African Football Discussion Thread Current Topic: 👉 FIFA WorldCup 2026.

[SuperBitMan]

One advice I would love to give to the African teams in this world cup the likes of Ivory Coast, Senegal, Egypt, Morocco, DRC Congo and south Africa is that they should not believe that false narratives flying around that the world cup winners will be between south American teams and African teams.
The rumours is based on the narrative that the weather is too hot for other continents to play well but these are professional footballer with massive work rate and adaptation skill to any weather especially in the biggest tournament of them all, Africa teams should just expect all teams at their best.

It is good that the African countries should not put all that in mind but if we actually look at it we are going to see the truth in those things that people are saying, if you have been playing football in a certain condition and you are being taken to a place you will be playing in a different condition it will actually affect your performance if we should be honest to ourselves, so Africans actually has an opportunity based on the weather condition However most of this African footballers are all playing in Europe so they will even have the same problem and challenges the Europe country player’s will be having which means theirs no too much advantage that will be enjoyed by Africans when it comes to the weather.

[Iamgoat]

Since, I have been watching the Super Eagles matches, Osimhen is always a motivator to the team and always show that leadership spirit in him. I haven't heard that he's the cause of the team poor performance before. I wouldn't believe this because I know how the match do end whenever, Osimhen isn't on the pitch. I think, Finidi George was the cause of the problem because most players are bigger than him which means that, he cannot control them.

I don't know how best to put this rather I am just going to say every player has their own little flaws here and there and I am not going to completely paint Osimhen white from such however for the purpose of this discussion saying Osimhen is the cause of anything negative which affected the qualification of Nigeria super eagle players into the world cup is just a personal attack on the player in my own opinion. I also think it is too simplistic to blame one player for the Super Eagle's failure to qualify for the world cup as when it comes to qualification there are many factors to be considered if a team wants to win which includes team selection of the squad depth, coaching style and tactics, player form and injuries among many of their factors and if you looked at it, it goes beyond just a single player's effect, however Osimhen has been seen several times trying to unite and harmonize the team in the dressing room which further shows how committed he is to see his team victorious.

[Different patterns]

One advice I would love to give to the African teams in this world cup the likes of Ivory Coast, Senegal, Egypt, Morocco, DRC Congo and south Africa is that they should not believe that false narratives flying around that the world cup winners will be between south American teams and African teams.
The rumours is based on the narrative that the weather is too hot for other continents to play well but these are professional footballer with massive work rate and adaptation skill to any weather especially in the biggest tournament of them all, Africa teams should just expect all teams at their best.

It is good that the African countries should not put all that in mind but if we actually look at it we are going to see the truth in those things that people are saying, if you have been playing football in a certain condition and you are being taken to a place you will be playing in a different condition it will actually affect your performance if we should be honest to ourselves, so Africans actually has an opportunity based on the weather condition However most of this African footballers are all playing in Europe so they will even have the same problem and challenges the Europe country player’s will be having which means theirs no too much advantage that will be enjoyed by Africans when it comes to the weather.

You have made a valid point, it's true that most people believe that Africa has more advantage because several conditions can influence a player's performance in a tournament like this like the pitch conditions, travel and even the style of play the player is used to can greatly influence how the player adapts in the tournament. But now, modern football has changed a lot of things, because most of the African players are also playing in the same familiar condition as the European players for most of the African players are now playing in Europe in the same competition and play style, so this reduces any existing advantages in the past. The bigger difference today is preparation, team work, good and strong tactics rather than weather conditions, African players can compete with anyone because they have what it takes but success usually comes from proper planning and preparations. So weather conditions can play a role but it's beyond that now and most of these players are also playing in the same competition in Europe so the difference won't be much, it's now based on consistency and teamwork.

[Oluwa-btc]

The Somalian official who is said to be the best FIFA official from Africa was denied entry into the United States as a result of Somalians being banned.
I hate what I see honestly and I'm never going to be mute about it, before this FIFA World Cup hosted by the United States, we've not seen such discrimination shown towards football fans, players and also officials. This is treachery and they're killing the greatest sports.
And the bald headed and crooked FIFA president couldn't make a swap for him to officiate games in Mexico but they choose to dismiss him completely.  I don't even know why the US government attacking Iranians should be hosting this, was it not the same reason they banned Russia?! The hypocrisy though.

[Roseline492]

however for the purpose of this discussion saying Osimhen is the cause of anything negative which affected the qualification of Nigeria super eagle players into the world cup is just a personal attack on the player in my own opinion. I

People attack him very unnecessarily even if they didn't no how all the super eagles competition and tournament went, they didn't see those that wasted opportunities and those that cause super eagles to concede goals in the qualifier but is someone who has been doing more than everybody and taking it as a personal responsibility to help eagles and Nigeria come to the world cup they would be attacking to be the cause of everything. They could not even say one thing that Victor Osimhen did against the super eagles but instead is only pride I have been hearing from people about Osimhen, actually even if a player has pride but his is performing extremely good the pride shouldn't bother anybody.

[Futurexxx]

Since, I have been watching the Super Eagles matches, Osimhen is always a motivator to the team and always show that leadership spirit in him. I haven't heard that he's the cause of the team poor performance before. I wouldn't believe this because I know how the match do end whenever, Osimhen isn't on the pitch. I think, Finidi George was the cause of the problem because most players are bigger than him which means that, he cannot control them.

I don't know how best to put this rather I am just going to say every player has their own little flaws here and there and I am not going to completely paint Osimhen white from such however for the purpose of this discussion saying Osimhen is the cause of anything negative which affected the qualification of Nigeria super eagle players into the world cup is just a personal attack on the player in my own opinion. I also think it is too simplistic to blame one player for the Super Eagle's failure to qualify for the world cup as when it comes to qualification there are many factors to be considered if a team wants to win which includes team selection of the squad depth, coaching style and tactics, player form and injuries among many of their factors and if you looked at it, it goes beyond just a single player's effect, however Osimhen has been seen several times trying to unite and harmonize the team in the dressing room which further shows how committed he is to see his team victorious.

Any of our Nigerian football lovers that says that Victor osimhen is the problem of our super eagles team is part of the problem we have in Nigeria at large because he is those types of guys that will easily vote in bad leaders into power, just because they have been bribed to call white black.
Victor osimhen is very influential and instrumental to the success of our super eagles team, because anytime he is not in the super eagles team, the team mostly struggles, and those game that we drew and lost at the beginning of the qualifying rounding was the cause of the super eagles failure to qualify for this year world cup because he was mostly absent due to his feud with finidi george.

[Solodoski]

One advice I would love to give to the African teams in this world cup the likes of Ivory Coast, Senegal, Egypt, Morocco, DRC Congo and south Africa is that they should not believe that false narratives flying around that the world cup winners will be between south American teams and African teams.
The rumours is based on the narrative that the weather is too hot for other continents to play well but these are professional footballer with massive work rate and adaptation skill to any weather especially in the biggest tournament of them all, Africa teams should just expect all teams at their best.

One advice I will give is that we watching the World Cup have to be prepared for what is coming. It is going to be boring if the US keep making it difficult for people who have come to watch the game. Regarding the hot water, it wont be an issue for African footballers. We will watch the World Cup of chaos trust me. If care is not taken, inside the field we will see FBI, SWAT coming to take someone out. Expect drama, enough drama.

Every few hour it is about fans getting denied, players denied, officials denied. Like fr whats going on.

[Rockson1]

Any of our Nigerian football lovers that says that Victor osimhen is the problem of our super eagles team is part of the problem we have in Nigeria at large because he is those types of guys that will easily vote in bad leaders into power, just because they have been bribed to call white black.
Victor osimhen is very influential and instrumental to the success of our super eagles team, because anytime he is not in the super eagles team, the team mostly struggles, and those game that we drew and lost at the beginning of the qualifying rounding was the cause of the super eagles failure to qualify for this year world cup because he was mostly absent due to his feud with finidi george.

If he's the problem, who now becomes the solution to the problem, everyone have their own lapses, Osimhen has his own lapses as a human and I don't think he has not been doing his best in that team, he is not the only players in the super eagles team, if every other player can contribute their quota as Osimhen has done, I don't think we will be here lamenting, since Nigeria failed to qualify for the FIFA world cup, i reduced the way I discuss about our national team because I was disappointed by their action, man I dont want to apportion any blame to any player, even though Osimhen was their when Nigeria played some of those games, I wouldn't have expected much from him because he can only play as one person, the did has already been done it is better we rest and face the future.

[Marykeller]

One advice I would love to give to the African teams in this world cup the likes of Ivory Coast, Senegal, Egypt, Morocco, DRC Congo and south Africa is that they should not believe that false narratives flying around that the world cup winners will be between south American teams and African teams.
The rumours is based on the narrative that the weather is too hot for other continents to play well but these are professional footballer with massive work rate and adaptation skill to any weather especially in the biggest tournament of them all, Africa teams should just expect all teams at their best.

One advice I will give is that we watching the World Cup have to be prepared for what is coming. It is going to be boring if the US keep making it difficult for people who have come to watch the game. Regarding the hot water, it wont be an issue for African footballers. We will watch the World Cup of chaos trust me. If care is not taken, inside the field we will see FBI, SWAT coming to take someone out. Expect drama, enough drama.

Every few hour it is about fans getting denied, players denied, officials denied. Like fr whats going on.

That's US for you. You wouldn't expect nothing than such drama being displayed. I trust the US to do the unspeakable thing on match days. The mistake FIFA made was taking the World Cup to US soil. They would have thought of that, for the US to make it difficult for football lovers to come to their country to enjoy the World Cup.

The FIFA president can't speak about this ill treatment being inflicted on football fans because the US is hosting the World Cup. If it is another nation that is doing the exact thing the US is doing, the FIFA president would have intervened.

[Nightwatchmare]

This is my first time hearing about this. Osimhen has only tried to unite the team not destroyed the team. I know of his influence in the dressing room but I don't think that has to do with why the Super Eagles of Nigeria did not qualify for the World Cup. Finidi has to take the blame because Finidi chooses his first team player out of politics. He chooses the players that has been with the team for long, instead of the right player that has the quality to play for each position. Osimhen solved the problem of the dressing room.

Since, I have been watching the Super Eagles matches, Osimhen is always a motivator to the team and always show that leadership spirit in him. I haven't heard that he's the cause of the team poor performance before. I wouldn't believe this because I know how the match do end whenever, Osimhen isn't on the pitch. I think, Finidi George was the cause of the problem because most players are bigger than him which means that, he cannot control them.

I agree Victor Osimhen is always a motivator to the super eagles team to win matches. Yes i have not also heard that he is the reason for the team poor performance or he is the reason the team lost a match. No matter how big a player is he cannot be bigger than his coach or team. I do not know what cause the fall out between Victor Osimhen and Finidi George but if it is because Victor Osimhen does not wants Finidi George to control him that caused it, Victor Osimhen is at fault because Finidi George as the coach of the super eagles has the right to control any player in the super eagles team including Victor Osimhen.