wonderful first half (erm 33 mins to be precise) and later got tired. Please don't blame them. The temperature in Angola is high and the price of fuel has also increased.

Our defense marshaled by the able Yobo was so tight it was very hard for the opponent to infiltrate. Forget three goals conceeded for it does not matter.

Our left back position was so effective Taiwo deserves an award.

Our midfield so efficient we played with 3 DMs at a go. Little wonder the most effective of them was taken off for a pair of old legs. No offense to Kanu. He is one of my favourite Nigerian Players.

Our hitman Yakubu was the best player of the pitch so much so he touched the ball only 5 times. Someone said he is out of form and shape. Sorry but I disagree. He is the best we have.

Conclusion: We have the best coach in the world. Thank You Shaibu Amodu.  

this defeat should wake the boys up.

okunoba:

u guys should stop bashing Yakubu, strikers depend on service and this was lacking in the game. Did he get any service, the answer is no. Yakubu is not meant to take the ball from the back or midfield to score, his job is to score when given the right passes. Was he given a good ball in the box? no.

Mikel played well, our  players just don`t mark their players and Taiye Taiwo was the worst at this. We have a terrible goal keeper, he was at fault 4 the first and third goal, the second was due to taiye taiwo`s terrible marking, he could have thrown himself at the ball, I think he just played his last game 4 Nigeria,
The first was a rush of blood from the keeper, running out of his line and missing the ball when a defender was there to deal with the danger. A decent goal keeper would have saved the third strike. Taking out Mikel 4 Kanu was madness, we have a terrible coach but it`s too late to change him.

Those calling 4 Okocha to return have forgoten he was part of the team that failed to qualify 4 the last World cup, the team that did so badly in 2002. Okocha is more of a ball juggler than a thinking footballer.

oníjògbòn:

i've said it before and i'm going to say it again: the U-17 team and their coaching staff that just won a silver medal at the just concluded U-17 tournament should be the ones playing at the moment.

considering those boys were just assembled together in a couple of months, they still performed very well.

these fat fcuks don chop money belle full and could give a rat's yansh weda we win or lose.  

we need players that are hungry to win as well as passionate for the game.  this present U-17 squad fits the bill!

Princek12:

Those players are not fit. They could not chase the ball and players. Yobo is recovering from injury, Martins just had surgery, and many more unfit players. Amodu chose the team because he likes the players and is used to them, not because they have shown any demonstrable proof of match fitness. The funny thing is that you guys will see Amodu take these same players to the world Cup and expect a "miracle."

As a matter of fact, if he had taken six players from the U 17 squad, they would have done a better job than the team today. The players are simply out of shape.