forgiveness:


Why did the referee refuse to give us penalty against Germany when ball touched a German player's arm?

VAR?

That is where the problem is.

The concept of VAR is good. But its inconsistent applications , couple with bad officiating is the issue.
And that is why most of the African countries are angry, cos they are the worst it by this unfortunate situation at the women world cup.

FIFA was busy doing massive PR to promote the Women world cup and they entirely ignored the officiating aspect which has been historically bad, even before VAR came in.

The men's world cup had its own VAR issue, but it wasn't as worse as this.

I think the problem here generally is bad officiating and the inconsistent applications of the rules, and wrong interpretation of the rule sometimes.

An example was the indirect freekick in the box against Cameroon that resulted into the first of England. That was clearly not a back pass, and in a men's game, the referee won't even rule that as a foul. It was Cameroon overall behavior in that game, that made people to forget that aspect in that match, and allow the referee to somehow get a pass at the bad job she did , in that game.

So if FIFA wants us to take women's game serious, they should also work on the officiating, the way the do for the men's game, cos that is the only aspect that refuse to improve

kingphilip:
in Nigeria Vs Germany this rule never held when the ball hit one of the German ladies

Hmm I dont know

Jarus:


Guy, how many times do you see Nigerians talk of Ghana here?

Why are you so obsessed with Nigeria as a Ghanaian?

Disgusting

Because I'm Nana Bosu Yeboah and I do the Lord's work always as recommended by the holy scriptures onye apari

elyte89:




Hahahahahahhahahahahahahah ,true actually


Some might start saying he's even on same par with di Maria and d likes because of dt goal

You too , keep mum .... After telling us how Iheanacho Nacho mbappe better than kylian Kelechi is a combination of Ronaldo and Messi

Moussa Marega; just physicality and raw power but no brain. Like say na muscle dey play ball. Can't wait for the Malians to be put in their place by a better team.

#Nonsense

Here we go again

gustav25:



You too , keep mum .... After telling us her Iheanacho Nacho mbappe better than kylian Kelechi is a combination of Ronaldo and Messi

Me. God forbid


I no mumu reach dt level

Ignore a troll and see him whither away like a dying leaf in the fall season.

My advice to people replying trolls

breezy147:


Where was that ability to score from outside of the box when they played Burundi twice and could not beat them?

I await your response.

Another drunk pundit . Downplaying the victories of others won't make your chickens any good ...common Burundi , you can't dispatch and here you are casting shadows on potent teams ....Village head chief

So Football has become 2+2=4?! LMAO!
Because Mali could not beat Burundi and we did it, thus we are superior to the Malians?! All the Goals they scored are lightweight?!

We should be more focused on our chances and Tactics instead of raising our Expectations to the extent we won't be able to control it when/if we are disappointed.

Some Dudes are already proclaiming our Squad as the best in the Tournament and kinda unbeatable. Surprisingly, the Crew Leader is someone who is very much emotional and can make U-Turn at a slight Opportunity.

We should be analyzing the Formation, Tactics, Strength and Weakness of the Teams that are likely to pose threat to us, rather than underestimating their Capabilities.

jihday:
Here we go again

If this is true, then forget about winning anything in this AFCON. History has shown that whenever this happens, we never amount to anything on the pitch

darkelf:
Moussa Marega; just physicality and raw power but no brain. Like say na muscle dey play ball. Can't wait for the Malians to be put in their place by a better team.

#Nonsense

I would pay to watch you wail and call for heads when your bunch of chicks fail to hatch soonest

Oasis007:


So Football has become 2+2=4?! LMAO!
Because Mali could not beat Burundi and we did it, thus we are superior to the Malians?! All the Goals they scored are lightweight?!

We should be more focused on our chances and Tactics instead of raising our Expectations to the extent we won't be able to control it when/if we are disappointed.

Some Dudes are already proclaiming our Squad as the best in the Tournament and kinda unbeatable. Surprisingly, the[b] Crew Leader is someone who is very much emotional and can make U-Turn at a slight Opportunity.[/b]

We should be analyzing the Formation, Tactics, Strength and Weakness of the Teams that are likely to pose threat to us, rather than underestimating their Capabilities.

Humility

elyte89:



Me. God forbid


I no mumu reach dt level

Denial is the intrinsic self defence tool for we humans and I won't fault you for exercising your fundamental human right

darkelf:


If this is true, then forget about winning anything in this AFCON. History has shown that whenever this happens, we never amount to anything on the pitch

Giving excuses already ? Giant of failure !!! But I thought you lots sworn nothing on earth and under it would stop your chicks from winning AFCON ? Posterity will judge you when I come for your head

timay:


That is where the problem is.

The concept of VAR is good. But its inconsistent applications , couple with bad officiating is the issue.
And that is why most of the African countries are angry, cos they are the worst it by this unfortunate situation at the women world cup.

FIFA was busy doing massive PR to promote the Women world cup and they entirely ignored the officiating aspect which has been historically bad, even before VAR came in.

The men's world cup had its own VAR issue, but it wasn't as worse as this.

I think the problem here generally is bad officiating and the inconsistent applications of the rules, and wrong interpretation of the rule sometimes.

An example was the indirect freekick in the box against Cameroon that resulted into the first of England. That was clearly not a back pass, and in a men's game, the referee won't even rule that as a foul. It was Cameroon overall behavior in that game, that made people to forget that aspect in that match, and allow the referee to somehow get a pass at the bad job she did , in that game.

So if FIFA wants us to take women's game serious, they should also work on the officiating, the way the do for the men's game, cos that is the only aspect that refuse to improve

The bolded is the main and major problem.

VAR is good but there is inconsistency in the application and interpretation of rules which so far, have only favoured European and South American.

Something fishy about it.

jihday:
Here we go again

I’m not buying this. Nigerian media houses lie too much nowadays. I’ll wait until later in the day to see what actually happened.

Sportilitica:
Just saw the highlights of the Mali game. A team that can score from outside the box at will is not a team to be underestimated. I hope Samu is watching what the left footed striker did with the ball. Been a while since we scored a goal from outside the box.

Ironically, the last left footed outside-the-box goal we've scored was Iheanacho's delicious freekick in the friendly against Argentina.

How have the mighty fallen!

jihday:
Here we go again

Damn.

I would've expected the likes of Mikel to speak to the players and stop this embarrassment.

Curtisaxel7:


Ironically, the last left footed outside-the-box goal we've scored was Iheanacho's delicious freekick in the friendly against Argentina.

How have the mighty fallen!

Legend of living In the past ....Watch Atsu swerve one in like he regularly does

Bolowolowo:
This Women’s World Cup could possibly go down as arguably the worst tournament FIFA has hosted. Everywhere I read, almost every match is always ending in controversy as a result of poor officiating. Too many penalties are being given and VAR is disrupting gameplay.

Thoughts?

Watching the USA/ Spain women match last night it is obvious that VAR is becoming a mess and needs a rethink of how and when to use it.
Over 5 minutes to sort out a penalty decision is way too long.( And they still came to the wrong decision).

gustav25:


Giving excuses already ? Giant of failure !!! But I thought you lots sworn nothing on earth and under it would stop your chicks from winning AFCON ? Posterity will judge you when I come for your head

bro keep quiet this news is fake ... and you keep hyping on Ghana as if it Paris or any big country the money I spend on sub monthly will feed you and your family for weeks not only me but some average Nigeria ..... what wrong with you coz my people comes to work in Ghana doesn't mean they are poor or not well to do .... this shows this people ain't lazy and hard-working how many Nigeria build house in slum you call Ghana even idanre in ondo state is well civilized and bigger than your so call country you call Ghana that a local government in ibadan, kano, porthacourt is bigger than the whole of Ghana stop competing with Nigeria compete with our local government

Barryseal:


Watching the USA/ Spain women match last night it is obvious that VAR is becoming a mess and needs a rethink of how and when to use it.
Over 5 minutes to sort out a penalty decision is way too long.( And they still came to the wrong decision).

I think say na only me notice am o.

USA second penalty wasn't a penalty, as there was no contact. Na just simulation by the USA player. The purpose of VAR is to prevent wrong calls by providing a video review. Yet the referee still blind and didn't see that the lady fell down easily after loosing the ball.

The officiating is just awful in this tournament. With all the hype in the women's world cup, the bad officiating is just taking away the shine

gustav25:



Another drunk pundit . Downplaying the victories of others won't make your chickens any good ...common Burundi , you can't dispatch and here you are casting shadows on potent teams ....Village head chief

You need to calm down Gustav so that you can think straight and not 'misyarn'.

If Mali is a potent team for beating Mauritania. Is Mauritania also a potent team for beating Mali in 2017?


I await your response.

timay:


I think say na only me notice am o.

USA second penalty wasn't a penalty, as there was no contact. Na just simulation by the USA player. The purpose of VAR is to prevent wrong calls by providing a video review. Yet the referee still blind and didn't see that the lady fell down easily after loosing the ball.

The officiating is just awful in this tournament. With all the hype in the women's world cup, the bad officiating is just taking away the shine

I think female footballers and even coaches have gotten better but female officials have not improved.
I recall a particular premiership game where a female linesman made a mess of many decisions. Not that we don't have incompetent male officials, but the are much more in number among the female folks.

breezy147:



You need to calm down Gustav so that you can think straight and not 'misyarn'.

If Mali is a potent team for beating Mauritania. Is Mauritania also a potent team for beating Mali in 2017?


I await your response.

Bros..Please ignore this troll. Where is supernerd house?

Barryseal:


I think female footballers and even coaches have gotten better but female officials have not improved.
I recall a particular premiership game where a female linesman made a mess of many decisions. Not that we don't have incompetent male officials, but the are much more in number among the female folks.

Yea you are right. The incompetent and clueless Female referee are overwhelmingly much than the competent ones. That is why the German Bundesliga are trying to train a lot of them by even allowing them to officiate some Men's game.
.FIFA has surprisingly not be doing enough for the female referees in terms of Improving them. I hope this tournament serves as a reality check for FIFA concerning the female referees

abi atsu ghanaian messi lol

gustav25:


Legend of living In the past ....Watch Atsu swerve one in like he regularly does

gustav25:


Legend of living In the past ....Watch Atsu swerve one in like he regularly does

Lol. If you were a real Ghanaian I would've taken time to engage you in a debate to compare Nigerian and Ghanaian football. But since you're just an unemployed Igbo man desperately seeking attention on a faceless forum as a way to assuage his ego long damaged by the harsh economic realities of the land, I'll just pass.

A bit of advice for you Sir, go find yourself some sort of employment. Or look for another place to channel your frustration to please, we are not responsible for your condition.

chai this burn e hot pass volcano

Curtisaxel7:


Lol. If you were a real Ghanaian I would've taken time to engage you in a debate to compare Nigerian and Ghanaian football. But since you're just an unemployed Igbo man desperately seeking attention on a faceless forum as a way to assuage his ego long damaged by the harsh economic realities of the land, I'll just pass.

A bit of advice for you Sir, go find yourself some sort of employment. Or look for another place to channel your frustration to please, we are not responsible for your condition.

Curtisaxel7:


Lol. If you were a real Ghanaian I would've taken time to engage you in a debate to compare Nigerian and Ghanaian football. But since you're just an unemployed Igbo man desperately seeking attention on a faceless forum as a way to assuage his ego long damaged by the harsh economic realities of the land, I'll just pass.

A bit of advice for you Sir, go find yourself some sort of employment. Or look for another place to channel your frustration to please, we are not responsible for your condition.

Now I'm Igbo and no longer Ghanian ? Old janja weed smoker . A job , I have one but that won't stop me from telling you son of Hades the truth