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

[GiftedMAN]

With what is going on right now, the trend and convos happening around the Nigerian Goalkeeper, his target of suitors would be very well linked to places like Saudi or Turkey, where clubs want footballers who would come along with their fans. Nwabali's move out of Chippa has brought about more audience to the club and raised a beautiful question about what would be his next move. Enyimba is good, but from the look of it, he would have moved in immediately to a Nigerian Club if that was his plan, Nwabali appears to be searching for international deals.

No one should think of Nwabali accepting any local deal back to Nigeria because he is too big to be in any team back home, I do not know why he couldn't secure another deal with different club before his agreement to leave Chippa United but if he gets offers from Saudi Arabia or Turkey it is better for him to move there instead of going back to Enyimba in Nigeria where he will not be properly taken care of if anything happens to him like injury.

[Mayor of ogba]

With what is going on right now, the trend and convos happening around the Nigerian Goalkeeper, his target of suitors would be very well linked to places like Saudi or Turkey, where clubs want footballers who would come along with their fans. Nwabali's move out of Chippa has brought about more audience to the club and raised a beautiful question about what would be his next move. Enyimba is good, but from the look of it, he would have moved in immediately to a Nigerian Club if that was his plan, Nwabali appears to be searching for international deals.

No one should think of Nwabali accepting any local deal back to Nigeria because he is too big to be in any team back home, I do not know why he couldn't secure another deal with different club before his agreement to leave Chippa United but if he gets offers from Saudi Arabia or Turkey it is better for him to move there instead of going back to Enyimba in Nigeria where he will not be properly taken care of if anything happens to him like injury.

I don't support Nwabali to accept any deal that's coming for the Nigeria Premier Football League either because Nwabali is too big to play there and he won't get the challenge that will make him grow into a better player, but if there's no offer that's right for Nwabali to accept right now, I think instead of Nwabali to stay without a club for this time being, it's better for Nwabali to sign for Enyimba.

[Roseline492]

Saudi Arabia and English championship is very okay for the goalkeeper, if he wants more money he would go to Saudi Arabia but if he wants to see himself on the main league of English he would stay on championship  with Queens Park Ranger because even if Queens Park Ranger cannot qualify with him on the premier League but before his years of contract will end England must have already knew the goalkeeper he is and then one of those underdog on Premier League will find him very useful and before he knows, his career would be revolving within England as Iwobi is.

Nwabali should never accept the offer that is coming from Queens Park Ranger, because Queen Park Ranger will never gain promotion to the English football top flight, and i believe no club in the premier league will show interest to sign Nwabali when his contract ends with Queens Park Ranger because Nwabali will be 30 years plus when his contract with Queens Park Ranger come to an end. I would advise Nwabali to accept the offer from Al Ettifaq because he will be in the first eleven in Al Ettifaq and he will earn huge amount of money he can use and better his life after retiring from football.

Why shouldn't he accept Queens Park Ranger?, what if there was no offer from this clubs was it our local league you would want him to keep instead?, what was more important is leaving Africa because he would found success in finance and his career is certain outside provided he is on a club, Queens Park Ranger you are not supporting now was a strong team on the league in the past and any player could go without regretting, so actually for now no side is worst for him to be especially as he is going to be meeting players that is very experienced and if is Saudi he is going to he would also definitely had match against Ronaldo.

[Mr Reporter]

With what is going on right now, the trend and convos happening around the Nigerian Goalkeeper, his target of suitors would be very well linked to places like Saudi or Turkey, where clubs want footballers who would come along with their fans. Nwabali's move out of Chippa has brought about more audience to the club and raised a beautiful question about what would be his next move. Enyimba is good, but from the look of it, he would have moved in immediately to a Nigerian Club if that was his plan, Nwabali appears to be searching for international deals.

No one should think of Nwabali accepting any local deal back to Nigeria because he is too big to be in any team back home, I do not know why he couldn't secure another deal with different club before his agreement to leave Chippa United but if he gets offers from Saudi Arabia or Turkey it is better for him to move there instead of going back to Enyimba in Nigeria where he will not be properly taken care of if anything happens to him like injury.

Well if you ask me it really not a bigger deal for him to accept or answer to local deal like here in Nigeria the Oboy thing is if it worth doing for he can still prove himself well I think for now that he is still inactive i feel anywhere is been called to join it should really not even be a problem right now…but if I was in his shoes I might also consider not been part of the local club to play because the truth be told having play for the locals clubs is even the worst self, just like the drama those super guys are facing right now only that should be a enough reason not to even bother your self….the fact is that the Nigeria government don’t no what they have and all their are in for is just the reason to move funds….and given fuck up promising there and there.

[Mayor of ogba]

Of course all blames goes to the coach because it is his job to direct the players on what to do and whenever a problem of a player not giving out his best arises, the coach will be questioned for that, coach are overseers, they are been hired by the club management to take charge of the team and they are been paid for it, is just like a moment that a coach notice that a player has been given 2 yellow card already and he still allows him to continue playing instead substituting him, whatever happens in this scenario will be blamed on the coach because he failed to act fast.

A coach has been given the power to select good players that can deliver a good outcome for the team and if he failed to make sure that the club have a victory on a consecutive time, this could be a problem for him because the team and fan would blame him not the players that are playing what they know best without a caution and directive from the coach that is in charge.

I know that the duty of a coach is to select players and deploy good tactics that will help a team perform well and get good results, but I think a coach shouldn't be hold responsible alone if a team loses a match; players and a coach should be responsible if a team loses a match because the collective effort of a coach and players will help a team remain consistent in winning matches.

[snipie]

I wasn't aware that next month there will be a preliminary rounds for Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers 2027.
This is not an important event for the moment since the first part is the preliminary two legs where weakest teams in Africa will face each other to join the other teams for qualifications, yet it is part of AFCON after all.
Group stage will take place later this year, after FIFA World Cup. It will start in September 21 until October 6 then restart again in November.

[Iamgoat]

No one should think of Nwabali accepting any local deal back to Nigeria because he is too big to be in any team back home, I do not know why he couldn't secure another deal with different club before his agreement to leave Chippa United but if he gets offers from Saudi Arabia or Turkey it is better for him to move there instead of going back to Enyimba in Nigeria where he will not be properly taken care of if anything happens to him like injury.

As a player, it is right for you to always look at your growth and development over time especially when you have proven to be worthy of being sought after, this is the case of Nwabali right now. After Enyeama, Nwabali seems to be the next goalkeeper to make his kind of name and achievements too even though he has not gotten to such level yet but this is reason why he has to upscale and upgrade. He needs to move to the Europe and play with teams offering him such opportunities so he will also be opportune to meet with worldclass players and build such career and confidence alongside. It will make him a better and more versatile goalkeeper and also he will be gathering the experience he needs, credentials as well as enjoy more of his labour, etc.

[knowngunman]

No one should think of Nwabali accepting any local deal back to Nigeria because he is too big to be in any team back home, I do not know why he couldn't secure another deal with different club before his agreement to leave Chippa United but if he gets offers from Saudi Arabia or Turkey it is better for him to move there instead of going back to Enyimba in Nigeria where he will not be properly taken care of if anything happens to him like injury.

Well, we normally complain that our local league is not being talk about or being taken serious but at the same time we don't want our star players to participate in the local league? How do we improve the league when every player is running outside? If all players decide to play for foreign countries instead of playing at home, how will the local league survive? To be honest, I see nothing wrong with Nwabali going back to play for Eyimba if he fails to secure a contract outside. After all, Ahmed Musa returned to play for Kano pillars after his huge impact on the national team and heaven didn't fall. The fact remain Nwabali is not bigger than Ahmed Musa. Now, I see reasons why some players linked to Nigeria and Africa at large chose to play for European nation teams instead of playing for their home country.

[Agbamoni]

As you all must have heard, the NFF have filled a petition to FIFA regarding the Congoleese feilding 6 players who are ineligible to paritipate for the inter-continental playoffs.

The NFF is yet to hear a verdict this week. As FIFA has made it clear that the World Cup qualification is not decided only by goals, points, and form. It is also decided by obedience to the rules and regulations, documentation, and whether each federation meet their demands of the FIFA rulebook.

[SatoPrincess]

As you all must have heard, the NFF have filled a petition to FIFA regarding the Congoleese feilding 6 players who are ineligible to paritipate for the inter-continental playoffs.

The NFF is yet to hear a verdict this week. As FIFA has made it clear that the World Cup qualification is not decided only by goals, points, and form. It is also decided by obedience to the rules and regulations, documentation, and whether each federation meet their demands of the FIFA rulebook.

Is that still on? I thought they filled a petition months ago even before the AFCON final. For me, it makes no sense for NFF to continue pursing this witch hunt. Nigerians have accepted their fate and moved on, the NFF should focus on developing Nigerian football so our players and athletes do not keep switching allegiance to other countries.

[Futurexxx]

As you all must have heard, the NFF have filled a petition to FIFA regarding the Congoleese feilding 6 players who are ineligible to paritipate for the inter-continental playoffs.

The NFF is yet to hear a verdict this week. As FIFA has made it clear that the World Cup qualification is not decided only by goals, points, and form. It is also decided by obedience to the rules and regulations, documentation, and whether each federation meet their demands of the FIFA rulebook.

Even though am pissed off at our NFF, because they are the cause why our super eagles didn't make it to the world cup through our qualifying series, but now they have resort to try from the back door due to the incompetence of the Congolese Football federation or officials, I believe that it's the right decision taken because we still stand a chance of qualifying to the world cup later this year in the US.

I heard that today is the day that Fifa is going to decide if the Nigerian team will replace the Congolese team or not,  but due to the punishment already meted out to those teams that committed such an offense in the past, it's clear that our super eagles team may replace the Congolese team in the qualifying series, if Fifa wanted to be fair, and go with the law  they used on those teams that makes such mistakes in the past.

[DiMarxist]

The final decision of FIFA between Dr Congo and Nigeria Playoff verdict. NIGERIA Super Eagles finally qualify in the world cup. Nigeria qualify through court case and not from the field work. Dr Congo deserve the qualification. You can read the full story of the verdict.
Source: Here Social media. I am really sure about this news. It looks like a fake news. Has anyone here gotten a legit information on the said qualification?

[Adbitco]

The final decision of FIFA between Dr Congo and Nigeria Playoff verdict. NIGERIA Super Eagles finally qualify in the world cup. Nigeria qualify through court case and not from the field work. Dr Congo deserve the qualification. You can read the full story of the verdict.
Source: Here Social media. I am really sure about this news. It looks like a fake news. Has anyone here gotten a legit information on the said qualification?

In as much as it sounds unfair to the DR Congolese team and fans at large, it's the law and. They are fully aware of this and yet they still fielded an ineligible player. The laws is out there for all to read and see especially those in sports so they won't claim not to know about this very law. I didn't even know this was the case going on until I decided to click on this thread and now saw this. This isn't the first time and again this will not be the last time that a team will be this foolish, they have still not learnt from what happened to other teams and othera as well will still not learn from this as another team will make this same mistake sooner than later.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

The final decision of FIFA between Dr Congo and Nigeria Playoff verdict. NIGERIA Super Eagles finally qualify in the world cup. Nigeria qualify through court case and not from the field work. Dr Congo deserve the qualification. You can read the full story of the verdict.
Source: Here Social media. I am really sure about this news. It looks like a fake news. Has anyone here gotten a legit information on the said qualification?

I am not also very sure, I just came here after I saw a post on social media that the Nigerian super eagles have finally qualified for the world cup in place of Dr Congo that got disqualified, I didn't open the post to see the details because I believe if this update was true, then It must of become a topic for discussion here on this thread..

Unfortunately I tried returning to the same post but the algorithm has updated and taken if off my timeline, and for clarity sake, I found the post on X..

Personal opinion will be for us to wait and see if this appears on major news outlets, if it does, then we know it's true but if it doesn't from now to tomorrow, then it's probably fake news.

[Slow death]

As you all must have heard, the NFF have filled a petition to FIFA regarding the Congoleese feilding 6 players who are ineligible to paritipate for the inter-continental playoffs.

The NFF is yet to hear a verdict this week. As FIFA has made it clear that the World Cup qualification is not decided only by goals, points, and form. It is also decided by obedience to the rules and regulations, documentation, and whether each federation meet their demands of the FIFA rulebook.

I wonder what the Nigerian federation intends to achieve with this, because from what I see, FIFA has no intention of punishing Congo. If that were the case, Congo would have been punished a long time ago. It seems to me that the Nigerian federation still wants to clean up their image for not qualifying despite having one of the strongest squads in Africa, and the fault lies not with the squad, but with the federation, which failed to hire a good coach early enough.

So now, without AFCON and without World Cup qualification, they need to use this method of complaining to FIFA to clean up their image. Unfortunately, it seems like a path that won't produce great results.

[Merit.s]

The final decision of FIFA between Dr Congo and Nigeria Playoff verdict. NIGERIA Super Eagles finally qualify in the world cup. Nigeria qualify through court case and not from the field work. Dr Congo deserve the qualification. You can read the full story of the verdict.
Source: Here Social media. I am really sure about this news. It looks like a fake news. Has anyone here gotten a legit information on the said qualification?

This is the first time, I'm seeing this news and I have tried to search for it without any good information on it.

However, if the cases has been judged in favor of Nigeria, Nigeria still needs to participate in the six team intercontinental playoffs tournament in March 2026 before they can finally qualify for the world cup.

[Mindyspace]

I wasn't aware that next month there will be a preliminary rounds for Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers 2027.
This is not an important event for the moment since the first part is the preliminary two legs where weakest teams in Africa will face each other to join the other teams for qualifications, yet it is part of AFCON after all.
Group stage will take place later this year, after FIFA World Cup. It will start in September 21 until October 6 then restart again in November.

It's true, this first phase doesn't attract as much attention because it involves the weaker teams fighting for a spot. But it's still part of the Africa Cup of Nations, right? And for these teams, it's a huge opportunity to emerge and improve.

When the group stage starts, after the FIFA World Cup, that's when things get more interesting and gain more prominence.

In the end, even though it's not the most talked-about part, that's where it all begins.