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    2025 U-20 W/Cup: How Flying Eagles Rated In Draw With Colombia

    Adeboye AmosuBy Adeboye AmosuOctober 6, 202521 Comments2 Mins Read

    The Flying Eagles of Nigeria held Colombia to a 1-1 draw in their last group game at the ongoing 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup on Monday morning. Completesports.com’s ADEBOYE AMOSU appraises the performance of the players in the game.

    Ebenezer Harcourt 7/10

    Made a couple of good saves especially in the first half. His ball distribution was also excellent.

    Amos Ochoche 7/10

    Didn’t venture forward much unlike in previous games. He had a busy day with Colombia’s dangerman Oscar Perea.

    Haruna Aliyu 7/10

    The Wikki Tourists defender made his first start of the competition. He formed a good partnership with Daniel Bameyi.

    Daniel Bameyi 8/10

    The captain scored for the second consecutive game.He was a rock at the back for the Flying Eagles again.

    Odinaka Okoro 7/10

    The left-back was unlucky not to get a goal in the game.He was replaced by Alatan Azuka after sustaining an injury.

    Daniel Daga 7/10

    His header hit the crossbar early in the game. It was his best performance of the competition so far.

    Israel Ayuma 7/10

    A battling display from the midfielder. He was replaced by Emmanuel Ekele late in the game.

    Nasiru Salihu 6/10

    He started the game brightly but fizzled out afterwards.

    Sani Suleiman 8/10

    The winger was one of Nigeria’s best performers in the game. He however picked a yellow card and will miss the Round of 16 tie against Argentina.

    Tana Maigana 7/10

    Maigana hit the upright in the second half. He entertained the crowd with his deft touches and pace.

    Kparobo Ariehi 6/10

    An improved display from the forward but still waiting for his first goal of the competition.

    Substitutes

    Alatan Azuka

    Took the place of the injured Odinaka Okoro 10 minutes from time.

    Charles Agada

    Not Rated

    Emmanuel Ekele

    Not Rated


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    21 Comments

    1. Godsate on October 6, 2025 8:01 am

      With this rating, the team is dropping at the round of 16.

      Let the coach be deceiving himself that the team only want to qualify.

      Reply
    2. Papafem on October 6, 2025 8:47 am

      Watching Nigeria’s U20s against Colombia was like watching raw gold dumped in the hands of a blacksmith with no hammer. The talent is there—you can see it—but coaching? Structure? Tactics? Style of play? Zero. Absolutely nothing. It’s like the NFF went to a beer parlour, threw darts blindfolded, and that’s how they picked these coaches. Or maybe they genuinely believe that one week or two in camp is enough to turn strange sprinters into known footballers.

      Our local gaffers? Please. They coach with vibes and stubbornness, not with brains. All I’m seeing are strong, energetic boys running like they’re in a marathon, chasing shadows, misplacing passes, and turning the final third into a graveyard of bad decisions. The discomfort they show with the ball is almost painful—it’s as if they treat it like hot yam fresh from the fire. Compare them with Colombia, South Africa, or the U.S., and the difference is night and day. Those teams are calm, composed, organized. They build with brains, tackle with class, and move the ball like silk. They decide when to slow the tempo or speed it up. Our boys? They just rush everything—like okada riders late to beat LASTMA.

      The Flying Eagles look like a bunch of talented hustlers running in circles without a map. Formation? Invisible. Plan? Absent. It’s just run, kick, chase, repeat. And somehow, it’s defenders scoring while the strikers—Arieheri included—are busy auditioning for “How to Miss Chances 101.” At this rate, I wouldn’t be shocked if they crash out in the next round. Against a technically drilled side like Argentina? Forget it, abeg.

      The real tragedy? We always have players blessed with pace, power, and raw skill. But collectively? A disaster. They win possession with muscle, then donate it back with careless passing. They can mark but can’t score. They can dribble but can’t release a simple pass. They’re strong with the ball, but hopeless when it’s time to *use* it. And the NFF? Their so-called technical department is apparently asleep at the wheel. These are issues they should be fixing, but will they? Nope. Same story, same excuses, same circus. Only the jerseys keep changing.

      Anyways, I wish them the very best, but I’m not putting my money on them. My friend, @Deo, surely can because I know he’s coming for me with this comment. Hahahahaha

      Reply
      • Chima E Samuels on October 6, 2025 9:34 am

        You have said it all. After winning against Saudi Bamayi said they’ll win the trophy as if Saudi was the team to beat. Now that they’re meeting Argentina I want to hear what the excuse will be because I know they can not beat these Argentines that are far superior to any team in this tournament.

        Patriotism aside even the referee will not allow it to happen, so the coach who lied that all they wanted was to qualify will understand that missing those begging chances and placing 3rd was a bad choice because Argentina is not in a good mood to let go opportunities like Colombia or Saudi. And they should be ready to meet the real artist and dramatic penalty manipulators lol red card fit even join.

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    3. Dr.Drey on October 6, 2025 10:02 am

      The NFF urgently needs to declare an emergency on coaching education in Nigeria.

      Teams coached by local coaches these days are painful to the eyes to watch. Lets not even talk about the local players themselves.

      If you think I am lying….watch ANY team coached by a South African. And I am not talking of Bafana Bafana here. Watch Kenya coached by Beni McCarthy. Watch MC Algiers coached by Ruhlani Mokoena. Watch Raja Casablanca coached by Falud Davids, the watch south african national teams from the U20s to the U17s to the female national teams, and finally watch their clubs on the continent…….you will see clear evidence of what I will refer to as EDUCATED COACHING, both in the grassroots foundations of the playing personnel and in the tactical setup and approach of the entire team to this game called football.

      If we don’t have quality coaches even at the grassroots, how do we develop quality players nationwide that can feed into our leagues and national teams????

      I don’t see any new player in this team who can make the step up into the SE even in the remote future, nor do I see them going beyond the quarterfinals of this competition if we indeed get there.

      I was seriously praying we don’t end 2nd in our group so that we don’t get to suffer the humiliation of facing and getting eliminated again by SA in the R16. They defeated us in the semis at the U20 AFCON on their way to the trophy. Bafana Bafana has practically knocked us out of the 2026 WC. Remo Stars is about to be bundled out of the CAF CL by Mamelodi Sundowns. We cant keep getting exposed by these SAns.

      And as for CSN and their godforsaken ratings……I leave you to your creator to judge you accordingly.

      Reply
      • Tony K on October 6, 2025 2:32 pm

        I don’t agree with you @Dr Drey that the South African Coaches are better than their Nigerian counterparts at all levels of comparative National teams. Our female team Super Falcons beat their female senior team, “Bayana- Bayana – Semi final match, on their way to their 10th Afcon title very recently. That Falcon team is coached by a Nigerian coach. Even with their foreign coach at the senior men’s level they could not beat our Super Eagle home or away- Despite playing without or top-rate players in the 1st leg in Uyo, SE outplayed Bafana in Uyo, only unlucky to get a draw. Not even their negative antics of taking our SE to a dreadful pitch in the 2nd leg in SA could they win.

        Yes they did beat us 1-0 in semi final of the u-20 Afcon on their way to the title but our boys outplayed them- they only scored a freak goal after Ebenezer Harcourt was injured and had to be replaced by a clueless basket of goalkeeper, who instead of staying in his line to gather a harmless header, panicked and rushed out to gift SA the only goal of the match.

        You cannot compare the cash SA is investing in their sports, particularly football to the meagre resources available in Nigeria spread thin over a much larger geographical area. You can see SA league- the funding and organisation, making it far better than anything Nigeria can compare. The only countries that can compete with SA in the Continent are the North Africans- particularly Morocco, Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia. Our Coaches are not bad, nor are our players comparatively. “Better Soup na money kill am.”

        Reply
        • Dr.Drey on October 6, 2025 6:13 pm

          When you can mention 4 Nigerian coaches currently coaching on the continent (club or national). I will listen to you.

          Reply
          • Tony K on October 6, 2025 10:31 pm

            Our Coaches are good enough, if not better than the South African native coaches. Lack of funds is the main issue why they seem better than us. After all Justin Madugu was voted WAFCON 2025 CAF best coach and was the 4th globally on the Ballon dor list worldwide. No South African coach appeared on any list- men or women!

            Reply
            • Dr.Drey on October 6, 2025 11:06 pm

              Keep on repeating the isolated case of Madugu……..LMAOoooo. You will tell us if Desire Ellis (Banyana Banyana Coach) didn’t win that award or got into the global balon dor coaching list back-to-back for 3-4 straight years before Madugu.

              Give Madugu a 90% home-based Super Falcons, let’s see if he will get to the podium at WAFCON like Desire Ellis has done repeatedly.

              You have shifted from they are not better than us to “…Lack of funds is the main issue why they seem better than us…..” LMAOoooooo.

              Continue shifting around in order to accommodate your delusions.

              Maybe I should remind you that most coaches of Nigerian clubs (both male and female) can’t even sit on the bench of their teams during continental competitions…………LMAOoooo. Already 2 out of 4 of your teams coached by local coaches have already crashed out of CAF competitions at the preliminary stage, the other 2 don’t look like making it to the group stages. In the Women’s Champions League, we didn’t even qualify from WAFU zone……..LMAOoooo

              Once again, When you can mention 4 Nigerian coaches currently coaching on the continent (club or national). Or any Nigerian coach(es) who has been employed by North African clubs like Al Ahly or Wydad Casablanca recently or in the past, I will listen to you.

              South African coaches are not better than your coaches, yet they are getting jobs in top clubs all over Africa while your owns struggle to get clubs even in Benin Republic ……..LMAOoooo

        • Papfem on October 6, 2025 7:12 pm

          Tony K, your response to Dr Drey sounds patriotic, but it completely misses the forest for the trees. Let’s be honest — it’s not about emotions or isolated victories; it’s about systems, structure, and “educated coaching”.

          First off, yes, the Super Falcons have achieved greatness under a Nigerian coach, and credit must go where Justine Madugu. He’s done a decent job, no doubt. But even with that, you can’t use one success story to paint a rosy picture of a broken ecosystem. The Falcons thrive mostly because of their players’ individual brilliance, experience, and spirit — not just because we have a deep, well-organized coaching culture. Imagine what they could achieve if our coaching across all levels had the technical depth, tactical awareness, and game intelligence we are seeing of South African benches of late.

          And please, let’s not deceive ourselves. The problem isn’t just “recycling ex-players.” We are also promoting uneducated coaches — men who neither played at any serious level nor have any formal coaching education to fall back on. That’s why our teams play like athletes, not footballers. They run, they hustle, they sweat, but they don’t think. Coaching in modern football is about education, analysis, and tactical evolution — not passion and shouting from the touchline.

          You mentioned money as the big factor, but no — it’s not only about “better soup na money kill am.” It’s also about “how you cook it.” South Africa invests in coaching education, tactical schooling, and structured player development. Nigeria invests in sentiments and appointments. Even when clubs get decent funding, they still stumble because the technical brains behind them lack depth.

          Look at the evidence: Asante Kotoko of Ghana walked into Ilorin and embarrassed Kwara United 5–3 on aggregate, despite Kwara scoring three goals away — a supposed “good away result.” Abia Warriors got bundled out early too in the same competition in the very first round. Bayelsa Queens were completely exposed by their Ivorian opponents in the WAFU B CAF Women’s Champions League final, unable to cope tactically once their raw pace failed. Again, they’ll surely miss out on FIFA’s inaugural Women Club World Cup coming up next year. These aren’t coincidences — they’re symptoms of a deeper sickness.

          The one bright spot? Daniel Ogunmodede of Remo Stars. His team plays with visible purpose, coordination, and confidence — traits that come from “coaching education.” And it’s no surprise: Ogunmodede cut his teeth in Portugal with Ferense, in a structured European environment owned by the same Soname who runs Remo. He’s one of the few Nigerian coaches who’ve actually sat in proper classrooms, learned methodology, and understood the science of modern football. He even led Nigeria to qualify for CHAN — another testament to what happens when coaching meets education.

          So yes, Dr. Drey is spot on. South African coaches are ahead — not because they’re better human beings, but because they’re better trained. They’re football educators, not just football lovers. While they’re learning in classrooms, we’re learning through guesswork. While they’re studying tactical models, we’re arguing about “luck.”

          @Tony K, your argument has heart, but football has moved beyond heart. It’s now brainwork. Until we build a coaching system grounded in education, structure, and tactical intelligence, we’ll keep celebrating sprints and muscles while others celebrate medals and mastery.

          In short, Nigeria has the talent. But South Africa — through education — has the system. And in football, system beats sentiment every single time. Reason Nigeria has struggled to beat them at any level these days. These people have left us behind o in terms of sound football coaching.

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        • Papafem on October 6, 2025 9:46 pm

          @Tony K, your defense sounds patriotic, but it completely misses the forest for the trees. Let’s be honest — it’s not about emotions or isolated victories; it’s about systems, structure, and educated coaching.

          First off, yes, the Super Falcons have achieved greatness under a Nigerian coach, and credit must go where it’s due. He’s done a decent job, no doubt. But even with that, you can’t use one success story to paint a rosy picture of a broken coaching ecosystem. The Falcons thrive mostly because of their players’ individual brilliance, experience, and spirit — not because we have a deep, well-organized coaching culture. Imagine what they could achieve if our coaching across all levels had the technical depth, tactical awareness, and game intelligence we see from South African benches.

          And please, let’s not deceive ourselves. The problem isn’t just “recycling ex-players.” We are also promoting uneducated coaches — men who neither played for Nigeria at any level nor have any formal coaching education to fall back on. That’s why our teams play like athletes, not footballers. They run, they hustle, they sweat, but they don’t think. Coaching in modern football is about education, analysis, and tactical evolution — not passion and shouting from the touchline.

          You mentioned money as the big factor, but no — it’s not only about “better soup na money kill am.” It’s also about how you cook it. South Africa invests in coaching education, tactical schooling, and structured player development. Nigeria invests in sentiments and appointments. Even when clubs get decent funding, they still stumble because the technical brains behind them lack depth.

          Look at the evidence: Asante Kotoko of Ghana walked into Ilorin and embarrassed Kwara United 4–3 on aggregate, despite Kwara scoring three goals away — a supposed “good away result.” Abia Warriors got bundled out early. Bayelsa Queens were completely exposed by their Ivorian opponents in the WAFU B CAF Women’s Champions League final, unable to cope tactically once their raw pace failed. These aren’t coincidences — they’re symptoms of a deeper sickness.

          The one bright spot? Daniel Ogunmodede of Remo Stars. His team plays with visible purpose, coordination, and confidence — traits that come from coaching education. And it’s no surprise: Ogunmodede cut his teeth in Portugal with Ferense, in a structured European environment owned by the same Soname who runs Remo. He’s one of the few Nigerian coaches who’ve actually sat in proper classrooms, learned methodology, and understood the science of modern football. He even led Nigeria to qualify for CHAN — another testament to what happens when coaching meets education.

          So yes, Dr. Drey is spot on. South African coaches are ahead — not because they’re better human beings, but because they’re better trained. They’re football educators, not just football lovers. While they’re learning in classrooms, we’re learning through guesswork. While they’re studying tactical models, we’re arguing about “luck.”

          @Tony K, your argument has heart, but football has moved beyond heart. It’s now brainwork. Until we build a coaching system grounded in education, structure, and tactical intelligence, we’ll keep celebrating sprints and muscles while others celebrate medals and mastery.

          In short, Nigeria has the talent. But South Africa — through education — has the system. And in football, system beats sentiment every single time.

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          • Dr. Drey on October 7, 2025 12:58 pm

            My father’s farm is bigger than your father’s…….take us to both farms let us see.

            I can mention at least 10 homegrown South African coaches who are currently coaching or have coached on the African continent in the last 5 years……..Tony K should tell us how many of his “better” homegrown Nigerian coaches are currently coaching or have coached outside Nigeria in the last 10 years.

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    4. Cuteprince on October 6, 2025 11:50 am

      Na now day dey break for una eyes ?
      These are things I’ve highlighted in my recent barrage of comments the past few days….

      Coaching education? … A must!
      Serious camping? Emphatically indispensable henceforth!

      Reply
    5. Four four two on October 6, 2025 1:18 pm

      Some of you just like the sound of your own voice – even when you are talking absolute rubbish, which is 50% of the time – Mr man, enough of all this your eulogising about South Africa – South Africa this, South Africa that, like they have more than one head or don’t also use the toilet to shit – It’s people like you who swell their heads unnecessarily and open the door to more of them disrespecting Nigeria and Nigerians with absolutely no justification – anyone listening to you would think that they are so superior to Nigerians that they must be from outer space –
      abeg rest, una ITK don dey too much!!

      If you love them so much then stop hanging around here, pack your load from wherever you are and head south to SA, stop ramming your’s and their BS down out throats – we are not at all impressed, at the end of the day, our national team still finds a way to beat them and so do our women’s teams etc etc despite all our short comings. And we all know that we have those, fala fala ne.

      Finally, anyone who claims and actually believes that there is no talent in our under 20 team has no business commenting about football, it’s either you have no knowledge and wouldn’t recognise a good player even if they dropped out the sky and knocked you out or you are all in your “feelings”, letting your emotional response rule your logic – which is nothing new among Nigerians, wherever they may now reside or what now shapes their sense of self because at the end of the day, we can still recognise you from the basic blue print as soon as you lot open your mouths.

      These boys have talent and are willing and able, what they lack indeed is coaching and psychological/mindset training, they need to be mentally conditioned to become tougher and not be an easy target for every tom dick and harry again in this world of today – see how those Colombians were just bullying and harassing them yesterday and really committing crimes on the pitch and the referee allowing it every time but as soon as one of our boys do something normal and very prevalent and allowable in football today, like go shoulder to shoulder with somebody and come out on top, that’s when the ref blows his useless whistle and give a foul – all the physical attacks on the boys by those Colombians, all game long and only one yellow card but our boys who actually got scared (yes the tactics worked) -our boys got scared and stopped going into tackles full on and would pull out of 50/50’s etc, all this allowed the Colombians to be in the ascendancy throughout the game and yet with that being the case, they could not beat us and win the game as anyone with such an advantage should have done – so what does that tell you??

      Those Colombians will play like that fundamentally against anyone who allows their BS, so what happens when they meet teams in their regions like Brazil, Argentina, the USA, Mexico etc? Do you think they don’t try and bully? But does it work? NO – Why? Because in that general region, they are not rated like that as they are seen as the “poor” noisy neighbours and are dealt with accordingly, so it does not even cross their mind to start playing up and also they know that the referees in those games also know these dynamics so they will not protect them and be biased to let their shenanigans carry on as that one did against Nigeria yesterday – If you missed it (because many of you would have as you’re mostly all in the same boat and going from the comments – I haven’t heard a single person mention anything about this at all) – go and watch the game again and pay attention to particularly the first 40 or so mins of that game and then from about 75 mins onwards when they started wasting time and trying to run down the clock) – Only a scared and cheating opponent has to try and resort to those types of underhand tactics to try and win a game (the dark arts as they are called)

      There is nothing wrong with the talent of our players – they were by far the more gifted group between them and those hooligan Colombians yesterday – the problem we have is the coach – and this is by no means a personal attack on Zubair or whatever is name is because I actually rate him in many ways and commend him for bringing this group together – whether there are better talents in Nigeria in that age group – I personally do not know as I have not looked into it, but the chances are that there will be – of course in a country with the sort of population that we have, there has to be undiscovered hidden gems in every sphere and discipline – but opportunity cost and the reality of life also dictates that you cannot have perfect knowledge or be everywhere at the same time or be able to eat your cake whilst having it, or be absolutely able to pick the very best out of such a large and diverse population, so again kudos to him for unveiling the ones he has – the trouble is with he himself (and this applies across the board right now in Nigeria) – it is a “Nigerian” – Our people have not woken up and caught up with what is going on in the world today, they have not taken it upon themselves to educate themselves and emancipate their minds, they have not woken up to basic facts like that they are just as important as any other human and in fact without going into too much, much more important and as a result have to DEMAND respect in EVERY CIRCUMSTANCE AND SITUATION – Stop hiding and allowing Europeans, Asians and other world dwellers to believe and act like they are better than you by cheating you in every situation and you allow it to happen every time!
      They need to learn to speak up and if necessary fight for their rights and to be respected and treated the same as every one else – reject every kind of BS wherever it may be coming from – and do this in an educated way – by learning and knowing the truth about life in this world and learning things like the history of the world, the impact of slave trade, the significance of the races and the divine rights of all humans based on the blue print of creation.

      Zubair or whatever made me want to smash the screen yesterday – the way he just stands there, hands in pockets with his very iconic stoic face and facial expression – allowing every type of dirt to be dished at the boys without even a flicker of recognition of what is going on, allowing the boys to try and fight alone! by themselves against bullies and a very biased referee (his bias no doubt linked to the imaginary perception of superiority of certain races over other) and we/our people at every point of contact acting this dumb shit out and further solidifying these retarded way of thinking even more by acting out the backward dumb behaviours that make them think we are not on their level of humanity or in short that we are not much better than animals and they can get away with any and everything against us!

      I have given up on them because you simply cannot help somebody who is not helping themselves – and frustrating as it is to watch, I know that me and mine are not and will NEVER be a part of this malaise that makes African origin people feel inferior to anybody else but the most painful one is even that at least some other Africans are trying to combat this madness – you can see it with people like the Rwandan president’s stance and his actions to build his country, same as the young Burkinabe leader (I think he is Burkinabe), and even some of the leaders in other countries who are at least trying not to continue to be among the sheep, like the governments of some countries like South Africa, Kenya, Ghana to mention a few at least – (not that I am advocating for Ghanaians or South Africans o!) Because we Nigerians are the worst of a very bad bunch in that our people ore soo bad that even some of these also “backward” “third world” citizens even think that they are better than Nigerians!! – So imagine they kind of fight Nigerians have on their hands!! And I can only blame Nigerians themselves for this revolting situation.

      I am tired of all this and I am not going to go on, If Nigerians don’t wake up and shake off the rust from their mind, the future will be absolutely unbearable – and I am talking even in Africa, let alone the diaspora!

      Make no mistake – WE ARE NOT IMPRESSED AND NEITHER ARE WE AMUSED!!

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      • Chima E Samuels on October 6, 2025 9:05 pm

        Bro you have made several points and that was why I said the coach should have not made comment that draw or anything qualify was all they were looking for.

        Because meeting Argentina will be even worse when it comes to bias officiating and fake stuffs. Nigerians in Diaspora are the ones who know how it is a disgrace to have a Nigerian passport.

        You have to prove yourself on a daily basis or stay in your house to have avoid dramas. Yes people will like you but it will because of your money.

        Being a Nigerian in diaspora is not easy but we bless God for self employment and his mercies because I see how some of our people are treated. I don’t even mingle with Nigerians just to avoid suffering the fate that is being meted out on ordinary Nigerians.

        Evil leaders are to blame else we will not be hoarding our investments abroad and not thinking about coming back home.

        They should have buried those chances than hurriedly cannon into the bar like say tomorrow no dey. Now who what will be the explanation after Wednesday’s match???

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      • Sly on October 7, 2025 12:41 am

        We were bullied? That’s laughable. How is it that the “youngest” bullies the “oldest” in the classroom?

        If our boys were “kids* as the Columbians are, your story will fly.

        But as long as no player from the successive under 17 squads from the past 6 years are in this current squad, then your bully take is hogwash.

        It is little wonder NO under 20 player from the last 8 years (read it again: under 20 player) has managed to join the Super Eagles) maybe apart from Fredricks.

        Why? Age cheats. How can such cheats be bullied?

        The players were simply outfoxed, outplayed because they don’t even have the basic football sense.

        That’s why they end up playing always in mushroom leagues.

        Stop the bully story.

        They are coming home and NFF will still repeat the cycle or “enduring culture” of electing to promote their boys over future benefits of the national team.

        How is it possible for a 29 years old man to be bullied by 19 years kid?

        We are supposed to be at an “advantage” but we are creating many names that will NOT be remembered in 2028.

        Bully ko, officiating ni.

        I don’t blame the coaches but NFF who prefer quota system for appointments. North now exclusively have coaches for certain cadet teams and South region, the same, instead of selecting them on merit.

        And it will likely continue.

        Am I saying there aren’t good coaches in both regions? No. But whose godfather do they have? So, we recycle failures until their cups become full and we go for another godfather-powered incompetent.

        Too much talk no dey full basket according to Deo.

        But stop the bully story. If our boys fell anyhow and continuously disrupt play, no referee will dare sustain that “momentum” with obtuse officiating.

        We simply are not good enough. Imagine our team played the “possession” football to perfection!

        The so-called bullies would have tired out but we play instead with the same thing that muscle us out.

        One day, hopefully, we’ll realize that other African nations have dragged us far deep in the mud and reset our brain for correct work.

        As much as the cadet teams are for development purposes, you will also know that 2015 was the last time we smelled success in under 17, under 20 and even Olympic teams THAT OTHER AFRICAN NATIONS ARE RAKING MEDALS.

        We are getting bypassed gradually and even the “development” is a lie because there’s been no progression of discovered players to higher age cadre teams.

        It’s time we admit we’ve been poor as a nation in football.

        Is it forbidden to make history like our D’Tigress?

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        • Chima E Samuels on October 7, 2025 10:18 am

          Sly you’re not making sense if you think the officiating is fair aside the penalty. A lot of you don’t watch full match but depend on highlights to come and write loose words. Please respect yourself if you have nothing to add to what the guy duly noted.

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    6. Proudly 9ja on October 7, 2025 12:46 am

      As poor as this team has been i think they will eliminate Argentina. I just have this feeling dat this game dat everyone has given up on dem (including me), they will surprise us and beat Argentina 1:0.

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      • chuks haifa on October 7, 2025 4:17 pm

        I hope they beat Argentina, but i doubt due to the poor coaching capability we have seen so far. If a very tactical Argentina comes on board, we might see a bashing of Nigeria. But so far, the team has been unpredictable with so much luck falling on them with last minute penalties. The may womble over Argentina. I wish them luck, but it is shameful that i don’t see more than 1 or 2 players breaking into Super Eagles from this team…Poor coaching and poor selection of players.

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    7. chuks haifa on October 7, 2025 7:02 pm

      This place is censoring and not publishing stuff from some people. My comments have be stifled. If free speech is not allowed here, then it is not worth it anymore.

      Reply
    8. ERSTINOH on October 8, 2025 12:28 am

      DR DRE , I WANT TO REMINDE YOU THAT SALISU YUSUF IS NOW THE COACH OF CLUB AFRICAN OF IVERY COAST. OUTSIDE THE SHORES OF AFRICA, NIGERIA HAS HUGE NUMBER OF COACHES THAT HAS COACHED SOME EUROPEAN TEAMS. WE HAVE EGBO, WE HAVE Paul Aigbogun WHO WAS NAMED Jammerbugt FC MANAGER , WE STILL HAVE SUNDAY OLISEH WHO PROMOTED FURTUNA SITTERS TO DUTCH TOP FLIGHT. WE ALSO HAD AMOKACH AND EGUAVON AT SOME POINT COACHED SOME FINISH CLUBS IN THE PAST. EVEN Iffy Onuora WAS THE CAOCH OF ETHIOPIA IN 2010. WE STILL HAVE A FORMER DREAM TEAM PLAYER THAT HAVE COACHED USA UNDER 19 MALE TEAM IN THE PERSON OF MICHAEL NSIEN. THERE IS ALSO ONE MOSHOOD BOLA ABDUL AZIZ THAT HAVE COACHED OUSIDE AFRICA. SO HOW MAN SA COACHES HAS COACHED OUTSIDE AFRICA

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    9. Femi on October 8, 2025 5:19 am

      Again I don’t think the lad have played that bad so far, i mean they’ve played 3 matches, lost only one and that with PK, almighty Brazil didn’t make it to the next round ooo guys.
      What’s really surprising is seeing daga and bameyi still playing U20, like this guys has been playing underage football for more than 5yrs now, what’s going on?

      Reply
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