AFCON 2024 Discussion thread

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

I feel ashamed knowing that this was all the Nigerian Super Eagle could perform and ending the game with draw yesterday, what an horrible experience, do you know that its not all about making draw that it most annoying here, but having it only 5 minutes to the close of the match, after they would have thought of everything been over and they have won the match, to later discover that they are in draw on such game that they needed victory on.

[Mate2237]

<<<but having it only 5 minutes to the close of the match, after they would have thought of everything been over and they have won the match, to later discover that they are in draw on such game that they needed victory on.

That was why Victor Osimhen was mad with his teammates because he suffered to score that goal and the defense could not project their side tight to defend the goal and they were all looking at the ball like Zombies till the ball hit the net. 5 minutes extra time. If I were Victor Osimhen, I would have resigned from the team and join foreign team to join and play. Many Nigerians football players are doing that and they have peace of mind. Victor Osimhen is always having problem either with a coach or teammates all because he cares about the Country and the Team.

They only have one chance and if they didn't win this chance then it is over for them in this World Cup.

[Igebotz]

That was why Victor Osimhen was mad with his teammates because he suffered to score that goal and the defense could not project their side tight to defend the goal and they were all looking at the ball like Zombies till the ball hit the net. 5 minutes extra time. If I were Victor Osimhen, I would have resigned from the team and join foreign team to join and play. Many Nigerians football players are doing that and they have peace of mind. Victor Osimhen is always having problem either with a coach or teammates all because he cares about the Country and the Team.

They only have one chance and if they didn't win this chance then it is over for them in this World Cup.

Our defence has been top-notch, but the national team's problem has been our midfielders and attackers not taking their chances. If Osimhen and others had scored more than one goal, our defenders would not have been in that situation.

BTW, he cannot change nationality, and if he chooses to retire, it will be his own loss; there will always be a replacement.

[Rruchi man]

Our defence has been top-notch, but the national team's problem has been our midfielders and attackers not taking their chances. If Osimhen and others had scored more than one goal, our defenders would not have been in that situation.

This is definitely another perspective and way to look at things, an angle that people are certainly ignoring and blaming the defenders, and I may have made that error too. If the strikers had really scored a lot of goals, the fact that Zimbabweans got one back would not have been a lot of trouble for us. There is still a very slim chance for us to qualify; we have to be very ruthless against South Africa, from whom we have to take three points in our next game.

[Igebotz]

Our defence has been top-notch, but the national team's problem has been our midfielders and attackers not taking their chances. If Osimhen and others had scored more than one goal, our defenders would not have been in that situation.

This is definitely another perspective and way to look at things, an angle that people are certainly ignoring and blaming the defenders, and I may have made that error too. If the strikers had really scored a lot of goals, the fact that Zimbabweans got one back would not have been a lot of trouble for us. There is still a very slim chance for us to qualify; we have to be very ruthless against South Africa, from whom we have to take three points in our next game.

People only talk about the defense and ignoring the attack like they were anywhere near perfect, the team had all the attack to destroy the Zimbabwean with more than 4 goals but they were very terrible and could not even break a poor Zimbabwe defense.

We need to pick the 3 points and hope FIFA takes additional 3 points from them for fielding an ineligible player against Losotho.

[Mate2237]

Our defence has been top-notch, but the national team's problem has been our midfielders and attackers not taking their chances. If Osimhen and others had scored more than one goal, our defenders would not have been in that situation.

This is definitely another perspective and way to look at things, an angle that people are certainly ignoring and blaming the defenders, and I may have made that error too. If the strikers had really scored a lot of goals, the fact that Zimbabweans got one back would not have been a lot of trouble for us. There is still a very slim chance for us to qualify; we have to be very ruthless against South Africa, from whom we have to take three points in our next game.

People only talk about the defense and ignoring the attack like they were anywhere near perfect, the team had all the attack to destroy the Zimbabwean with more than 4 goals but they were very terrible and could not even break a poor Zimbabwe defense.

We need to pick the 3 points and hope FIFA takes additional 3 points from them for fielding an ineligible player against Losotho.

I was expecting Super Eagles to score not less than 5-0 but the opposite was the outcome of the game. And what you said is also correct. If really Victor Osimhen and other strikers and midfielders and attackers score more goals, this wouldn't have happened and they would have taken the second position in the table. And right now they are on the sinking ship of Titanic, they might survive or not and it is only one leg of the next Match of Matchday 7 will tell us if Nigeria will qualify in the World Cup or not.

Many people have lost hope in them and people are saying that if they can perform like this now then they will do worse in the main game therefore it is better for them not to qualify in the World Cup.

[Rruchi man]

Many people have lost hope in them and people are saying that if they can perform like this now then they will do worse in the main game therefore it is better for them not to qualify in the World Cup.

Were you expecting them to win the World Cup? We all know that they are just going to the competition for representation and another budget.
We all know the reality that the Super Eagles will not win the World Cup, so even if they do not qualify for the World Cup, it will just be talk for a very short while but will not continue. It will be more painful when the Super Eagles fail to qualify for the African Cup of Nations, a competition that we know that we can win.

[Mate2237]

Many people have lost hope in them and people are saying that if they can perform like this now then they will do worse in the main game therefore it is better for them not to qualify in the World Cup.

Were you expecting them to win the World Cup? We all know that they are just going to the competition for representation and another budget.
We all know the reality that the Super Eagles will not win the World Cup, so even if they do not qualify for the World Cup, it will just be talk for a very short while but will not continue. It will be more painful when the Super Eagles fail to qualify for the African Cup of Nations, a competition that we know that we can win.

As it is know I don't know what to say again. Nigerian Super Eagles are disappointing. Even though they didn't win or Play the final at least I was expecting them to Play the quarter final before coming back home but this one they didn't even qualify to play the World Cup is disheartening.

The lastest now is online is, FIFA has punished or sanction South Africa Bafana Bafana with the deduction of 3 points because of their disobedience to the FIFA rules. And people from Nigeria is saying that Nigeria Super Eagles will qualify in this world Cup because of the deduction.  But I didn't see them joining this World Cup again. Nigeria is gone like Zimbabwe.

[Rruchi man]

The lastest now is online is, FIFA has punished or sanction South Africa Bafana Bafana with the deduction of 3 points because of their disobedience to the FIFA rules. And people from Nigeria is saying that Nigeria Super Eagles will qualify in this world Cup because of the deduction.  But I didn't see them joining this World Cup again. Nigeria is gone like Zimbabwe.

I saw it coming, the point deduction gives the super eagles a chance that will now depend on how they will perform against South Africa. Our performance has not been very convincing to me against teams that we should be scoring against, how are we going to do against South Africa that play well.

For your mental health, don’t get your hopes up.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

Football is football from the way it is, same also are players, because sometimes we see them on screen without knowing what they are also going through being on the pitch, however this is not to support them for being failures, but to serves as motivation for them and a source of encouragement, that they could still made it if not now but later, it is also expected that when something has becomes ones profession, then such must becomes his own hobbies as well, because football by now must have been part of their daily life and they cant live to progress by repeated disappointments.

[Mate2237]

Football is football from the way it is, same also are players, because sometimes we see them on screen without knowing what they are also going through being on the pitch, however this is not to support them for being failures, but to serves as motivation for them and a source of encouragement, that they could still made it if not now but later, it is also expected that when something has becomes ones profession, then such must becomes his own hobbies as well, because football by now must have been part of their daily life and they cant live to progress by repeated disappointments.

Since you didn't mention any club or team that is affected, we can't also know what you point is talking about but I will narrow your comment to Nigeria footballers or super Eagles in particular. Yes we wouldn't know how they feel in the pitch or in the team and all what we need is to win the match and that should be done by the coach because he would have known who is well fitted to join a particular game and who's not. Even the best teams in the world loss games but not straight loss and probably disqualified from the world cup.

That is very bad and a team who's players are in the international tournaments/games and making good names but playing nonsense at home. And I believed strongly that Nigeria will not qualified in this fourth coming World Cup because they can't beat South Africa and other remaining teams to qualify. As it is, Nigeria has to win all their Matches and that is not possible again.

[Mate2237]

What is the hope of the Nigeria Super Eagles again? Will they win the last games to qualify in the world cup? Aanuoluwatofunmi, Rruchi man because I am not seeing them qualifying in the World Cup and if they didn't, we can still Support them in the Nations Cup. And I believed they might do well in the Nations Cup.