Golden Eaglets v Burkina Faso. CAF under 17 quater finals

[Damunk]

Mali plays some really beautiful football, how do these French-speaking African countries play very neat and technical football? even their senior national teams are the same...

Because they learned from the French? The British taught us absolutely nothing. Their kick-and-follow football has won how many World Cups? one?

Honestly I was leaning towards that theory, the brand of football most top African countries play today are products of colonial influence...the Anglophone nations in Africa learned the kick and rush football perfected by the English, I believe only Ghana is an exception cause they adopted some Brazilian style and flair into their football at the evolving stage. Then we have the francophone countries like Senegal, Mali, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and a few others that play beautiful one-touch footie, probably learned from the superb French academies in their countries.

I’m not sure this theory holds water.
- None of our national footballers today were alive during colonial times.
- I doubt even their parents were.
- Nigeria has never had British coaches in charge of our national team or even club sides.
- In fact we’ve had more French-leaning coaches than English/British.
- The EPL is a multinational mix of players.
- None of their British coaches are in charge of the EPL’s top teams.
- Many of France’s legendary players came of age in the Premiership: Henry, Cantona, Desailly, Ginola, Pires, Anelka, Lloris, Makelele, Viera…the list is endless.

So this una theory, interesting as it sounds, does not really stand up to scrutiny.
Patapata you can argue we watch too much EPL, or that many of our top players play in the EPL. But as I’ve said, nor be only us.
Just my take…

[Bigpokey24]

una see say no be me open this thread, as we know we do have some jinx on Ce, I dey go watch match

[Bigpokey24]

[txj]

close...

[Flex Swift]

The missing has started

[Flex Swift]

Number 11 one on one with keeper shoots straight at the keeper

[Bigpokey24]

we don hit bar

[bushboy]

Our passing is atrocious.

[Flex Swift]

The team needs lots of opportunities to score a goal

[Flex Swift]

First set
Play coming up……..::wasted

[txj]

Just pass the damn ball!!!

[Flex Swift]

Set play to BFA wasted

[Bigpokey24]

we hit the post for the 2nd time

[txj]

if they can calm down a bit, it will come..

[Flex Swift]

Another bad miss in front of goal.

[Tobi17]

I hope we don't rue this missed chances o

[joao]

Too much caressing of the ball instead of passing to open teammates.
When is this over dwelling on the ball be coached out of our players?

[Flex Swift]

The striking positions in this team are in need of a overhaul

[bushboy]

Linus dwelling on the ball will cost us eventually.

[Bigpokey24]

These boys get energy no be small..

[Bigpokey24]

i think both teams played the WAFU finals a few months back

[bushboy]

Too much caressing of the ball instead of passing to open teammates.
When is this over dwelling on the ball be coached out of our players?

It's a player problem, not a coaching problem. With this team at least. It is obvious watching the team that Ugbade wants a quick passing game. It is how 90% of our chances are created. Some players are just making terrible decisions or misplaying passes.

[Bigpokey24]

this nah real end to end youth ball..exciting i must say