How would Nigeria fare at this Copa America

[juventuss]

Looking at the pace of the game, teams like Mexico, Peru, Chile, and even Venezuela have soo much pace and play a much more open game. A decent amount of them are applying the high press game right while still having loads of energy late in the game. I can see us making it out of the group stages and even fancy our chances against an Argentina or Colombia. I'd fear a Chile, Paraguay or Mexico

[ohenhen1]

The only teams I think we can't beat at this tournament are Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina.

[Rawlings]

The only teams I think we can't beat at this tournament are Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina.

tell that to Tanzania

[ohenhen1]

The only teams I think we can't beat at this tournament are Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina.

tell that to Tanzania

If you give Nigeria two weeks to prepare we can beat most teams. We are a good tournament team. Look at our AFCON record. How many times has Nigeria reached the finals or Semifinals at the Afcon?

[Cito]

Win it all.....


















.....remember we are hypothesizing!

[rasak74]

How would Nigeria fare at this Copa Africa

[Rawlings]

How would Nigeria fare at this Copa Africa

[ohenhen1]

We will beat Mexico, just have to stop their crosses from the left wing. Watch out for the low cross to Chicharito.

We have played them before to a draw.

[EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA]

We can get a draw vs Haiti but we'd lose to every other team.

[tfco]

The only teams I think we can't beat at this tournament are Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina.

tell that to Tanzania

If you give Nigeria two weeks to prepare we can beat most teams. We are a good tournament team. Look at our AFCON record. How many times has Nigeria reached the finals or Semifinals at the Afcon?

how many weeks will you give South Africa, DR Congo, Egypt, Chad, Congo....to prepare?

[Rawlings]

We can get a draw vs Haiti but we'd lose to every other team.

if u don't will u eat grass?

[EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA]

We can get a draw vs Haiti but we'd lose to every other team.

if u don't will u eat grass?

No way!

[Tbite]

The only teams I think we can't beat at this tournament are Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina.

tell that to Tanzania

If you give Nigeria two weeks to prepare we can beat most teams. We are a good tournament team. Look at our AFCON record. How many times has Nigeria reached the finals or Semifinals at the Afcon?

how many weeks will you give South Africa, DR Congo, Egypt, Chad, Congo....to prepare?

They can have whatever they want. 70% of the time that Nigeria loses to lower ranked African teams, it is because of factors like preparation.

Even on the African continent we are one of the worst in that regard, yes even worse than many smaller economies. How many African countries would sabotage themselves by playing matches in their most inhospitable locations, especially when they have foreign raised/born players or foreign adapted players that have no chance in hell of coping. How many countries (even African countries), have changed coaches as much as we have since independence. How many African countries always end up arriving 1 or 2 days before matches, with severe jetlag.

How many countries (yes even African countries) have had two rival NFFs competing for attention and resources. The reality is Nigeria is one of the worst prepared countries even by African standards. Look at Egypt, they are the EXACT opposite of a badly prepared African side. In fact, I would attribute their treble AFCON wins mostly to preparation! If Nigeria had the same exact logistical/preparatory route as Egypt in that period, I think we could have been the team of that era just as easily. This was an Egyptian team that was camped for 1 MONTH! Not preparing for 1 month, but camped for 1 month! They changed their league schedule. Actually it may have been even longer, I should go and check again.

What Nigerian team in history has ever prepared for that long? The closest I can think of a well prepared Nigerian team, would be the Mid 1980s to mid 1990s Nigerian side, not because of the specific preparation at any given time, but simply because of continuity! And we know how that turned out! The team was on its way to a treble, had Abacha not intervened. The momentum even continued as far as 2000, where Cameroon had to cheat to beat us in the final.

There is just no way in hell that a well prepared Nigerian side can be pushed around in Africa, or by mid level Americas sides.

[Sir V]

The only teams I think we can't beat at this tournament are Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina.

tell that to Tanzania

If you give Nigeria two weeks to prepare we can beat most teams. We are a good tournament team. Look at our AFCON record. How many times has Nigeria reached the finals or Semifinals at the Afcon?

Ohenhen,

We will fail because we don't have a settled squad.

[Benedict Iroha]

We can't even qualify for the cup of nations....you asking a stupid question like this.

Nigeria is a joke of a country from up to down.

[cic old boy]

We wouldn't have qualified.

[smartbrother]

We have the players to be world champions
Very few teams can boast of the likes of ihenacho, Moses, mikel , musa , igalo, ndidi, onazi, etc
Our problem is incompetent coaching

[pajimoh]

Nigeria will beat every team and win the cup before we get there but lose to all the teams when we get there

[Bigpokey24]

COPA America has no qualifying rounds , you get invited. Only this current one had an exception with qualifiers for the concacaf teams. I think the SE would do well if only the NFF comes through .. they will tie Mexico for sure..Argentina will knock us out

[YemiBrazil]

The only teams I think we can't beat at this tournament are Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina.

Ohenhen1 stop deceiving yourself. The current Eagles can't beat USA anywhere not even in Port Harcourt

[cyrilndo]

They will lift the trophy on paper and analysis IF only they were in South America.

[Enugu II]

COPA America has no qualifying rounds , you get invited. Only this current one had an exception with qualifiers for the concacaf teams. I think the SE would do well if only the NFF comes through .. they will tie Mexico for sure..Argentina will knock us out

I KPOM the highlighted.

[mcal]

Looking at the pace of the game, teams like Mexico, Peru, Chile, and even Venezuela have soo much pace and play a much more open game. A decent amount of them are applying the high press game right while still having loads of energy late in the game. I can see us making it out of the group stages and even fancy our chances against an Argentina or Colombia. I'd fear a Chile, Paraguay or Mexico

...you have to get your house in order first and foremost.
You don't in real life leave your house in tatters and expect to impress outside.
A well cared squad of players will perform for you.