So We Meet Again! CIV - Nigeria Final.

[Damunk]

It was written.
I am happy.

[aruako1]

I fancy the Super Eagles

[Babalawo]

Fack!

We beat them 1-0

[fabio]

Haller is back for CIV.

[Robbynice]

Well it all comes down to this. Let's do it again boys!

[Robbynice]

Well it all comes down to this. Let's do it again boys!

[greg]

History doesn't exactly repeat itself, but it sure rhymes. This feels a lot like 2013 meeting Burkina Faso from the group stages and in the final once again. Hopefully the outcome is the same.

[deanotito]

Really hate playing teams twice in a tournament

[greg]

History does not exactly repeat, but it sure rhymes. So many things in this tourney are rhyming with 2013. When we met CIV in the group stages (like Burkina in 2013), there was a feeling we would meet again in the final. Hopefully the outcome will be the same.

[1naija]

So what do you want us to do? Call in sick?

Ivory Coast it is. I am sure they are not out having a party because they will be facing us and not South Africa.

Really hate playing teams twice in a tournament

[kash n' karry]

Group stages - They barely grace through on thin ice after coming 3rd in our group

2nd Round - They equalized Senegal in the 86th minute and then went on to beat them in Penalties

Quarter finals - They equalized Mali in the 89th minute of regulation AND then scored the winning goal in the 120th minute of extra time !!

Semi Finals - The scored a lucky volley ball in the beginning of the 2nd half against DR Congo to win by 1-0

NOW ....
Them go face us in the finals on their HOME SOIL We must know how much they are gonna double up their efforts to charm the playing fields esp. with this probably being their first AFCON title Everrrrrrr !!!

I have started shaking already Oooo.... we need to double all our IFA capabilities in place... Leaving no stones unturned !!

Emir Kongi .. .where art thou.. .?? Pleeeaaaase tell all our Babalawo to triple up their efforts and be on deck !!!
Yeparipaaaa We cannot afford to eat any of their foods or drink their waters or even be over-confident at all... .. !!!
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Aaaaaaaggggghhh gaaddammmnnn ittt.... Wherez my Heineken + big wet pink bubble booty chics ??

[Tbite]

I fear them because they will have a sense of 'destiny is on our side', but to be fair their own story is just more marketable, we have our own tale.

While not as dramatic, it is not as if we were fancied to make the finals. Even the manner of our semi final win.

The easiest way to best them will be in the first 30 minutes. They will be weak then. The pressure will be immense. People often think that home support is a simple science of, the crowd helps. Actually in the initial stages, the crowd can be detrimental. The pressure can be overwhelming. I saw it with Australia in the women's world cup. The crowd actually made them nervous initially.

It is when the home team gets into rhythm that the crowd becomes a powerful force. So if you take advantage of that 30 minute window where they ade slicing their clearances and miscommunication with the goalkeeper leading to a corner or a back pass, you will have an easier time.

I would up the intensity in that window of time. Don't waste too much time 'feeling them out'. You know them, you have played then.

The problem with a wounded prey that came back from the dead is they will have incredible spirit, you don't want to test their resolve. Kill them when they are weak. It will be a mistake to fiddle around with such a side.

If there has ever been a match in Nigerian history to be surgical and ruthless, this is it. Italian job in the first half, then see how they break down further in the second half.

This is not the only way to beat them, but I think it's the easiest path.

[Damunk]

CIV have run out of luck.
They’ve done well, but good luck and hard work sef get limit.

I bet you, most Ivorians if they are anything like Nigerians will agree that they’ve been extremely lucky so far.
But that wan don end.

[Undertaker]

1-1 going to PKs! Inshal Allah Nigeria wins!

[Undertaker]

1-1 going to PKs! Inshal Allah Nigeria wins!

[Odas]

I fancy the Super Eagles

Hmm, in their place, plus we beat them before? I would have preferred to play another team, instead. Beating a team twice in a tournament is hardly done, plus CIV is at home. Thus, the game is going to be very hard for us to win

[Odas]

Well it all comes down to this. Let's do it again boys!

I hope we can, we need it!

[Odas]

1-1 going to PKs! Inshal Allah Nigeria wins!

Noooooooo! We don't want to get into penalty shootout with CIV, we want, and should win out-rightly and be done with it

[kash n' karry]

I fear them because they will have a sense of 'destiny is on our side', but to be fair their own story is just more marketable, we have our own tale.

While not as dramatic, it is not as if we were fancied to make the finals. Even the manner of our semi final win.

The easiest way to best them will be in the first 30 minutes. They will be weak then. The pressure will be immense. People often think that home support is a simple science of, the crowd helps. Actually in the initial stages, the crowd can be detrimental. The pressure can be overwhelming. I saw it with Australia in the women's world cup. The crowd actually made them nervous initially.

It is when the home team gets into rhythm that the crowd becomes a powerful force. So if you take advantage of that 30 minute window where they ade slicing their clearances and miscommunication with the goalkeeper leading to a corner or a back pass, you will have an easier time.

I would up the intensity in that window of time. Don't waste too much time 'feeling them out'. You know them, you have played then.

The problem with a wounded prey that came back from the dead is they will have incredible spirit, you don't want to test their resolve. Kill them when they are weak. It will be a mistake to fiddle around with such a side.

If there has ever been a match in Nigerian history to be surgical and ruthless, this is it. Italian job in the first half, then see how they break down further in the second half.

This is not the only way to beat them, but I think it's the easiest path.

I concur Tbite.... We will have to play very well in the early portions of the game and try to score 1 may be 2 goals to unsettle them in front of their fans.

This CIV that i have seen tends to start their games very slow and disoriented, the good thing is that CIV is not as good as Cameroun or South Africa and their keeper is not as good as the South African keeper.

We still have to work on our offense bcos it is not precise and very wasteful.
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Aaaaggghhh gaaddammnn ittt.... Wherez my Heineken + big wet pink bubble booty chics ??

[packerland]

1-1 going to PKs! Inshal Allah Nigeria wins!

Noooooooo! We don't want to get into penalty shootout with CIV, we want, and should win out-rightly and be done with it

Thank you Odas. South Africa just went through a euphoria of winning in penalty kicks last week to the agony of losing one. Let’s beat them straight up.