NewStats: 3,265,315 , 8,186,362 topics. Date: Saturday, 14 June 2025 at 12:04 PM 57ch

So sad.

profmallor:
Congrats to Nigeria for a good run, Beating SA was the height to me, apparently, CAF wanted Ivory Coast to win it at all cost so for that I say congrats to Ivory Coast. I dont think the coash used a strong starting line up but hey, we move!

Leave CAF out of it. We Don start again with conspiracy theories

The problem is the coach defensive style. Over defensive in all the games. In this game Nigeria sat back right from the first half absorbing pressure the midfield Iwobi was not pressuring and pressing, it is only Oyeanka that does the pressing yet he left Iwobi for a very long time before replacing.Besides Iwobi is not used to playing deep the way he used him.
If he continues with this defensive play in the world cup qualifiers am afraid Nigeria might not qualify.

Tinubu bad luck.

To beat a home team in the finals, you have to be spectacular and exceptional.

Iwobi, Zaidu and co. were not. The second goal from the Ivorians was a final-worthy spectacular goal. That's the kind of goal that separates true winners from happy-go-lucky mediocres like Nigeria.

Iwobi is hardly ever fit to give proper offensive es, rather he is an expert at losing the ball to the opposition and then start running like a headless chicken. In 2013, our spectacular man was Sunday Mba, in 1994 it was Amokachi, JayJay, Yekini, in the 1980 final, it as Odegbami and co.

No member of the team is spectacular, just a bunch of averages and mediocres. Mention one spectacular man in this team. Zilch!

Look at Aina and his selense football upfield, he go trap ball, come dey give space between him and ball, hungry opponent go collect am.


Finally, Nigeria is a home of injustice where election riggers are rewarded, corrupt judges and crooks take bribes in broad daylight and sell justice to the highest bidder. INEC official write results in hotel rooms and the courts consecrate the result..

A common man is dying of poverty, yet filled with tribalism and hate for another tribe. God cannot reward such a country with victory. 2013 was during GEJ's time, before the dogs, baboons and vultures took over the seat of power. There will no national glory till justice prevails.

This is not how Nigeria played the entire tournament. They actually came out today with the intent to defend and play long ball to Osimhen. No build up, did not even have the energy or tenacity to counter. I'm not pointing at one player, the tactical approach was flawed completely. Moses Simon is a player that the other team actually has to worry about and you refuse to start him. There's no way any team can absorb that much pressure and not concede goals, no matter how strong your defense is.

Oh well, back to Tinubu matters.

See how the 2013 eagles played like Bayern Munich against Burkina Faso

bobochem:
Well done job Calvin bassey,onyeka,Ekong,Nwabali.
The rest una try.

Please add Ajayi. He did well…

The Nigerian team have been extremely lucky. Today they met the real test and failed.

When it mattered most they disappoint

Good game guys, u guys tried ur best jare, who ever thought we will be playing the final, we just need a good coach with correct tactics and good creative midfielder that's all. You guys made us proud abeg it's not easy

Eagle don die

It’s not like the SE put up a good fight.

perfectsusanoo:
As a liverpool and nigerian fan this is the worst a team ive ed played in a final. They played to win, we played to not lose.

You tried o
Me I cannot even understand what we played

They limited themselves to defensive football

Godseed:


That's an understatement

Omoo

N670 per litre wasted for 90mins naim pain me .

As if u can play ordinary plastic ball and score

arantess:

See truth is that, South Africa should be the ones playing this finals, but people will argue

Nigerians were too confident coming into the final. But game is not like that, winning is by hard work.

Chukwueze and Iwobi are mistakes that stayed in the game for far too long… the coach messed up at the final stage

Catapault:
CONGRATLATIONS TO IVORY COAST.

HOME AND DODGY OFFICIATING GAVE THEM A BIG ADVANTAGE.

PESEIRO WAS A BIT TOO DEFENSIVE IN HIS TACTICS.

WELL DONE TO OUR SUPER EAGLES.

YOU MADE US PROUD AT THE AFCON, WITH MEMORABLE VICTORIES OVER SOUTH AFRICA, IVORY COAST, AND CAMEROON.

WELL DONE, AND BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME.

THE OFFICIATING WAS GOOD

THE THING IS WE NEVER PLAYED WELL

IMAGINE JUST ONE SHOT ON TARGET FOR 90MINUTES

folake4u:


No.

Okay

Armaggedon:
I said the truth on the Angola game but they nearly wanted to kill me.

It's because we don't like people that says the truth. They prefer luck and prayers to get the job done

onuman:


Tinubu can't stand 90 mins watching the match. His pampers need change.
Ivory Coast president Ouatara and his wife were at the stadium all through the match.

His badluck is too much, do you think anything good would come out from him

Tinubu don carry him bad luck go scatter clean sheets wey this boys dey enjoy since beginning of this tournament .......bad luck President

The low budget Jose Mourinho, Portuguese coach finally nailed it. This is the worst performance have seen by the Super Eagles in a final. That coach no deserve one bit of contract renewal.

Kudos to the Ivorians, they were by far the better side 👏 👏🇨🇮🇨🇮

Chuksyno:
The era of Naija sweet football have since gone.

Nigeria just cudnt score more than one goal per game .... and we only relied on mistakes to score ....something they dint give us a chance to gain from

NoToPile:
Na real wa.

This kain game oo.

I dey go sleep.

Too much pressure

those waiting die now have a good reason. They can just drop a note and just write super Eagles on it . We won over 5 people died now we lost i guess all 774 local government should just donate one person to death.

Since first half have seen the handwriting on the wall.


CAF should just try and remove osinhen from the list of awards abeg mtheew

Sweet result, proving Tinubu and APC are disaster. They won’t see any cup.

Phraences:


Exactly. This is the last time i will ever expect something good out of the eagles.

Godforbid I watch their match again

I never expected much from them and i knew they would loose because anytime we overhype them na error