Africa Football Discussion || Current Topic: Worldcup qualifiers - CAF.

[Pokapoka124]

You don't expect most of our top African stars to play well for thier nations when they don't get the kind of facility and support players receive at the Euros and Copa America. When you're called up to play for England or Spain, you're certain that you will receive the same kind of medical treatment and welfare you're used to at the club level but that's not same with African football and particularly AFCON. I know we're still growing and evolving and from the look at last AFCON, we can't deny the growth and level of effort that has been put out in that tournament. Honestly, I don't even notice any difference between the atmosphere at the last finals of the AFCON between Nigeria and Cote devoir and what played out between England and Spain at the Euros. In terms of pattern of play, we know that most African players are very aggressive and likes to play energy football which is one reason why you might not see them playing the regular tiki taka you see at the Euros and Copa America and that's just the uniqueness of the different continent and how thier style of football is. At the coming AFCON at Morocco, we will see alot of improvement and with time African football will get close to what's happening at the Euros and Copa America.

I expect the players to be passionate about winning trophies for their country. We give too many excuses for the poor performances of our players. Medical treatment is not the reason why the players are not playing as good as they should. When you watch the games, do you see the players avoiding physical contact? They are not scared to play, the problem with the Super Eagles in the last tournament was poor tactical formation and decisions from the coach.

As for the style of play in African football, you do not expect every country to have the same style of play. Each country has its own unique style, Brazil is known for their “Samba Football”, France is known for their ability to counter attack, Germany is known for their physicality, and so on. Some coaches are now adopting the Tiki Taka style because of Pep Guardiola but it’s not working for them. Not everyone can manage such football. 

[Frankolala]

Renard is one foreign coach that is well acquainted with the African football games, and following his profile as the only foreign coach that have won the African cup of Nations twice, may be , he can bring back some hopes if he eventually takes up the job.

Tactical experience was seriously lacking in the Super Eagles squad, Finidi George could not fill that vacuum. The super eagles are in a desperate position and need to keep winning all their games. What I expect our football federation to do is to not sack him as quickly as they did to Poseiro, we need a coach that will remain with the team for a long time so that he can properly build our team to standard if we make to the world cup and next AFCON.

I don't know why Nigeria is always having problems with coaches to be perfect for the Super Eagles everytime. They keep on changing from one coach to the other, it is enough to affect the performance of the team because which tactics will they learn and play with when different coach comes with his own football pattern.

Even if it is a club, it most affect the performance of the team because for a team to improve in performance gradually, they must have one coach that will spend time to know about the players potential and how to make the players understand themselves on the field through the game tactics.

[SatoPrincess]

I don't know why Nigeria is always having problems with coaches to be perfect for the Super Eagles everytime. They keep on changing from one coach to the other, it is enough to affect the performance of the team because which tactics will they learn and play with when different coach comes with his own football pattern.

Even if it is a club, it most affect the performance of the team because for a team to improve in performance gradually, they must have one coach that will spend time to know about the players potential and how to make the players understand themselves on the field through the game tactics.

The managers for national teams do not usually have the time to bond or build a relationship with the players like club managers do. They only get to be in the same space when international tournaments are on. And this is one of the factor that affects the dynamics of the national squad. If a team is lucky, they get to have some players who play together in the same club and are well acquainted with themselves.

This chemistry between players gives the squad an advantage over other teams. I don’t think the Super Eagles do not have any of their players in the same club level, they all play in leagues from different parts of the world and so they are unfamiliar with each other's style of play, strengths, and weaknesses. This is one of the reasons why we saw Alex Iwobi looking lost and uncoordinated in the just concluded AFCON.

[Rruchi man]

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Herve Renard is a nice coach and for the fact he has won the AFCON with Zambia and Ivory Coast means he can handle the job for the super eagles but is 2 million Euros not too much as salary?

Rumors of Herve Renard taking over the job have been pushed aside; the money he demanded is too high, and NFF cannot afford it.

The new trending names for the job are

former Gambia coach, Tom Saintfiet who is head coach of the Philippines, Steve McClaren, a former England coach and Eric Chelle,who until recently was head coach of the Mali national team.

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The entire process is taking too much time, it is important that they settle this quickly so the team can move forward and the coach can start preparing for the important games that the Super Eagles have.