African Football Discussion Thread Current Topic: 👉 AFCON 2025/2026

[SatoPrincess]

I’m happy for Ademola Lookman. He’s showing signs of the AFCON Lookman we love watching. I see comments of fans calling out Eric Chelle, but I think the main culprit today was Nwabali. I don’t know if it’s overconfidence or lack of it that’s affecting Nwabali, he needs to snap out of it else the coach starts our second choice goalie. When are we going to have a consistent goalie like Vincent Enyeama?

[GiftedMAN]

I’m happy for Ademola Lookman. He’s showing signs of the AFCON Lookman we love watching. I see comments of fans calling out Eric Chelle, but I think the main culprit today was Nwabali. I don’t know if it’s overconfidence or lack of it that’s affecting Nwabali, he needs to snap out of it else the coach starts our second choice goalie. When are we going to have a consistent goalie like Vincent Enyeama?

Ademola Lookman was very good today I enjoyed his confidence and his ball control in the box of Tunisia the way he converted to goal was really amazing and I hope to see him doing more of that throughout the competition. The fans needed to call out the coach because he almost cost the team the game due to his pattern of substitution I do not fault our goal keeper because I didn't notice any mistake he made that led to the two goals that was conceded by the team. Unless you point out his mistakes I don't think we should blame him because he was on his best character today and throughout the game no one mentioned his name as the reason why we conceded the goals I'm talking about the viewing center where I watched the game.

[Tonimez]

I’m happy for Ademola Lookman. He’s showing signs of the AFCON Lookman we love watching. I see comments of fans calling out Eric Chelle, but I think the main culprit today was Nwabali. I don’t know if it’s overconfidence or lack of it that’s affecting Nwabali, he needs to snap out of it else the coach starts our second choice goalie. When are we going to have a consistent goalie like Vincent Enyeama?

The truth is that I'm definitely loving what I'm seeing in the Nigerian games so far and I hope they continue to improve better. Ademola Lookman has become the rejected stone that has turned to the corner stone. I have read about the negative prophecy that was released against him by one man of God before the AFCON claiming that he should not be taken to Morocco else he would bring bad luck. But now, he has become the saving Grace for the first two games. Who knows if the doom is still ahead but I still insist that the Lookman we know is gradually resurfacing.

Victor Osimhen opened the scoreline and broke the boredom and I must say that he was impressive. His goal has always been very expected and I guess the fans too expect so much from him this time in Morocco. I know the journey is still far, but I hope he leads up the struggle and pressing attack continuously.

Stanley Nwabali is gradually loosing his cool and loosing the fans vote of confidence. I don't know if he is beginning to feel too irreplaceable and too unserious. Until he finds himself on the bench one day he won't improve not to talk of stop this careless conceding of goals. Super eagles has started flying already and AFCON is becoming very interesting already.

[Oneandpure]

Here is the final whistle. Nigeria 3, Tunisia 2.

Wonderful performance from both sides. Tunisia was reluctant after 3 goals down. They managed to score 2 goals, but time was not on their side. And the Super Eagles were defending intentionally to secure the 3 points.

Total of 6 points now for the Super Eagle in the AFCON competition. At the top of their table, brilliant performance from everyone.

So far is the excited match of AFCON group round both teams can scoring each other although Nigeria success securing the victory matches qualifying to next round due two consecutives winning matches. Tunisia fighting hard for this match although loss dominance from ball possession but late goal give small opportunity to make the match draw but strong defense of Nigeria make difficult. Loss three points not get secure for Tunisia with 2nd place and the last match against Tanzania must win the match.

Nigeria almost finish as top position at group and last match against Uganda just needed one point only enough to finish as 1st position in Group C, its great chance for Nigeria winning AFCON 2025.

[Zackz5000]

Here is the final whistle. Nigeria 3, Tunisia 2.

Wonderful performance from both sides. Tunisia was reluctant after 3 goals down. They managed to score 2 goals, but time was not on their side. And the Super Eagles were defending intentionally to secure the 3 points.

Total of 6 points now for the Super Eagle in the AFCON competition. At the top of their table, brilliant performance from everyone.

So far is the excited match of AFCON group round both teams can scoring each other although Nigeria success securing the victory matches qualifying to next round due two consecutives winning matches. Tunisia fighting hard for this match although loss dominance from ball possession but late goal give small opportunity to make the match draw but strong defense of Nigeria make difficult. Loss three points not get secure for Tunisia with 2nd place and the last match against Tanzania must win the match.

Nigeria almost finish as top position at group and last match against Uganda just needed one point only enough to finish as 1st position in Group C, its great chance for Nigeria winning AFCON 2025.

Am still not happy with the country for not making it to next year world cup after they perform too poor in the qualifying stage. The Super Eagles has won two of their AFCON games yesterday game was interesting Ademola Lookman shows his potential i will say that he won the game for the Nation and i also believe that the Super Eagles will come out 1st in the Group C, we will not only get a draw against Uganda but we are going to win them and also bring back the AFCON tittle home.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Watching the last AFCON game tonight made me understand that whenever a team host any competition it mount a lot of pressure on them, just like Morocco who host the ongoing Nations Cup, they are covered with so much pressure to always get to the final winning the title too and they are always trying to make their games to always bring the 3pt but tonight it wasn't as they planned.
I saw them playing a desperate football against Mali which I find impressively interesting from Mali because had it been that the Malians let Morocco play their normal game it would have been them the host all over the game tonight, now the group A is not a comfortable zone for Morocco and I feel they might also struggle in their next group game.

I don't really know why Morroco played a draw match with Mali. This was unbelievable and they spoilt my ticket when I thought Morocco is going to beat Mali without them stressing themselves. Sometimes African matches can be unpredictable and hard for people to predict accurately even with team that are supposed to beat there opponent without wasting time.

Losing your ticket is the cause of you saying this, I understand very well but looking at Morocco as the host nation doesn't mean they can get everything done even with them having some of the players in the best clubs, no...I see the smaller sides trying their best to raise shoulders too and to make a huge statement because is like they have said to themselves that enough is enough. Mali never had any special plans in going head to head against Morocco, they just needed to play like they have nothing to lose which paid out for them because you'd agree with me that the draw is enough for them and you'd see the host nation feeling relaxed and waiting for the last minute to strike, it had to shock them when Mali was struggling to get the second goal while defending too and this will serve as a lesson to never look down on the other countries, I believe if you choose Morocco to win in their last game it will be perfect because they are avoiding some of the other big side in the next round.

[yenerbatmaz]

Tunisia lost due to their cowardly football. In the first half, they didn't even think about creating any decent chances in front of the Nigerian goal. Osimhen missed many opportunities, but scored in the last minute of the first half, giving Nigeria a 1-0 lead. In the second half, Ndidi scored with a good header from a corner, making it 2-0. For the third goal, Osimhen provided the assist, and Lookman scored. After going 3-0 down, Tunisia abandoned their cowardice. They scored two goals, making the score 3-2. They could have found the equalizer towards the end of the match, but they couldn't get the ball into the net. With this victory, Nigeria secured their place in the next round. Tunisia's next round will depend on the result of their next match, but I think Tunisia will advance.

[yudi09]

Am still not happy with the country for not making it to next year world cup after they perform too poor in the qualifying stage. The Super Eagles has won two of their AFCON games yesterday game was interesting Ademola Lookman shows his potential i will say that he won the game for the Nation and i also believe that the Super Eagles will come out 1st in the Group C, we will not only get a draw against Uganda but we are going to win them and also bring back the AFCON tittle home.

Failing to qualify for the World Cup after losing to DR Congo can be considered bad luck for the Super Eagles, even though Nigeria has a number of great players who play in major European leagues.
After defeating Tunisia and topping Group C, I believe the Super Eagles can be considered favorites to win this year's AFCON title. Facing Uganda, bets on Nigeria to win can be placed, and I believe Nigeria will emerge victorious in the match against Uganda.

Although there are still matches in other groups that have not completed their second games, only Egypt and Nigeria have accumulated 6 points from two wins in the group stage.

[Futurexxx]

I’m happy for Ademola Lookman. He’s showing signs of the AFCON Lookman we love watching. I see comments of fans calling out Eric Chelle, but I think the main culprit today was Nwabali. I don’t know if it’s overconfidence or lack of it that’s affecting Nwabali, he needs to snap out of it else the coach starts our second choice goalie. When are we going to have a consistent goalie like Vincent Enyeama?

I can't deny that nwabali hasn't been at his best of late, but if he is dropped because of his blunders now, it may put a serious dent to his confidence which I don't think it's the right thing to do, what I think that our manager should do is to have a word with him and by telling him why he should step up his game, because his poor performance might cost the team someday in an important game if he doesn't improve.

Additionally, against Uganda, the manager might still decide to rotate the team so that none of the players will feel like they are left behind, and nwabali should only be dropped for rotational purposes, not because his performance has been poor, anything that makes them replace him with our second choice goalkeeper, it will not be good for the confidence of nwabali, let's not forget that he lost his dad and that might be the reason he is still struggling, so we should just give him more time to pick back his form.

[Fiatless]

I’m happy for Ademola Lookman. He’s showing signs of the AFCON Lookman we love watching. I see comments of fans calling out Eric Chelle, but I think the main culprit today was Nwabali. I don’t know if it’s overconfidence or lack of it that’s affecting Nwabali, he needs to snap out of it else the coach starts our second choice goalie. When are we going to have a consistent goalie like Vincent Enyeama?

The introduction of Chidera Ejuke and Moses Simon reduced the strength of the Super Eagles, and it affected the game negatively. The Super Eagles lost control of the midfield, which put more pressure on the defence. We shouldn't blame the coach because it was a tactical experiment that could have also worked. Nevertheless, we are grateful to have secured the three points.

Since we have already qualified, Coach Eric Chelle should try another goalkeeper. He has been showing some signs that he needs competition.

[Princess Leah]

The introduction of Chidera Ejuke and Moses Simon reduced the strength of the Super Eagles, and it affected the game negatively. The Super Eagles lost control of the midfield, which put more pressure on the defence. We shouldn't blame the coach because it was a tactical experiment that could have also worked. Nevertheless, we are grateful to have secured the three points.

Since we have already qualified, Coach Eric Chelle should try another goalkeeper. He has been showing some signs that he needs competition.

There's no point for an agenda or calls to blame anyone, the coach did his best in selecting the best team to play Tunisia so he too deserves some flowers, also Nigeria won and has qualified in their group so I don't see any reason why anyone should be blamed when we didnt lose, let's be happy and support the super eagles to keep doing well.

 Remember that they played against Tunisia a very tough Africa nation, not just any team so you shouldn't expect that they should easily beat them without any challenge, the only thing I have to say is that, the penalty shouldn't have been given to Tunisia cause I don't think it was, anyways the super eagles won so it's not an agenda.

[7juju]

I’m happy for Ademola Lookman. He’s showing signs of the AFCON Lookman we love watching. I see comments of fans calling out Eric Chelle, but I think the main culprit today was Nwabali. I don’t know if it’s overconfidence or lack of it that’s affecting Nwabali, he needs to snap out of it else the coach starts our second choice goalie. When are we going to have a consistent goalie like Vincent Enyeama?

From what I saw in that match it was on the first goal that Tunisia scored, not that Nwabali intensionally wanted to cause a blunder in that match but it just happened that he slipped and he was unable to save the ball. The second goal was a penalty and when it comes to penalty kick the goal keeper is never at fault, besides it wasn't Nwabali that conceded the penalty that led to the goal. So I don't really know why some fans are calling out Nwabali. That guy did nothing bad in yesterday's match, the team got relaxed after scoring the three goals and they nearly got punished, blaming Nwabali alone is unacceptable to me.

[knowngunman]

I’m happy for Ademola Lookman. He’s showing signs of the AFCON Lookman we love watching. I see comments of fans calling out Eric Chelle, but I think the main culprit today was Nwabali. I don’t know if it’s overconfidence or lack of it that’s affecting Nwabali, he needs to snap out of it else the coach starts our second choice goalie. When are we going to have a consistent goalie like Vincent Enyeama?

That's not overconfidence, something is definitely wrong with that dude for crying out loud. I don't know if he's a gambler but his action is suspicious to be honest. Tell me how a trained goalkeeper can not save that first goal we conceded if that wasn't a deliberate attempt to allow the opposition to score. We all cheer up this guy when he first joined Super Eagle and thought we've gotten a new replacement for Enyeama but unfortunately we overhyped this guy then and now he's too relaxed. He definitely needs to be on the bench for a few games until he gets back his senses but unfortunately he's still the best among the options we have right now. We almost draw that game yesterday just like our first match all because of his carelessness.  The earlier they talk sense to him, the better for us otherwise we will exit this competition earlier than expected.

[Btcdeybodi]

Inasmuch as i respected Nwabali for the role he played in the last AFCON, his mistakes this period is becoming annoying because i recalled some costly mistakes he made in some matches during the World cup qualifying series. I don't know why when some players makes fame they begin to feel like they are bigger than the team. If Eric Chelle ignores him and start the second goalkeeper people will start criticizing him without knowing that it's the fault of Nwabali.

Ademola Lookman is doing his best just same way he did in the last AFCON, i commend him for his sense of responsibility. So far, he has been outstanding in the tournament by giving assists and scoring goals. He deserve the man of the match award he received yesterday.

I’m happy for Ademola Lookman. He’s showing signs of the AFCON Lookman we love watching. I see comments of fans calling out Eric Chelle, but I think the main culprit today was Nwabali. I don’t know if it’s overconfidence or lack of it that’s affecting Nwabali, he needs to snap out of it else the coach starts our second choice goalie. When are we going to have a consistent goalie like Vincent Enyeama?

[Promocodeudo]

Am still not happy with the country for not making it to next year world cup after they perform too poor in the qualifying stage. The Super Eagles has won two of their AFCON games yesterday game was interesting Ademola Lookman shows his potential i will say that he won the game for the Nation and i also believe that the Super Eagles will come out 1st in the Group C, we will not only get a draw against Uganda but we are going to win them and also bring back the AFCON tittle home.

What you spotted on is likely the reason why every other Nigerians are not happy with the super eagles of Nigeria, but to some of it is now a past event that we can't bring back, although from time to time we remember there lapses which we don't know when it will end, they are doing great in the ongoing AFCON but won't fail to say this, they scored 3goals and allowed there opponents to nearly equalize the match, this was still their pattern they last time, then ask can they changed this, must this continue, as for winning the AFCON title, I will concentrate in watching the match when i have the time, if Nigeria win I will be happy, if they dont win, I won't bother much, I better watch my game with free mind than getting hurt when they don't win the title, don't misunderstand me, this my decision is for a sound mental health.

[Polkeins]

I’m happy for Ademola Lookman. He’s showing signs of the AFCON Lookman we love watching. I see comments of fans calling out Eric Chelle, but I think the main culprit today was Nwabali. I don’t know if it’s overconfidence or lack of it that’s affecting Nwabali, he needs to snap out of it else the coach starts our second choice goalie. When are we going to have a consistent goalie like Vincent Enyeama?

Ademola Lookman made two assists and scored a goal, so he was probably the hero of the match. Unfortunately, he has not been playing as confidently for Atalanta this season and has scored only two goals, but he played excellently for the national team and it was probably one of the most interesting matches of the tournament, especially when Tunisia scored two goals and was close to equalizing at the end of the match. If Ismael Garbi had been more accurate in the end of the match, Tunisia would have made a magnificent comeback.

[Rruchi man]

Since we have already qualified, Coach Eric Chelle should try another goalkeeper. He has been showing some signs that he needs competition.

I was of the same opinion. We have Amas Obasogie and Francis Uzoho as second- and third-choice goal options. Our second-choice goalkeeper should be given a chance in the next game. I am sure that he will be hungry for performance and to participate also, not to be on the bench all through the competition.

Ivory Coast faces Cameroon today, both teams hoping to be the team to qualify at the end of the fixtures. I tend to favor Ivory Coast; they should win the game.

[Berry2d]

Since the super eagles of Nigeria won there game against Tunisia yesterday, there celebration pictures have been everywhere with praises of there unexpected performance, am not saying its wrong but my question is what will become of them next if the advance to the next round of the tournament. The super eagles ofNigeria is  the only team Capable of killing the hope of fans when there expectations gets high, so i think they need to reduce there level of celebrations because we don't know how tomorrow will go. Not that am against them but just that they have a unique way of turning down the hope of fans when it matters most

[Wakate]

If you think that in a tournament like this, one team would come unprepared and make themselves whipping boys, then you have to think again. African football is now at a very high level and even the so-called underdogs are now bearing teeth and they can get good results on their own day. Mali is also a pretty decent side okay.

That said, Nigeria v Tunisia is obviously the big game today. I am fully behind the Super Eagles and i cannot wait to cheer them on in this game. A victory for us today would guarantee qualification, so hopefully we get it right.

The yesterday match was actually unbelievable because I thought Nigeria is going to draw the match but it was unbelievable for the super eagles to score another extra goals which changes the story of the match. The 3-2 against Tunisia was like a luck that was present to the super eagles and they were able to utilize the opportunity to score goals after seceral attempts.
A big congratulations to the super eagles for their impressive match!

[SatoPrincess]

Am still not happy with the country for not making it to next year world cup after they perform too poor in the qualifying stage.

Forget about the World Cup my bother, look at this picture and smile. The Super Eagles played good football yesterday, at a point I felt sorry for Tunisia because it seemed like the players intentions were to humiliate them. For the first time in a long while, l saw the team successfully play set-pieces and completely dominate their opponents. The scoreline doesn’t do justice to Nigeria’s performance.