Philosopher1979:


If it is by players, then Mali can be considered one of the best African nations in football. But then, when it comes to ahievments and winning mentality, Nigeria is better. Senegal with all their stars has won the afcon only once and reached the semifinal only a few times while Nigeria has won it thrice and reached the semifinal 15 times. Besides, their players are not clearly better, they are just slightly better.
If Nigeria plays Sengal, anything may happen. Chidera Ejuke might dribble everybody and score or Chukwueze might do something fantastic and we win the match.


We are a tournament team that knows how to win when the chips are down but then, we also have a tactically weak
and defeatest coach who is not tactically sound, does not understand our footballing history, and does not believe in his players.
But i dont fear Sengal, camroon etc or any other African nation.
We are overall at par with them

Besides, football in general is funny. A player in the Turkish league might be better than a player
in the English league and so their players been better is subjective and situational.
The French assimiliate people from their colonies better and so their local players have better access to the
French league.
I know people dont beleive me but we rating a player by their league has limitations.
And then tactics and coaching is more important in football than we think.
Okay Burak Yilmaz spent all his carrer in Turkey but moved to lille in the French league in his 30's
and im sure he is better than many attackers in the English league or other top 5 leagues.
Anthony Nwakaeme is like Burak Yilmaz but i know you people wont see things my way. It is well

Which year did Senegal win the AFCON?

oloriooko:
Since Rohr went back in time to pick a striker that plays in Saudi Arabia out of international retirement, I lost hope in the present handlers of the SE even if we erroneously qualify for the WC 2022, we CANNOT qualify from any group we find ourselves, we will only make up the numbers in Qatar.
So sad that NFF concurred to such barbaric decision to recall a 32 year old (whose real age is probably in the late 30s) with the yound upcoming strikers all over the world including the NPFL

i will be pained if ighalo's recall affects awoniyi's chance to feature in the upcoming AFCON or the world cup.

12large1:


On current form and overall performance, osimehn is Africa best 9 and it will be absolutely ludicrous to bench him for ighalo. Ighalo is here to do similar things that he did at man utd

Take it easy. Must we overhype our Players? Haller has 7 Goals, 3 Assists in 12 Matches in the League already. Oops! Eredivisie is a Farmer's League..... but he has scored 7 Goals in 4 Matches in UCL also nau.

Osimhen so far only has 5 Goals in the League with no Assist in 10 Games, and 4 Goals in 3 Matches in UEL. Osimhen is doing fine and we should rather pray he's injury free and keep up with his Form.

NIG vs LIB: Gernot Rohr Needs To Unleash A Deadly Attack By Pairing Odion Ighalo And Osimhen
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The Super Eagles Of Nigeria will be in action in the African World Cup Qualifiers on Saturday as they travel to face Liberia at the Grand Stade de Tanger. The Nigerian National Team have had an amazing run in the World Cup qualifiers winning three of their four matches in the campaign. They will be up against a Liberia side that are currently in the last position on their WCQ Group C Table with just three points from four matches. This clearly shows that Nigeria is the side we all expect to win the match when both sides clash in the World Cup Qualifiers on Saturday.

The Super Eagles Team look to be strengthened in the attacking department after Jude Odion Ighalo was called back from retirement to represent his country. The former Man United strike arrived at the Super Eagles camp today in preparation for their next meeting in the world cup qualifiers. Gernot Rohr shouldn't spare Liberia in their upcoming encounter as he should play his best team in the match to secure all three important points. Odion Ighalo and Victor Osimhen should be paired upfront on the attack as both players are very good at finding the back of the net. Their possible partnership in front of goal could guarantee the Super Eagles more goals in their campaign for 2022 World Cup qualification in Qatar

What's your take on this? Kindly drop your comments below. Thanks for reading.

drDoom3:


Osimhen and Ndidi will not make CAF first 11. That's a fact. Midfield alone has Kessie and Gueye, not forgetting Bennacer and co. You can't leave any of these guys out for Ndidi (Bennacer was the best player last AFCON, Kessie rated as one of the best players overall in Serie A etc).

In attack, Osimhen has not done enough to be considered yet. If he continues in his current form until the end of the season, then we can have that conversation. Mane and Salah must be in the front three, and you can always fill in the last with Zaha, Auba, Mahrez, etc. Hell, even Slimani and Ziyech are rated higher than Osimhen in world football. The reason we celebrate Osimhen so much is that we see his potentials, what he could become in a few years if he is consistent.

Ndidi will make CAF 11, that should be an undisputed Fact. No African DM is better than him at the moment and he's definitely in the top 5 worldwide.

BTW.... Kessie plays mostly as a CM not a DM. Besides Ndidi is performing exceptionally in his Position at best League in the World.

Rockyrascal:
i will be pained if ighalo's recall affects awoniyi's chance to feature in the upcoming AFCON or the world cup.

Except Awoniyi keeps banging Goals week in week out in German League, he ain't gonna make it to either Competitions.

Ighalo is recalled coz Rohr has no Trust for Onuachu, Moffi and co. He apparently trusts Osimhen only. AFCON is next Year, he doesn't wanna experiment further with a new Invitee, especially if something happens to his first Choice at the Tournament, who is gonna step in and deliver? This is why he prefers Experience over Talent.

Oasis001:


Except Awoniyi keeps banging Goals week in week out in German League, he ain't gonna make it to either Competitions.

Ighalo is recalled coz Rohr has no Trust for Onuachu, Moffi and co. He apparently trusts Osimhen only. AFCON is next Year, he doesn't wanna experiment further with a new Invitee, especially if something happens to his first Choice at the Tournament, who is gonna step in and deliver? This is why he prefers Experience over Talent.

right on!

andrewbaba44:


Jay jay okocha was better in what aspect ?

Why that fraud never score for farmers league?

Oasis001:


Except Awoniyi keeps banging Goals week in week out in German League, he ain't gonna make it to either Competitions.

Ighalo is recalled coz Rohr has no Trust for Onuachu, Moffi and co. He apparently trusts Osimhen only. AFCON is next Year, he doesn't wanna experiment further with a new Invitee, especially if something happens to his first Choice at the Tournament, who is gonna step in and deliver? This is why he prefers Experience over Talent.

some people here have failed to understand this

Oasis001:


Take it easy. Must we overhype our Players? Haller has 7 Goals, 3 Assists in 12 Matches in the League already. Oops! Eredivisie is a Farmer's League..... but he has scored 7 Goals in 4 Matches in UCL also nau.

Osimhen so far only has 5 Goals in the League with no Assist in 10 Games, and 4 Goals in 3 Matches in UEL. Osimhen is doing fine and we should rather pray he's injury free and keep up with his Form.

Osimehn is ranked 26 in Africa on FIFA 22. I can't wait to see Ndi sentiment quarrel with FIFA

oloriooko:

No dey laugh na

Moses Simon is now a S.I unit

You gerrit? If you don't gerrit forget about it

Icon79:

Frankly, the only two countries that give concern are Algeria and, to a lesser extent, Senegal. I like our chances against any other country including Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia.


O pari

Well said. We will need the spirit of Zidane+a sprinkle of Conte to enter Rohr so he can apply 35% of it vs either of those two of we jam.


That's if he'll even use it.

We should easily win our last two matches. That CAR loss should be Motivation enough.

Neobulletzz:

Why that fraud never score for farmers league?

He is waiting to collect his 7th ballon d or first so e go choke you with everything

zuchyblink:
some people here have failed to understand this

How many new Strikers has Rohr invited? Dessers, Bazee, Moffi, Onuachu, Maja and very recently Awoniyi.

He has tried almost all, yet he ain't convinced, hence gets no choice but to recall Ighalo for rest qualifing Matches and AFCON certainly.

Rohr doesn't rate Iheanacho either as a Striker. He sees him as a supporting Striker and to some extent a Playmaker.

We shouldn't forget Rohr once dropped Iheanacho completely from the Squad till he regains his form at end of last Season.

Awoniyi has a shot at the Team, if he keeps up with the Form. He may possibly replace Onuachu if he keeps popping Goals, coz Ighalo is definitely going to Cameroon next Year January.

zuchyblink:
Osimehn is ranked 26 in Africa on FIFA 22. I can't wait to see Ndi sentiment quarrel with FIFA

FIFA 22 is a game and shouldn't be used to judge oga elder. If you're a gamer and you have Osimhen on your team you'd realize the rankings has zero influence on the supposed game.

Osimhen is like 3 players in his team. He's virtually what is known as 'CHEAT'.

nelszx:

FIFA 22 is a game and shouldn't be used to judge oga elder. If you're a gamer and you have Osimhen on your team you'd realize the rankings has zero influence on the supposed game.

Osimhen is like 3 players in his team. He's virtually what is known as 'CHEAT'.

At the bolded, virtually right?!

Philosopher1979:

If Nigeria plays Sengal, anything may happen. Chidera Ejuke might dribble everybody and score or Chukwueze might do something fantastic and we win the match.

All of us that keep harping on individual brilliance are one of the reasons Nigeria isn't growing as a team.
What is "Ejuke might dribble everybody and score"?

Blueelf:


Bros, do other Africans rate our guys as high as we do?

Left to me, Ndidi and Osimhen will start comfortably

However, no Nigerian would make CAF MVP top ten because Nigerian players are not that highly rated in Africa

You are doing too much weed.. stop it...
What do you mean by "other Africans"? Since when did Nigeria need the opinion of other Africans to validate our players proficiency?

Stop belittling yourself... what kind of mindset is that??

TheLoneCitizen:

All of us that keep harping on individual brilliance are one the reason Nigeria isn't growing as a team.
What is "Ejuke might dribble everybody and score"?

Coz Defenders of opposing Team are on the Pitch to play Kites nau.

Oasis001:




Coz Defenders of opposing are on the Pitch to play Kites nau.

Then after Ejuke finish, "Chukwueze might now do something fantastic and we win the match."

How?

Blueelf:


See, left for me, Ndidi is one of the best if not the best 4 in the world

However, you guys ought to know CAF by now

Remember how Etoo aleays won it over JJ and Kanoute even in seasons were they were both better>

CAF will always look to antecedents and past gliry when compiling that list

Forget that twitter post. They don't want Nigerians to wahala them. Hence their attempt at inclusion...lolll

You are a joker if you think the rest of Africa can beat Nigeria when it comes to a social media poll...

Most African countries don't even have up to 30% of their citizens on social media.. Na Dem wan beat us?

12large1:


On paper, Senegal has the most complete and famous squad in Africa. Their squad on paper is even more famous than their 2002 Famous WC team

True. But it takes more than that. Russia is enough to see how they'll line up come Qatar. Lots has changed but if they don't get it right tactically and with calculators, they'll be booted out once again. I really want them to see R16 this time though.

Oasis001:


Take it easy. Must we overhype our Players? Haller has 7 Goals, 3 Assists in 12 Matches in the League already. Oops! Eredivisie is a Farmer's League..... but he has scored 7 Goals in 4 Matches in UCL also nau.

Osimhen so far only has 5 Goals in the League with no Assist in 10 Games, and 4 Goals in 3 Matches in UEL. Osimhen is doing fine and we should rather pray he's injury free and keep up with his Form.

Victor osimhen has actually won some penalties and 3 of them have been converted. Osimhen work rate is a big issue. The problem is that stats don't show penalties won as an assist which is very funny. So it is 5 goals and 3 assists in 10 games if we count penalties won and in football it is important to win penalties

TheLoneCitizen:


Then after Ejuke finish, "Chukwueze might now do something fantastic and we win the match."

How?

...... we are damn funny on this Thread walahi. We do rate our Players beyond Imaginations. We ain't in the 90s and Fans here should try to understand. This is no Era of Okocha, even Ronaldinho won't be able to play for a top Team in this present Epoch.

Football is no longer built on individual brilliance, its now rather built on Teamwork. Adama Traore, a fine Dribbler, yet playing for Wolves. Tactically, it'll be difficult at AFCON to rely on individual brilliance to win Matches.

Africans are rugged, and Defenders are ready to end your Career for you, if you try to mesmerise around them.

Philosopher1979:


Victor osimhen has actually won some penalties and 3 of them have been converted. Osimhen work rate is a big issue. The problem is that stats don't show penalties won as an assist which is very funny. So it is 5 goals and 3 assists in 10 games if we count penalties won and in football it is important to win penalties

...... LMFAO.

You don kuku give am the Assists yourself. PK is a game of chance, it can be missed, guess you right?

NB: chances created and Assists ain't the same.

Oasis001:





...... we are damn funny on this Thread walahi. We do rate our Players beyond Imaginations. We ain't in the 90s and Fans here should try to understand. This is no Era of Okocha, even Ronaldinho won't be able to play for a top Team in this present Epoch.

Football is no longer built on individual brilliance, its now rather built on Teamwork. Adama Traore, a fine Dribbler, yet playing for Wolves. Tactically, it'll be difficult at AFCON to rely on individual brilliance to win Matches.

Africans are rugged, and Defenders are ready to end your Career for you, if you try to mesmerise around them.

Oil dey head

Oasis001:





...... we are damn funny on this Thread walahi. We do rate our Players beyond Imaginations. We ain't in the 90s and Fans here should try to understand. This is no Era of Okocha, even Ronaldinho won't be able to play for a top Team in this present Epoch.

Football is no longer built on individual brilliance, its now rather built on Teamwork. Adama Traore, a fine Dribbler, yet playing for Wolves. Tactically, it'll be difficult at AFCON to rely on individual brilliance to win Matches.

Africans are rugged, and Defenders are ready to end your Career for you, if you try to mesmerise around them.

The bolded is fallacious.. Which era are you talking about?
Ronaldinho with all his showboating was very productive as a player, and there's no team or manager in the world that won't want to have him...

What you just wrote is indirectly telling us that we have an ekuke coach... Cus obviously, individual brilliance alone can't take us far...

Danielnino00:


The bolded is fallacious.. Which era are you talking about?
Ronaldinho with all his showboating was very productive as a player, and there's no team or manager in the world that won't want to have him...

What you just wrote is indirectly telling us that we have an ekuke coach... Cus obviously, individual brilliance alone can't take us far...

See... I like Ronaldinho a lot, even idolised him. Why Pep didn't include him in his Plans when he became Barcelona Manager?

Oasis001:




...... LMFAO.

You don kuku give am the Assists yourself. PK is a game of chance, it can be missed, guess you right?

NB: chances created and Assists ain't the same.

I don't understand creating a chance is also a game of chance. I mean a chance can be missed a header or one on one can be missed.

Philosopher1979:


I don't understand creating a chance is also a game of chance. I mean a chance can be missed a header or one on one can be missed.

Exactly.

Dribblers are easily neutralized by tactically sound teams. You don't win Ballon d' Or by the number of dribbles completed.

Oasis001:




See... I like Ronaldinho a lot, even idolised him. Why Pep didn't include him in his Plans when he became Barcelona Manager?

And since when did Pep become the SI unit of measuring which player will play for a top team?

Was Barca not a top team when Ronaldinho played for them?
Was AC Milan not a top team at that time??