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[snipie]

How could we not expect them to control the ball or play comfortably when facing a weak country as most of us have termed them @Sao Tome and Principe. Of course they would do better, given the fact that they still feel guilt from there failures in the concluded AFCON and failing to qualify for the world cup. Anyway, the 10 goals to nothing was something not expected and surely was enticing to see how they kept it coming, 3 goals in the first half and 7 goals in the second, it felt like a different super eagles and I hope they get to take that to the games proper when it starts.

Nigeria group is easy so we cannot judge properly about their skills and how far they recovered. Winning 10 - 0 even vs a weak team is something good imo. Not every team could achieve such thing.
The next matches are scheduled in September 2022 then March 2023 for them. That's quite long period.. We have World Cup in between but sadly for them, they weren't able to participate..

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[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

The next matches are scheduled in September 2022 then March 2023 for them. That's quite long period.. We have World Cup in between but sadly for them, they weren't able to participate..

Anything I realized Nigeria isn't participation in the world cup, it sadden my soul especially as it's our rival that kicked us out of the tournament. It's not surprised that Ghana could knock Nigeria out of the qualifiers because then the Nigeria professional football players were playing badly they could not even score a goal at the Ghanaian home but when they came over to Nigeria thyyhasd a game played and followed it.

They just had to scored then defense which they did very well. We just have to wait until the AFCON 2023 qualifiers resume to watch our boys play and thankfully our players are now playing good football even though it's too early to judge them but I believe they are desperate to win some silver wears.

[coco23]

Anything I realized Nigeria isn't participation in the world cup, it sadden my soul especially as it's our rival that kicked us out of the tournament. It's not surprised that Ghana could knock Nigeria out of the qualifiers because then the Nigeria professional football players were playing badly they could not even score a goal at the Ghanaian home but when they came over to Nigeria thyyhasd a game played and followed it.

They just had to scored then defense which they did very well. We just have to wait until the AFCON 2023 qualifiers resume to watch our boys play and thankfully our players are now playing good football even though it's too early to judge them but I believe they are desperate to win some silver wears.

It is a pity that Nigeria didn't qualify. I blame the mode for qualification of the African teams. All African teams have to go through the final knock-out duels where Nigeria had a close encounter with Ghana but subsequently lost due the away goal rule. I am sure that Nigeria would have beaten almost all other of the final 10 teams (except maybe Senegal) and qualify for the World Cup. I doubt that teams like Cameroon or Tunisia will show a good performance like Nigeria would have shown at the World Cup, but maybe they can surprise us.

[Maestro75]

He has high expectations from all of us, previously the team would had likely won but it couldn't have been with such a high goal margin. The previous coaches usually struggle against small natio and the wins are usually narrow but it seems the stories will be different this time around. If the team keep scoring as they're doing then we'll be having the goal advantage to top the group of competition we participate in.

The goal margin does not mean anything to me because Nigeria played with an unknown team. Sao Tome is not a footballing country and defeating them does not prove any point. Am not clapping for the Eagles. If they had defeated a country like Ghana, Cameroon, Senegal, Egypt, Morocco or even Algeria with just a single goal, then I will clap for them. This new coach has not been tested or tried at all with that qualifier. It is still a no score assessment for the coach from me.

[laurenB7742]

Anything I realized Nigeria isn't participation in the world cup, it sadden my soul especially as it's our rival that kicked us out of the tournament. It's not surprised that Ghana could knock Nigeria out of the qualifiers because then the Nigeria professional football players were playing badly they could not even score a goal at the Ghanaian home but when they came over to Nigeria thyyhasd a game played and followed it.

They just had to scored then defense which they did very well. We just have to wait until the AFCON 2023 qualifiers resume to watch our boys play and thankfully our players are now playing good football even though it's too early to judge them but I believe they are desperate to win some silver wears.

It is a pity that Nigeria didn't qualify. I blame the mode for qualification of the African teams. All African teams have to go through the final knock-out duels where Nigeria had a close encounter with Ghana but subsequently lost due the away goal rule. I am sure that Nigeria would have beaten almost all other of the final 10 teams (except maybe Senegal) and qualify for the World Cup. I doubt that teams like Cameroon or Tunisia will show a good performance like Nigeria would have shown at the World Cup, but maybe they can surprise us.

I think Nigeria is one of the strongest teams in Africa. They are able to play well against European and American teams. On the other hand, teams like Tunisia, Cameroon, and Morocco will not be able to put up a strong resistance against European or American teams. My guess is that all the teams in Africa except Senegal will be eliminated in the first round. Although Ghana is good enough, but I don't think they can beat Group H's Portugal, Uruguay and South Korea.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

The goal margin does not mean anything to me because Nigeria played with an unknown team. Sao Tome is not a footballing country and defeating them does not prove any point. Am not clapping for the Eagles. If they had defeated a country like Ghana, Cameroon, Senegal, Egypt, Morocco or even Algeria with just a single goal, then I will clap for them. This new coach has not been tested or tried at all with that qualifier. It is still a no score assessment for the coach from me.

It mightn't mean anything to you but it does to the team. Have you heard any scoreline of that nature in AFCON matches or displayed by the super eagles in the past. Even when teams play against nations not known for their footballing strength, they struggle or get a narrow win and Nigeria herself have been a victim of that in the past under the previous managers. I'm using this perform to assess the manager but it gives us an idea of what the gameplay is.

The attack of the Super eagle are hungry for goals and Osimhen wants to break that record that's so poor and doesn't represent the nation as a footballing county. Imagine just 37 goals is our higher goal record for most international goal held by Rasheed Yekini.

[coco23]

I think Nigeria is one of the strongest teams in Africa. They are able to play well against European and American teams. On the other hand, teams like Tunisia, Cameroon, and Morocco will not be able to put up a strong resistance against European or American teams. My guess is that all the teams in Africa except Senegal will be eliminated in the first round. Although Ghana is good enough, but I don't think they can beat Group H's Portugal, Uruguay and South Korea.

Yea, this is exactly what I was thinking. Nigeria would have a good chance of qualification for the final round in almost all the World Cup groups. Tunisia, Cameroon and Morocco however will need a very good performance, lots of luck or a miracle to achieve the same thing. It is perfectly possible that none of the African teams will survive the group stage this year...

[swogerino]

I think Nigeria is one of the strongest teams in Africa. They are able to play well against European and American teams. On the other hand, teams like Tunisia, Cameroon, and Morocco will not be able to put up a strong resistance against European or American teams. My guess is that all the teams in Africa except Senegal will be eliminated in the first round. Although Ghana is good enough, but I don't think they can beat Group H's Portugal, Uruguay and South Korea.

Yea, this is exactly what I was thinking. Nigeria would have a good chance of qualification for the final round in almost all the World Cup groups. Tunisia, Cameroon and Morocco however will need a very good performance, lots of luck or a miracle to achieve the same thing. It is perfectly possible that none of the African teams will survive the group stage this year...

Based on what I saw in the last tournament between these teams it looks crystal clear to me that all of these teams will have a really difficult time passing the groups in the World Cup,some of them in weak groups may pass although this will be difficult because the teams from Europe and South America are much stronger in terms of quality and in normal conditions it will be difficult for an African team to beat them.In normal conditions I mean that the other team from EU or South America to be fully focused on the game,there as well be a day which one of these teams is in a really bad day and the African team wins but under normal conditions this looks really difficult.

Senegal is the strongest team from what I saw and they maybe the only one passing their group stage.

[Alisha-k]

We're on top of the table for Group L thanks to goals from Victor and Samuel. After missing out on the 2019 AFCON to Algeria, I believe Nigeria will put in more effort to edge out opponents this round. In group L, I see Nigeria and Benin being the two teams to qualify from our group.  Teams I'm on the lockout for in this tournament :

• Nigeria
• Algeria
• Senegal
• Egypt

*Subject to changes

Nigeria is one of the champion candidates so there is no need to doubt they qualify from the group
My prediction is that Nigeria and Egypt will be in the quarter-finals and one of them will be the champion

After their performance with Sao Tome, I feel they can do more. Being in the same group as Senegal and Egypt, I feel they would need all the cooperation the can get if they want to head for the world cup.
  I see strong opposition from particularly Senegal tbh.

[Mr.right85]

Nigeria's hammering of Sao Tome is a positive one but not a kind of victory that should be celebrated for a long time... ofcos it is the biggest win in Nigeria's history in a competitive game but considering the FIFA rankings of Sao Tome compared to that of the super eagles of Nigeria Sao Tome are a weaker team compared to the super eagles..it's a positive start for the coach most especially for the three points the team got in the Afcon qualifiers and topping the group table by 10+ goals difference...but we need to get prepared and use the same approach or even or best approach to every game remaining in this Afcon qualifiers... We need to keep the team spirit high and learn from our Afcon and worldcup failure this year ...it's going to be a tough start but at the end something really beautiful is expected

[LUCKMCFLY]

The super eagles loose again to Ecuador with a 1-0 score line,, the game has no importance given the fact that's it's a friendly game,, but momentum is supposed to be built given that it's a new head coach ,,but I believe the coach has all the time at his disposal to bring the team back to winning ways before the fans begins to grow frustration,,  we need to build momentum against our upcoming qualifying matches be it afcon or next world cup,,  the super eagles just needs consistency ,, so we can build a team to compete with the likes of Senegal in Africa and other European and South American football power house,, and maybe move up ton the FIFA rankings,, all departments of the teams needs improvement.the NFF needs to give it's full backing to the coaching staffs physically, materially and financially in other to build a good a d strong team..

We also have to admit that the current quality of Ecuador is so extraordinary where they successfully strolled into the Qatar world cup this year. Of course, the defeat that was received by Nigeria against Ecuador was a natural thing, especially since the match was titled a friendly match. himself before they competed in the Africa cup qualifiers although currently Augustine has enough homework to fix as strong as Nigeria after failing to qualify for this year's itching at the hands of the previous coach of course the African grasshopper is the hope for them to be able to compete in 2023 later

I think that Nigeria has a great team, but that the players do not understand each other on the field, this is something that they have to correct now, to have an idea Ecuador is a country whose football has grown a lot, it is very similar to Colombian football In fact, they had a great Colombian coach who helped them a lot to qualify for the World Cup and this has been going on for years, the Ecuadorians used to be a team that hardly went to the World Cups, now they have had the good fortune to go to the last of the The South American classification was a bit complicated for them, but finally the results were given to them, now they have some problems because of a player who may put going to the World Cup in check.

[Pokapoka124]

Anything I realized Nigeria isn't participation in the world cup, it sadden my soul especially as it's our rival that kicked us out of the tournament. It's not surprised that Ghana could knock Nigeria out of the qualifiers because then the Nigeria professional football players were playing badly they could not even score a goal at the Ghanaian home but when they came over to Nigeria thyyhasd a game played and followed it.

They just had to scored then defense which they did very well. We just have to wait until the AFCON 2023 qualifiers resume to watch our boys play and thankfully our players are now playing good football even though it's too early to judge them but I believe they are desperate to win some silver wears.

It is a pity that Nigeria didn't qualify. I blame the mode for qualification of the African teams. All African teams have to go through the final knock-out duels where Nigeria had a close encounter with Ghana but subsequently lost due the away goal rule. I am sure that Nigeria would have beaten almost all other of the final 10 teams (except maybe Senegal) and qualify for the World Cup. I doubt that teams like Cameroon or Tunisia will show a good performance like Nigeria would have shown at the World Cup, but maybe they can surprise us.

I think Nigeria is one of the strongest teams in Africa. They are able to play well against European and American teams. On the other hand, teams like Tunisia, Cameroon, and Morocco will not be able to put up a strong resistance against European or American teams. My guess is that all the teams in Africa except Senegal will be eliminated in the first round. Although Ghana is good enough, but I don't think they can beat Group H's Portugal, Uruguay and South Korea.

In the world of football any thing can happen, an underdog can come out victorious at the end. I wouldn't write off anyone though. Nigeria is the strongest in Africa but they failed to qualify. Anyone who is able to qualify is worthy and should represent the continent. We just have to support them and wish them well.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

In the world of football any thing can happen, an underdog can come out victorious at the end. I wouldn't write off anyone though. Nigeria is the strongest in Africa but they failed to qualify. Anyone who is able to qualify is worthy and should represent the continent. We just have to support them and wish them well.

Nigeria isn't the strongest county in Africa continent neither are the weakest. When it comes to AFCON competition, Egypt are the strongest after winning it a record number of seven and even won it for three years straight (if I'm not mistaking). For world cup competition, Senegal has gone the farest more than any other African nation. The highest Nigeria has gone is the round of sixteen which they usually end up getting knockout by Argentina.

In the knockout qualifiers Nigeria wasn't the strongest opponent, Ghana has a number against Nigeria. In all their head to head meetings, Ghana has the highest number of win as they always found a win to win Nigeria so their win wasn't a surprised as well.

[Maestro75]

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The attack of the Super eagle are hungry for goals and Osimhen wants to break that record that's so poor and doesn't represent the nation as a footballing county. Imagine just 37 goals is our higher goal record for most international goal held by Rasheed Yekini.

You are correct that the win means alot to the team eventhough I do not see it as a big deal. I will be very happy if the Super Eagles will still repeat this hunger for goals you mentioned with bigger teams that are reputable for football. They can not only show strength and force when small unfootballing countries are paired with them, they have to show it with majors too. The Super Eagles have been disappointing the nation for a long time. Their matches do not give me any joy, instead it causes me stress and my blood pressure to rise.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Their matches do not give me any joy, instead it causes me stress and my blood pressure to rise.

Best you don't watch it then, there were some matches I stopped watching as I don't expect much from those matches and others I enjoy watching, knowing the players won't disappoint me as the match will be interesting. You should pick interest back in watching the Super eagle play though as we missing out of the World cup could be a good thing as it gives the coach time to build the team he wants.

The world cup would had been a distraction as fans would had expected so much from an unprepared coach and probably we won't have gotten the new coach assuming the previous coach qualified us for the world cup. Maybe everything is working together for the good if the national team, lets just relax and watch.

[Ratash]

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The attack of the Super eagle are hungry for goals and Osimhen wants to break that record that's so poor and doesn't represent the nation as a footballing county. Imagine just 37 goals is our higher goal record for most international goal held by Rasheed Yekini.

You are correct that the win means alot to the team eventhough I do not see it as a big deal. I will be very happy if the Super Eagles will still repeat this hunger for goals you mentioned with bigger teams that are reputable for football. They can not only show strength and force when small unfootballing countries are paired with them, they have to show it with majors too. The Super Eagles have been disappointing the nation for a long time. Their matches do not give me any joy, instead it causes me stress and my blood pressure to rise.

Even though i am not nigerian but i was really disapointed from their result in the last african cup of nations they had a strong team and they performed really good on the group stage especially against egypte they really dominated that game, they made egyptian look like amateurs but i don't know what happened after especially against ghana on the world cup qualifications, you can call that a major failure but i think they have a strong squad and i am sure this experience will make them stronger and in my opinion they should  be the favourites to win the next AFCON.

[Masplanc]

I think Nigeria is one of the strongest teams in Africa. They are able to play well against European and American teams. On the other hand, teams like Tunisia, Cameroon, and Morocco will not be able to put up a strong resistance against European or American teams. My guess is that all the teams in Africa except Senegal will be eliminated in the first round. Although Ghana is good enough, but I don't think they can beat Group H's Portugal, Uruguay and South Korea.

In the world of football any thing can happen, an underdog can come out victorious at the end. I wouldn't write off anyone though. Nigeria is the strongest in Africa but they failed to qualify. Anyone who is able to qualify is worthy and should represent the continent. We just have to support them and wish them well.

Nigeria was a strong team and not now,  a team that their performance is below standard can not be consider to be a strong team. Football is unpredictable and sometimes teams make little mistakes that can cause them to lose a game, but if these mistakes continues in every game I see it as the level of performance of that team. Nigeria was a good team, right now the team is struggling to come up .

[Asiska02]

I think Nigeria is one of the strongest teams in Africa. They are able to play well against European and American teams. On the other hand, teams like Tunisia, Cameroon, and Morocco will not be able to put up a strong resistance against European or American teams. My guess is that all the teams in Africa except Senegal will be eliminated in the first round. Although Ghana is good enough, but I don't think they can beat Group H's Portugal, Uruguay and South Korea.

In the world of football any thing can happen, an underdog can come out victorious at the end. I wouldn't write off anyone though. Nigeria is the strongest in Africa but they failed to qualify. Anyone who is able to qualify is worthy and should represent the continent. We just have to support them and wish them well.

Nigeria was a strong team and not now,  a team that their performance is below standard can not be consider to be a strong team. Football is unpredictable and sometimes teams make little mistakes that can cause them to lose a game, but if these mistakes continues in every game I see it as the level of performance of that team. Nigeria was a good team, right now the team is struggling to come up .

With the current team players Nigeria have, you can’t say they don’t have more than enough standard to be considered as a good team. The players are there and they are doing greatly well. The only issue I think here is that they don’t have the coach to make use of this players the right way. They’ve more than enough talented players that can play well in all competitions, they just don’t have the good manager yet.

[Prosperiousproduct]

Nigeria’s new head coach, Jose Peseiro, has recorded his first win as Super Eagles beat Sierra Leonian national team 2:1 in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier. Peseiro guided the three-time African champions to a victory over Sierra Leone at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. I am sure Nigeria would do better in the AFCON 2023, based on their arrangements and schedule.

[Mr.right85]

The super eagles of Nigeria we just have to look for a starting point and take the rest from there...with the experience of the coach I think he has something positive to bring for the team..And the the players from the heart break of the Afcon and world cup disappointment..He needs time and I think from now til the Afcon proper is enough time for the team to buy into his ideas and tactics... Scouting home grown players should also be his priority as to improve the quality of the team because our league here in Niger Nigeria have players and personalities that can Excell putting on the famous green and white jersey.. appropriate and quality friendly matches should be fixed for the team in order to test their ability to that of an advanced and good team..