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

[Ruttoshi]

Those are teams will play with Nigeria again and for the current Super Eagles squad if only this is what will display in the qualifiers matches, Super Eagles will definitely do well this time. I have not supported Super Eagles in the qualifiers stage or group stage in the past but for now they are not in bad shape. But their first and second matches in the qualifiers stage will tell us their next matches.

There's no guarantee that the Super Eagles will qualify so don't put much hope on them because they don't take playing for their nation seriously. However, I hope that they don't end up in a mess of struggling to qualify as usual because that's their own culture.

I find it difficult to understand why the Super Eagles are always repeating the same pattern on how to qualify for any international competition. They don't show some class of quality in them to just win all their matches and qualify easily.

[RockBell]

Those are teams will play with Nigeria again and for the current Super Eagles squad if only this is what will display in the qualifiers matches, Super Eagles will definitely do well this time. I have not supported Super Eagles in the qualifiers stage or group stage in the past but for now they are not in bad shape. But their first and second matches in the qualifiers stage will tell us their next matches.

There's no guarantee that the Super Eagles will qualify so don't put much hope on them because they don't take playing for their nation seriously. However, I hope that they don't end up in a mess of struggling to qualify as usual because that's their own culture.

I find it difficult to understand why the Super Eagles are always repeating the same pattern on how to qualify for any international competition. They don't show some class of quality in them to just win all their matches and qualify easily.

That is one of the problem that the super eagles have feels like all the players are feeling big to work together and before they can get the result they want the team work have to be strong I use to remember how strong the super eagles use to be then but now they are one of the most unserious country and the way we expected them to perform during the afcon  but unfortunately they even did worst but what do we do and Nigeria could not even qualify for the world cup is just a disgraceful thing they did because the Nigeria players we grew up seen are not the onces we have to today.

I don't even like watching there games because to me it is no longer worth it because they won't even go anywhere so we have lost faith in them, and they want reward and they are not making us proud because it is always different when Nigeria is participating everyone becomes very happy then the next thing is for them to be removed.

[Callido]

There's no guarantee that the Super Eagles will qualify so don't put much hope on them because they don't take playing for their nation seriously. However, I hope that they don't end up in a mess of struggling to qualify as usual because that's their own culture.

I find it difficult to understand why the Super Eagles are always repeating the same pattern on how to qualify for any international competition. They don't show some class of quality in them to just win all their matches and qualify easily.

Won't it be a mockery if Nigeria doesn't qualify for the AFCON, in a group with small countries. The level of disappointment will be so much that Nigerians will demand that all the players retire or the coach be changed.

I don't believe Nigeria won't qualify, i know that our players sometimes give us the shock of our lives, but this is not about winning the AFCON, but qualifying to play in the tournament, we must be there.

[Jegileman]

The Super Eagles are unpredictable as far as football is concerned they always struggle to qualify for a tournament even when they are drawn alongside weak teams just like they have been drawn alongside weak team like Tanzania, Madagascar, and Guinea-Bissau, but just like I said in my previous post you quoted, I just hope we won't need miracle for them to qualify in the upcoming African Cup of Nations.

The super eagles should find this one very easy and not find it hard to qualify. The teams they’ve been grouped against are not a tough team for them to actually find it hard to qualify. Even though the Nigeria team always have a bad history of finding it hard to qualify especially in recent times, I still think they can pull this one through and see themselves playing in the next African Cup of Nations competition. Nigeria has very good set of players but since they couldn’t make it to the World Cup, we’re still going to support our owns that are representing us there. I can’t wait for the World Cup to begin, they’re always the best competition to watch after every four years.

[Mr Reporter]

The Super Eagles are unpredictable as far as football is concerned they always struggle to qualify for a tournament even when they are drawn alongside weak teams just like they have been drawn alongside weak team like Tanzania, Madagascar, and Guinea-Bissau, but just like I said in my previous post you quoted, I just hope we won't need miracle for them to qualify in the upcoming African Cup of Nations.

The super eagles should find this one very easy and not find it hard to qualify. The teams they’ve been grouped against are not a tough team for them to actually find it hard to qualify. Even though the Nigeria team always have a bad history of finding it hard to qualify especially in recent times, I still think they can pull this one through and see themselves playing in the next African Cup of Nations competition. Nigeria has very good set of players but since they couldn’t make it to the World Cup, we’re still going to support our owns that are representing us there. I can’t wait for the World Cup to begin, they’re always the best competition to watch after every four years.

My friend i wash you understand the game of football which means it doesn’t look like the super eagles are to win and also having it that football is a game of luck…it might even happen that the super eagles tha are so full of talent of letting their country down and here you are praising them to win the game….

Well said when you said the super eagles have a better squad but they don’t have that’s togetherness in them and feel that is the main issue the super eagles are having…

They are changing little by little and is very quickly for a team to divide them self not having that togetherness and this alone can been disqualify….

[Odusko]

The Super Eagles are unpredictable as far as football is concerned they always struggle to qualify for a tournament even when they are drawn alongside weak teams just like they have been drawn alongside weak team like Tanzania, Madagascar, and Guinea-Bissau, but just like I said in my previous post you quoted, I just hope we won't need miracle for them to qualify in the upcoming African Cup of Nations.

Those are teams will play with Nigeria again and for the current Super Eagles squad if only this is what will display in the qualifiers matches, Super Eagles will definitely do well this time. I have not supported Super Eagles in the qualifiers stage or group stage in the past but for now they are not in bad shape. But their first and second matches in the qualifiers stage will tell us their next matches.

Oh man, we are up against a lot of people that we don’t really have the energy to confront, or even talk about having a possibility of drawing with them. Madagascar is in the qualifiers stage of the World Cup. But judging from the Super Eagles’ previous performances, we can say that their games against teams like Madagascar 🇲🇬 and others can be speculated to be positive this season of the World Cup.

[Marykeller]

There's no guarantee that the Super Eagles will qualify so don't put much hope on them because they don't take playing for their nation seriously. However, I hope that they don't end up in a mess of struggling to qualify as usual because that's their own culture.

I find it difficult to understand why the Super Eagles are always repeating the same pattern on how to qualify for any international competition. They don't show some class of quality in them to just win all their matches and qualify easily.

Won't it be a mockery if Nigeria doesn't qualify for the AFCON, in a group with small countries. The level of disappointment will be so much that Nigerians will demand that all the players retire or the coach be changed.

I don't believe Nigeria won't qualify, i know that our players sometimes give us the shock of our lives, but this is not about winning the AFCON, but qualifying to play in the tournament, we must be there.

We must be there that's certain judging by the caliber of players we have and teams that fall in the same Group L with us.

The last time we failed to qualify out of the group stage was in 2017(Egypt qualified ahead of us) ever since then, we have been qualifying for the AFCON tournament every time. This year, I doubt if it will not be the same Super Eagles to  appear as top contestant for Group L for AFCON tournament qualifiers.

That being said, AFCON qualification shouldn't be what we should be debate about Super Eagles not qualifying to, because they will. The area we should raise an eyebrow to, is the AFCON trophy and World Cup qualification for the next four years. We should know better that before then, the majority of our current players may retire from football or may not be in good form to represent the Super Eagles for Africa tournament and the World Cup qualification.

[Issa56]

This is not the first time Nigeria is not qualifying for the world cup tournament and this will not be the last time if the Nigerian government does not take sport seriously especially football. We had plenty of chances to qualify but because the system is corrupt, that was a big meltdown for players that are on morale to play to their best.

With the players the super eagles are having, I don’t even think they are suppose to be finding it difficult to qualify for any competition, because they have one of the best players in Africa, but it’s surprising how the super eagles do end up performing so poorly that they can’t even qualify for the World Cup. Super eagles couldn’t qualify for the World Cup, and they couldn’t win the last African cup of nations, thats so bad for them. Honestly you just said our problem, and it’s corruption, thats just what’s affecting us, and it’s not making anything move forward in the country.

[Nightwatchmare]

So they want any country that host the African cup of nations to win the cup as a reward. That doesn’t really make sense, if things continue like that, then nobody will take the African cup of nation’s serious, because every country that host the tournament is the one which is going to win it.

That CAF wanted to do is completely rubbish, we all watched the AFCON, and we saw who won the African cup of nation, so why trying to give another country the trophy. We all saw some irregularities that happened in the final, the referee tried to favour Morocco during the final of the tournament, but they were not successful. I feel corruption is just what’s affecting us, and if things like this continues in the AFCON competition, with time people won’t even be interested in watching it.

This is the first time I have heard of such an accusation. I dont think CAF was interested in supporting Morocco to win the AFCON. However, I only suspect how they were favoured in some matches, but other teams were favoured as well. By favour, I mean, they got away with some fouls and tackles, etc. The intention was not clear, because I would have noticed. In international competitions, the best side always wins. For me, Senegal was the better side, and they won it.

What Morocco did in the Afcon cannot happen in UEFA European championship, Copa America, North, Central, and the Caribbean, AFC Asian cup, and OFC Nations cup, and for CAF not to break silence and immediately condemn what Morocco was doing in the Afcon clearly indicate CAF were interested in helping Morocco win the Afcon but they could not achieve it, because Senegal stood against the injustice CAF and the referee pulled out in the Afcon final just to make Morocco win Senegal in the final but it did not work out to them as plan