Golden Eaglets v Burkina Faso. CAF under 17 quater finals

[green4life]

na wa o why are the bfa kids not slipping and falling all over the pitch ?

They may be wearing more grippy studs. Just guessing. The slipping it too much.

[Flex Swift]

Useless team, see how Mali and Senegal play intelligent football, the football intelligence of Nigerians is at an all time low.

On the contrary, quite a talented team...

Talented team that requires 10 chances to score 1.

You have to be talented to create that many chances, no?

The team is quick,very physical,hard working but blunt upfront so I would not call them talented.

[Gotti]

Here we go again with Ogboji (5)!! His own goal won the game for Morocco. He's doing the same favor again to Burkina Faso today....

The ball should not have been there in the first instance…
The goal was a defensive TEAM effort, starting with those falling all over the place.

Story story... , dude can't use his right to save his life.

Drivel…if others did their jobs properly, he wouldn’t have to use right, wrong, left or center…smh

[lacidi]

na wa o why are the bfa kids not slipping and falling all over the pitch ?

They may be wearing more grippy studs. Just guessing. The slipping it too much.

Same way we were slipping against Zambia

[Ezesportsworld]

They will still win this gain

[Ezesportsworld]

They will still win this gain

[iworo]

I'm still baffled that Ogboji (5) and Ogbadibo (18) made the team. Are these two the best Nigeria can offer at this level?

[iworo]

They will still win this gain

I pray so .

[Gotti]

The team is quick,very physical,hard working but blunt upfront so I would not call them talented.

So talent is confined to “upfront”? Only on CE…

[Dammy]

iftosay nah me open this game thread, we go win , the bad luck people plenty for here, sotey we knack post 2ce and Burkina score slippery and largo goal

It’s always about you!!!

[Tobi17]

The real question we should ask ourselves is, how come smaller nations like Senegal, Mali and even Burkina Faso produce players that play intelligent, entertaining and disciplined football? surely these factors go beyond just coaching. Does the average Nigerian player at a foundational level lack football intelligence relative to their African counterparts? it's really worrying.

[green4life]

Useless team, see how Mali and Senegal play intelligent football, the football intelligence of Nigerians is at an all time low.

On the contrary, quite a talented team...

Talented team that requires 10 chances to score 1.

You have to be talented to create that many chances, no?

The team is quick,very physical,hard working but blunt upfront so I would not call them talented.

They're talented but they are making theses game more difficult than necessary by failing to make obvious simple passes to the open man (including the hated side ways and back passes). With smart and composed passing, their talent will shine.

[txj]

We huffed and puffed against SA, but see how Senegal demolished them. We have regressed. If we survive this tournament, we need to go back to basics.

the biggest challenge IMO with coaching Nigerian youth players is getting them to buy into the team game, as in 1-2 touch passing, predetermined movement and passing, rather than the instinct to hold the ball or run with it...

and to buy into it completely. Not some of the time; ALL of the time...

[Gotti]

I'm still baffled that Ogboji (5) and Ogbadibo (18) made the team. Are these two the best Nigeria can offer at this level?

Yes, they are among the best…
And even if we lose, congrats and best wishes to them.

[Thunder]

Seems the kids focus is more on style, than substance. That nonsense needs to be coached out of them.

[green4life]

The real question we should ask ourselves is, how come smaller nations like Senegal, Mali and even Burkina Faso produce players that play intelligent, entertaining and disciplined football? surely these factors go beyond just coaching. Does the average Nigerian player at a foundational level lack football intelligence relative to their African counterparts? it's really worrying.

Coaching goes a long way towards the solution.

[Tobi17]

I'm still baffled that Ogboji (5) and Ogbadibo (18) made the team. Are these two the best Nigeria can offer at this level?

Yes, they are among the best…
And even if we lose, congrats and best wishes to them.

even if we lose...imagine enabling a defeatist mindset while the real issues plaguing our football remain unaddressed smh.

[lacidi]

I'm still baffled that Ogboji (5) and Ogbadibo (18) made the team. Are these two the best Nigeria can offer at this level?

Yes, they are among the best…
And even if we lose, congrats and best wishes to them.

even if we lose...imagine enabling a defeatist mindset while the real issues plaguing our football remain unaddressed smh.

Everyone loses though, even the best teams. So in a match one team must lose

[Bigpokey24]

iftosay nah me open this game thread, we go win , the bad luck people plenty for here, sotey we knack post 2ce and Burkina score slippery and largo goal

It’s always about you!!!

well you can see why we are losing now. It isn't just about me, it's FACTS

[bret- hart]

The real question we should ask ourselves is, how come smaller nations like Senegal, Mali and even Burkina Faso produce players that play intelligent, entertaining and disciplined football? surely these factors go beyond just coaching. Does the average Nigerian player at a foundational level lack football intelligence relative to their African counterparts? it's really worrying.

Those guys are using overaged guys

[Tobi17]

The real question we should ask ourselves is, how come smaller nations like Senegal, Mali and even Burkina Faso produce players that play intelligent, entertaining and disciplined football? surely these factors go beyond just coaching. Does the average Nigerian player at a foundational level lack football intelligence relative to their African counterparts? it's really worrying.

Coaching goes a long way towards the solution.

You can't coach basic football intelligence into a team, ours is an endemic problem I think, we need to start forcing our players at all grassroot levels to play a certain style of football.

[lacidi]

Burkina is not even that good.

[iworo]

I'm still baffled that Ogboji (5) and Ogbadibo (18) made the team. Are these two the best Nigeria can offer at this level?

Yes, they are among the best…
And even if we lose, congrats and best wishes to them.

even if we lose...imagine enabling a defeatist mindset while the real issues plaguing our football remain unaddressed smh.

The red highlighted statement encapsulate what's wrong with Nigeria.