Nigeria U 23 (0) vs South Africa U 23 (0) - FT

[DIMKA76]

Omo, those boys never looked like scoring. Perhaps SA even had more shots on goal.

Perhaps?

They had more in a 6 minute spell in the 1st half than we managed all game.

I hadn't checked but you've confirmed my suspicions.

[Tobi17]

Any team with Awoniyi as #9 won't win anything. He has regressed terribly. I cannot imagine why we didn't call up Addullahi or Maja.

Awoniyi and Nacho are the biggest disappointments ever... and to think they were easily the most promising players to emerge from our youth.

[Odas]

Hmm, no Olympics for our girls and boys? Na wa-oo!

[bushboy]

And please, I don't want to ever hear Azubike mentioned as a potential SE player ever again. The man is piss poor!!

[bret- hart]

Any team with Awoniyi as #9 won't win anything. He has regressed terribly. I cannot imagine why we didn't call up Addullahi or Maja.

Awoniyi and Nacho are the biggest disappointments ever... and to think they were easily the most promising players to emerge from our youth.

Awoniyi is a good player. Its Nwakali that has been rubbish for 3 years now. Dude is all hype.

[DIMKA76]

Any team with Awoniyi as #9 won't win anything. He has regressed terribly. I cannot imagine why we didn't call up Addullahi or Maja.

Awoniyi and Nacho are the biggest disappointments ever... and to think they were easily the most promising players to emerge from our youth.

Awoniyi is a good player. Its Nwakali that has been rubbish for 3 years now. Dude is all hype.

I think Nwakali is suffering from Superstar syndrome. He thinks he has arrived when he has barely started. He needs to put his head down and work very hard.

[Eaglezbeak]

This is NOT the first choice Olympic team. Shame we miss out on a golden generation of talent at the Olympics. Oh well...

Don't use such words loosely,that group of losers have not proven such a burden to bear they are the burden so hopfully that project is finished along with their coach!

[Lolly]

I am in sifia pains. We didn't even go down fighting. Kai.

[DIMKA76]

I am in sifia pains. We didn't even go down fighting. Kai.

More like a whimper.

[Oguleftie]

Don't know how we will go about improving the football IQ of our players at all levels.

You gotta teach them young ...

Just watch the Brazil U17 that I watched again play yesterday: they play matured football like their senior team; and whenever they move up to a higher level national team they don't miss a beat

[Eaglezbeak]

The way the coach reacted after beating Zambia told me he had no plan, just pray to God. But God helps those who help themselves more.

He had no plan, but to pray to God. I hope you just made this up

Didn’t his players strike for cash?Im thinking he made them do so in order for them to pay him, if he doesn’t leave Football, football will leave him!

[Robbynice]

I am in sifia pains. We didn't even go down fighting. Kai.

Na this one pain me pass. I mean sometimes things wouldn't work out but you can at least say that you went down trying. We no try at all today. The coach needs to be fired on the spot. Haba!

[Rawlings]

Naija do well

[Orion]

The coach never built a team to prosecute this competition so this is not surprising.

Some people here were actually arguing that the coach should use SE players (who would be unavailable for the tournament) to qualify for it and then throw a makeshift team of players who never played together before for the tournament. Well, this what has happened and it FAILED. You get nothing when you don't plan.

[Dammy]

Are we going to talk about how criminally useless Imama is? I mean this man has failed to qualify three teams (U20, CHAN, and now U23) if I'm right? sack this fraud already.

When the NFF wanted to bring Salisu Yusuf ba back, we all cried foul. This is the result. Imama should not be allowed near the SE bench again. It's a waste of resources.

[niyi]

Are we going to talk about how criminally useless Imama is? I mean this man has failed to qualify three teams (U20, CHAN, and now U23) if I'm right? sack this fraud already.

When the NFF wanted to bring Salisu Yusuf ba back, we all cried foul. This is the result. Imama should not be allowed near the SE bench again. It's a waste of resources.

Is Salisu any better?

[Lolly]

Are we going to talk about how criminally useless Imama is? I mean this man has failed to qualify three teams (U20, CHAN, and now U23) if I'm right? sack this fraud already.

When the NFF wanted to bring Salisu Yusuf ba back, we all cried foul. This is the result. Imama should not be allowed near the SE bench again. It's a waste of resources.

Is Salisu any better?

Definitely better but he is damaged goods. Shouldn’t be allowed near any national team again.

[theYemster]

Ah well, we already have gold, silver and bronze.

Let others try.

[ohenhen1]

I don't know about every one else. But I am actually happy Nigeria didn't qualify for the Olympics. Too much resources go into football. hopefully the money can go into other sports.

23 players traveling for one gold medal. Hopefully we can invest in other areas like weightlifting or wrestling.

[Damunk]

Are we going to talk about how criminally useless Imama is? I mean this man has failed to qualify three teams (U20, CHAN, and now U23) if I'm right? sack this fraud already.

When the NFF wanted to bring Salisu Yusuf ba back, we all cried foul. This is the result. Imama should not be allowed near the SE bench again. It's a waste of resources.

Have you already forgotten why he was suspended?

[Cito]

I don't know about every one else. But I am actually happy Nigeria didn't qualify for the Olympics. Too much resources go into football. hopefully the money can go into other sports.

23 players traveling for one gold medal. Hopefully we can invest in other areas like weightlifting or wrestling.

I actually agree with you on this. Let them concentrate on diversifying their interest to other sports. Maybe there will be some good to come out of this.

That said, can they ban this coach from the national team? He gives 'horrible' a bad name.

[Gotti]

Ah well, we already have gold, silver and bronze.

Let others try.

This!

When it looked we would qualify, several CEs were were actually moaning that they are tired of our always playing at the Olympics, so you would think they would be happy at the turn of events.

[Gotti]

I see why Pinnick insists on a foreign coach for the Eagles.

At least he picks players mostly on merit.

Sad but true.

So what "meritorious" players were out there and AVAILABLE (as in their clubs agreed to release them for the tournament) who were not selected?

It's quite sad when supposedly educated and enlightened Nigerians leave substance and chase shadows. Imama may be a poor football coach (after all, he has only had a season of good record in the NPFL), but there's absolutely NO credible evidence of the corruption being imputed here. SMH