With the way CAF is so dedicated to kissing Mo Salah's ass on their social media handles (especially TikTok), I don't know if some smaller teams could really stand a chance against Egypt.

The bias is real

It is one of the reasons I really need Ivory Coast to top that group, so, na dem go do the honors against Egypt. Star man for star man, the Elephants trump Egypt. Fair fight

Mujtahida:

I think you are reading too much into the calls for Sadiq. I don't think anybody here has praised him.
We must understand context. The context is this: Sadiq is a player that for me and many Nigerians is not pleasant to the eye. It is against that general disapproval that some of us stand to say 'hey guys, yes he's not tidy but he scored.

In fact I believe that even if he scores loads of goals, people will still not take a fancy to him.

He's clumsy and his movement lacks the fluidity that can give our attack bite. But the thing is that he scored. No one can take that away from him. Saying this is nothing extreme, it is fact because like Eguavoen has constantly harped on in most of his interviews, goal is power!

Sadiq distorts our attack: fact. He scored a goal: fact.

Even at the 2016 Olmpics, he was playing raggedly and he'd score. I never fancied him then and I still don't fancy him now but just as at the Olympics, if you play that guy, in his higgedly piggedly way he will score.

I just watched Eguavoen's post match interview and he said Sadiq played well. Peterside Idah on Channels Sunrise Daily just now said this: 'a lot of people gave Sadiq stick yesterday but I want to congratulate him for scoring the goal. It's not easy. Sadiq for me yesterday needed a lot of help and support. The goal he scored just changed everything'.

So no one is praising Sadiq. On the contrary we are saying, let's pipe down with the downers.


In the larger scheme of things, I don't think that with Osimhen, Ighalo, Onuachu, Awoniyi, we should bother so much about Sadiq.

we don't need ighalo anymore in the super eagles

The Fifa Ranking and how it is calculated.( Picture 1,2,3)
Literarily a team can calculate the amount of point gained or lost after a game and predict it position before FIFA announces the monthly Ranking.

https://dailypost.ng/2022/01/20/afcon-2021-why-nigeria-coach-eguavoen-wont-be-paid-salary-nff-president-pinnick/

Imagine this rubbish!

Reminder: Iheanacho's Outside-of-the-left-boot pass is the Assist of Afcon2021 so far. Undisputable until I find a better one

I only gave it a sentence mention but I feel it deserves more and Uh, Safarigirl is right. Nacho deserves his flowers for that moment of class and super brilliance.

On matchday 1, I said Aribo's headed pass to Nacho was already an assist of the tournament contender.

Then Musa Barrow of Gambia dropped an assist Masterclass vs Mauritania. I was like Wow.... this one beats Aribo's oooo. I didn't mention Barrow's on this thread but I kept watching.

Then I saw Goalie, Jean Noel Amonome's Assist from his own half (edge of his box 18 infact) for Jim Allevinah's goal vs My Boys, Morocco and I was left stunned. Na Chakla cause am too shaa. His slip made the ball reach Allevinah but that was an impressive albeit lucky assist from the GK.


A couple of others come to mind as well but NONE STANDS ABOVE IHEANACHO'S HIGHLY INTELLIGENT, SUPER PURPOSEFUL AND WORLD CLASS OUTSIDE-OF-THE-LEFT-BOOT/FOOT Pass into Sadiq's path for that easy tap-in.

It's the kind of assist we hail Joao Cancelo for at Man City which he gives with the outside of his right foot/boot.
Well, now Nacho did it with his left and it was absolutely sublime.


Right now, in my books, Nacho now holds the assist of the tournament. No caps.

We need to talk about this more. This is part of why Iheanacho looks UNDROPPABLE in this team. Part of why he is part of the "Spine"

Expect more from the Seniorman.

superbloke:
The coach made 8 changes to the starting line up for yesterday's match, leaving Ekong, Ndidi and Iheanacho. I think we know the players that make up that spine he talked about in his tactical analysis video. You can be sure these players are not getting dropped in this tournament.

Well observed.

TheLoneCitizen:
Iwobi against Guinea-Bissau

0 tackle
0 interceptions
0 duels won
0 chance created
0 successful crosses
0 successful dribbles
1 blocked shot
3 fouls committed
2nd Worst passing accuracy (among starters)
42 touches.

He was anonymous for d large part of d game.. His confidence has really reduced greatly

The Algeria unbeaten run and the matches play.
in Algeria 35 unbeaten run they had 10 draws( 2 friendlies and 8 Qualifiers all against them ranked lower than them)

Interestedly, Algeria were 13th in Africa and 67th in the world before the unbeaten started.
Now they are second in Africa and 29th in the world.

Cc: Subzero

Note: this AFCON matches have not been updated

Curtisaxel10:
I believe Ajayi is an upgrade on Omeruo. He offers the same level of defensive solidity plus superior ball-carrying ability and an excellent aerial threat.

Ekong x Ajayi is the way from now on.

Omeruo should continue.

TheSuperNerd:
Reminder: Iheanacho's Outside-of-the-left-boot pass is the Assist of Afcon2021 so far. Undisputable until I find a better one

I only gave it a sentence mention but I feel it deserves more and Uh, Safarigirl is right. Nacho deserves his flowers for that moment of class and super brilliance.

On matchday 1, I said Aribo's headed pass to Nacho was already an assist of the tournament contender.

Then Musa Barrow of Gambia dropped an assist Masterclass vs Mauritania. I was like Wow.... this one beats Aribo's oooo. I didn't mention Barrow's on this thread but I kept watching.

Then I saw Goalie, Jean Noel Amonome's Assist from his own half (edge of his box 18 infact) for Jim Allevinah's goal vs My Boys, Morocco and I was left stunned. Na Chakla cause am too shaa. His slip made the ball reach Allevinah but that was an impressive albeit lucky assist from the GK.


A couple of others come to mind as well but NONE STANDS ABOVE IHEANACHO'S HIGHLY INTELLIGENT, SUPER PURPOSEFUL AND WORLD CLASS OUTSIDE-OF-THE-LEFT-BOOT/FOOT Pass into Sadiq's path for that easy tap-in.

It's the kind of assist we hail Joao Cancelo for at Man City which he gives with the outside of his right foot/boot.
Well, now Nacho did it with his left and it was absolutely sublime.


Right now, in my books, Nacho now holds the assist of the tournament. No caps.

We need to talk about this more. This is part of why Iheanacho looks UNDROPPABLE in this team. Part of why he is part of the "Spine"

Expect more from the Seniorman.

Thank you so much

The assist was quality, top of the drawer stuff, it made 90% of the goal.

Seniorman is having a great tournament, and as a dedicated fangirl, I cannot be happier

I'm just going through AFCON predictions before the tournament started, and Omo, Nigeria been no even dey most people list

They did not even consider the idea that we are a tournament team. Everywhere na so so Senegal, Algeria, Ivory Coast and Salah Egypt.

Wetin Egypt dey play normal normal if no be EPL and Mo Salah tax?

andrewbaba44:


Balogun is a good player

But common he won’t play forever ok

After the World Cup he should retire from international football

Has Ramos and Thiago retired? Balogun has not shown to be declining. He can play for another four years as far as I'm concerned. Defence needs consistent experienced legs. That Balogun didn't underperform under Rohr's decline has a lot to say.

Musa can go after World cup, but not Balogun.

mank1234:
https://dailypost.ng/2022/01/20/afcon-2021-why-nigeria-coach-eguavoen-wont-be-paid-salary-nff-president-pinnick/

Imagine this rubbish!

He's on the payroll already. He is technical director. That's what they mean.

humility33:


But u can create excuses for people sha

See how u explained what u knew nothing about and even credit the coach for the assumed tactical discussion

I'd be shocked if GoodJoe isn't in the PR industry. He's good

safarigirl:


LOL.

I won't even argue, because it is your ratings and you have the right to it

Very generous ratings sha

It's ok. I guess I'm the cool teacher who never fails students in my class

safarigirl:
I'm just going through AFCON predictions before the tournament started, and Omo, Nigeria been no even dey most people list

They did not even consider the idea that we are a tournament team. Everywhere na so so Senegal, Algeria, Ivory Coast and Salah Egypt.

Wetin Egypt dey play normal normal if no be EPL and Mo Salah tax?

They did us a favour by making us underdogs.

JohnBullMySon:
Has Ramos and Thiago retired? Balogun has not shown to be declining. He can play for another four years as far as I'm concerned. Defence needs consistent experienced legs. That Balogun didn't underperform under Rohr's decline has a lot to say.

Musa can go after World cup, but not Balogun.

Did Ramos make it to last euros ?

Ramos has been struggling with injury recently at psg ,the World Cup is near so let’s see if Luis Enrique will drop his boys for him

Is balogun half the player Ramos or Thiago Silva is ,is he playing at high level like them ?

Balogun is good for the next World Cup where he will be 34 ,maybe you want him to play another World Cup at 38 like Thiago Silva will be doing ,you think say Chelsea Na Rangers abi

Balogun will be 34 while musa is 29 ,where did I tell you musa must go to another World Cup ?

Will balogun be playing at a high level at 38 ? I doubt Baba

Na una coaching crew call musa and e no consign me ,you can see that he didn’t step out of the bench yesterday

My man stop capping .

BascoVanVeli:


They did us a favour by making us underdogs.

They really did

Now, teams have to study and prepare for us mid-tournament.

They really said "No star players, emergency coach, poor preparation. No chance."

JohnBullMySon:
Balogun retire lmao.

Who will bench him abeg?

You are asking who will bench balogun as if he is one Thiago Silva

Was he even close to omeruo at the last afcon ? Not saying he is not better then omeruo

The 2 tournament balogun played with the eagles how did he perform ?

Wetin balogun play for last World Cup and afcon ,abeg tell me ,this one wey you say nobody fit bench am

2lola:
The Algeria unbeaten run and the matches play.
in Algeria 35 unbeaten run they had 10 draws( 2 friendlies and 8 Qualifiers all against them ranked lower than them)

Interestedly, Algeria were 13th in Africa and 67th in the world before the unbeaten started.
Now they are second in Africa and 29th in the world.

Cc: Subzero

Note: this AFCON matches have not been updated

You are intentionally hiding information here during their unbeaten run they beat Tunisia, Senegal (twice), Colombia, Nigeria (twice) while their draws included teams like Tunisia and Mexico who were above them at the time of the rankings, they also dispatched minnows like Djibouti, Niger, Botswana and Mauritania with a cumulative score of 37-1 over the course of 3 years which makes it one of the best runs in the world during this period if you show me how they have not managed to be the best in Africa and how Morocco especially had a better run then I would take you seriously

andrewbaba44:


Did Ramos make it to last euros ?

Ramos has been struggling with injury recently at psg ,the World Cup is near so let’s see if Luis Enrique will drop his boys for him

Is balogun half the player Ramos or Thiago Silva is ,is he playing at high level like them ?

Balogun is good for the next World Cup where he will be 34 ,maybe you want him to play another World Cup at 38 like Thiago Silva will be doing ,you think say Chelsea Na Rangers abi

Balogun will be 34 while musa is 29 ,where did I tell you musa must go to another World Cup ?

Will balogun be playing at a high level at 38 ? I doubt Baba

Na una coaching crew call musa and e no consign me ,you can see that he didn’t step out of the bench yesterday

My man stop capping .

For two years now, Balogun has been very consistent and improving, for both club and country. None of our present defenders have been consistent as him. Good run of form is not yet consistency. If he keeps on performing well, he should keep playing. We need people who can guarantee good performance anytime.

JohnBullMySon:
For two years now, Balogun has been very consistent and improving, for both club and country. None of our present defenders have been consistent as him. Good run of form is not yet consistency. If he keeps on performing well, he should keep playing. We need people who can guarantee good performance anytime.

He is not a bad player Baba and he hasn’t done bad for the eagles

Me I just said I don’t see him going beyond this World Cup

But he was not good at the last afcon remember

andrewbaba44:

You are asking who will bench balogun as if he is one Thiago Silva

Was he even close to omeruo at the last afcon ? Not saying he is not better then omeruo

The 2 tournament balogun played with the eagles how did he perform ?

Wetin balogun play for last World Cup and afcon ,abeg tell me ,this one wey you say nobody fit bench am

Balogun was our best defender in our last matches that he played you are asking about last Afcon and world cup like they were not played 3 years ago and 4 years ago, I want to know who performed at last Afcon in your opinion

andrewbaba44:


He is not a bad player Baba and he hasn’t done bad for the eagles

Me I just said I don’t see him going beyond this World Cup

[s]But he was not good at the last afcon remember [/s]

Afcon was last 3 years my friend go and sit down, Ighalo was our highest goal scorer last Afcon and I don't see you calling for him back

andrewbaba44:


Did Ramos make it to last euros ?

Ramos has been struggling with injury recently at psg ,the World Cup is near so let’s see if Luis Enrique will drop his boys for him

Is balogun half the player Ramos or Thiago Silva is ,is he playing at high level like them ?

Balogun is good for the next World Cup where he will be 34 ,maybe you want him to play another World Cup at 38 like Thiago Silva will be doing ,you think say Chelsea Na Rangers abi

Balogun will be 34 while musa is 29 ,where did I tell you musa must go to another World Cup ?

Will balogun be playing at a high level at 38 ? I doubt Baba

Na una coaching crew call musa and e no consign me ,you can see that he didn’t step out of the bench yesterday

My man stop capping .

Hmmm Balogun 34 Musa 29,hope you get it andrew.

Play off

Subzero047:


Afcon was last 3 years my friend go and sit down, Ighalo was our highest goal scorer last Afcon and I don't see you calling for him back

What’s wrong saying he can’t go beyond this World Cup ?

The tournament wey balogun go Wetin him play

Poor afcon and poor World Cup but you think he can still go to another World Cup at 38

Stop crying oga

Subzero047:


Balogun was our best defender in our last matches that he played you are asking about last Afcon and world cup like they were not played 3 years ago and 4 years ago, I want to know who performed at last Afcon in your opinion

Our best defender playing in the qualifiers

He is yet to even impress as Ekong at any tournament but una to Dey cause Ekong ,simple truth you don begin Dey vex

Ekong and omeruo did well at the last afcon ,imagine Ekong was the person that did that blunder against Madagascar

Buhahaha

Earthquake common leave this place

andrewbaba44:


What’s wrong saying he can’t go beyond this World Cup ?

The tournament wey balogun go Wetin him play

Poor afcon and poor World Cup but you think he can still go to another World Cup at 38

Stop crying oga

Saying Balogun did not perform at the world cup is exposing your ignorance, everybody was poor at the Afcon I'm sure you can't say anybody that performed at the Afcon, you know he has been our best defender over the past years that's why you had to go 3 years back to find material to slander him

Subzero047:


Saying Balogun did not perform at the world cup is exposing your ignorance, everybody was poor at the Afcon I'm sure you can't say anybody that performed at the Afcon, you know he has been our best defender over the past years that's why you had to go 3 years back to find material to slander him

Everybody was poor at which afcon ?

Don’t be stupid ,omeruo and Ekong wasn’t poor at the afcon

He has been our best defenders only on qualifiers

Omo why balogun Dey make you cry like this ,truth is bitter

Una Dey slander Ekong here nobody complain

What’s wrong in saying I don’t think balogun can go to another World Cup after this ?

andrewbaba44:


Our best defender playing in the qualifiers

He is yet to even impress as Ekong at any tournament but una to Dey cause Ekong ,simple truth you don begin Dey vex

Ekong and omeruo did well at the last afcon ,imagine Ekong was the person that did that blunder against Madagascar

Buhahaha

Earthquake common leave this place

Ekong wey you dey call ekuke is now a good performer because you want to lie to yourself, your lord and savior Aina committed several blunders in the Afcon even Omeruo committed a blunder but I guess you are blind to that