Here are the 25 ladies representing Nigeria as the Super Falcons embark on their quest for a 10th WAFCON title.
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 6:57 pm
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Good analysis. The team is solid defensively, subpar in attack and the midfield is nothing to write home about. They need to retire 1-2 old heads on defense and Francesca Ordega.Ugbowo wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 10:43 pm This team has played only 1, maybe 2 decent games in the last 2 years out of about 10. The other performances have been rocky and some of the old "reliables" are still there.
There has been no reports of any issues in the camp but we all know of the lingering shenanigans between Oshoala and Onome. I hope they have put it all to bed.
We have a great goalie and a solid defender in Ashley combined with good runners in Rasheedat and Toni Payne in midfield. Getting it right in attack is where I worry and also a passer in the midfield which the team severely lacks.
This is going to be a very tough Wafcon and they have South Africa in the first game. It doesn't get any tougher than that.
I wish them the best. Will be rooting hard as usual.
Which kind good analysis; I stopped reading when he says the team has played only one decent game - in the last 2 years ?packerland wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 3:08 amGood analysis. The team is solid defensively, subpar in attack and the midfield is nothing to write home about. They need to retire 1-2 old heads on defense and Francesca Ordega.Ugbowo wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 10:43 pm This team has played only 1, maybe 2 decent games in the last 2 years out of about 10. The other performances have been rocky and some of the old "reliables" are still there.
There has been no reports of any issues in the camp but we all know of the lingering shenanigans between Oshoala and Onome. I hope they have put it all to bed.
We have a great goalie and a solid defender in Ashley combined with good runners in Rasheedat and Toni Payne in midfield. Getting it right in attack is where I worry and also a passer in the midfield which the team severely lacks.
This is going to be a very tough Wafcon and they have South Africa in the first game. It doesn't get any tougher than that.
I wish them the best. Will be rooting hard as usual.
Jetti, don't mind them. They clearly show they have not been following the team. This team is still the best in Africa. They are better than they were last year. They say only one decent game. Remember, this team won the Turkish Women's Cup last year beating Equatorial Guinea 9nil on their way. They were depleted in the Aisha Buhari Cup (the one every one keeps refering to) without considering the absence of Payne, Ajibade, Ohale, Plumptre, Onumonu, Okoronkwo, Ayinde etc. What these guys fail to realise is we went through the toughest qualifiers possible despatching Ghana & Ivory Coast. I can tell you that the Ivory Coast is one hell of a team and will beat South Africa anyday, but we despatched them with the brilliance of Onumonu, Okoronkwo, Ajibade & co. I can bet that the tournament will be easier for the Falcons than the qualifiers. The only team that concerns me is Cameroon.jette1 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 5:08 amWhich kind good analysis; I stopped reading when he says the team has played only one decent game - in the last 2 years ?packerland wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 3:08 amGood analysis. The team is solid defensively, subpar in attack and the midfield is nothing to write home about. They need to retire 1-2 old heads on defense and Francesca Ordega.Ugbowo wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 10:43 pm This team has played only 1, maybe 2 decent games in the last 2 years out of about 10. The other performances have been rocky and some of the old "reliables" are still there.
There has been no reports of any issues in the camp but we all know of the lingering shenanigans between Oshoala and Onome. I hope they have put it all to bed.
We have a great goalie and a solid defender in Ashley combined with good runners in Rasheedat and Toni Payne in midfield. Getting it right in attack is where I worry and also a passer in the midfield which the team severely lacks.
This is going to be a very tough Wafcon and they have South Africa in the first game. It doesn't get any tougher than that.
I wish them the best. Will be rooting hard as usual.
Stop it! Ivory Coast is not better than South Africa. They had one winger-mid fielder that troubled the Falcons in both game.Adisboy wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 10:13 amJetti, don't mind them. They clearly show they have not been following the team. This team is still the best in Africa. They are better than they were last year. They say only one decent game. Remember, this team won the Turkish Women's Cup last year beating Equatorial Guinea 9nil on their way. They were depleted in the Aisha Buhari Cup (the one every one keeps refering to) without considering the absence of Payne, Ajibade, Ohale, Plumptre, Onumonu, Okoronkwo, Ayinde etc. What these guys fail to realise is we went through the toughest qualifiers possible despatching Ghana & Ivory Coast. I can tell you that the Ivory Coast is one hell of a team and will beat South Africa anyday, but we despatched them with the brilliance of Onumonu, Okoronkwo, Ajibade & co. I can bet that the tournament will be easier for the Falcons than the qualifiers. The only team that concerns me is Cameroon.jette1 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 5:08 amWhich kind good analysis; I stopped reading when he says the team has played only one decent game - in the last 2 years ?packerland wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 3:08 amGood analysis. The team is solid defensively, subpar in attack and the midfield is nothing to write home about. They need to retire 1-2 old heads on defense and Francesca Ordega.Ugbowo wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 10:43 pm This team has played only 1, maybe 2 decent games in the last 2 years out of about 10. The other performances have been rocky and some of the old "reliables" are still there.
There has been no reports of any issues in the camp but we all know of the lingering shenanigans between Oshoala and Onome. I hope they have put it all to bed.
We have a great goalie and a solid defender in Ashley combined with good runners in Rasheedat and Toni Payne in midfield. Getting it right in attack is where I worry and also a passer in the midfield which the team severely lacks.
This is going to be a very tough Wafcon and they have South Africa in the first game. It doesn't get any tougher than that.
I wish them the best. Will be rooting hard as usual.
This clearly shows how in the dark you are. South Africa are seriously overated! Few weeks ago they were thrashed 3nil by Zambia and 5-1 by Netherlands. I also watched their qualifier against Algeria, who paid for missing glaring chances. I no blame you, I blame CAF, but for the nonsense qualifying route Ivory Coast would have been in this tournament. Morocco played a friendly with them 3 days ago and struggled to come out with a draw. You say the defensive arrangements is affecting their offensive part but that is BS. The reason is we have been playing high-level opponents in all the friendlies and qualifiers since last year. That we scored 2 goals against Canada and created other chances means we are very ok in attack especially for Africa. It will be very interesting to watch how South Africa try to contain Onumonu & Oshoala, with Payne & Ajibade from the midfield. You say we do not have passers but it was the passes from Chikwelu & Ajibade that split Ivory Coast open in both legs.packerland wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 12:42 pmStop it! Ivory Coast is not better than South Africa. They had one winger-mid fielder that troubled the Falcons in both game.Adisboy wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 10:13 amJetti, don't mind them. They clearly show they have not been following the team. This team is still the best in Africa. They are better than they were last year. They say only one decent game. Remember, this team won the Turkish Women's Cup last year beating Equatorial Guinea 9nil on their way. They were depleted in the Aisha Buhari Cup (the one every one keeps refering to) without considering the absence of Payne, Ajibade, Ohale, Plumptre, Onumonu, Okoronkwo, Ayinde etc. What these guys fail to realise is we went through the toughest qualifiers possible despatching Ghana & Ivory Coast. I can tell you that the Ivory Coast is one hell of a team and will beat South Africa anyday, but we despatched them with the brilliance of Onumonu, Okoronkwo, Ajibade & co. I can bet that the tournament will be easier for the Falcons than the qualifiers. The only team that concerns me is Cameroon.jette1 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 5:08 amWhich kind good analysis; I stopped reading when he says the team has played only one decent game - in the last 2 years ?packerland wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 3:08 amGood analysis. The team is solid defensively, subpar in attack and the midfield is nothing to write home about. They need to retire 1-2 old heads on defense and Francesca Ordega.Ugbowo wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 10:43 pm This team has played only 1, maybe 2 decent games in the last 2 years out of about 10. The other performances have been rocky and some of the old "reliables" are still there.
There has been no reports of any issues in the camp but we all know of the lingering shenanigans between Oshoala and Onome. I hope they have put it all to bed.
We have a great goalie and a solid defender in Ashley combined with good runners in Rasheedat and Toni Payne in midfield. Getting it right in attack is where I worry and also a passer in the midfield which the team severely lacks.
This is going to be a very tough Wafcon and they have South Africa in the first game. It doesn't get any tougher than that.
I wish them the best. Will be rooting hard as usual.
In summary, the team has been grinding out results for a while. The talent is there but I think their defensive assignments is affecting their offensive part of the game. Payne is not even playing her natural position.
Adisboy wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 10:13 amJetti, don't mind them. They clearly show they have not been following the team. This team is still the best in Africa. They are better than they were last year. They say only one decent game. Remember, this team won the Turkish Women's Cup last year beating Equatorial Guinea 9nil on their way. They were depleted in the Aisha Buhari Cup (the one every one keeps refering to) without considering the absence of Payne, Ajibade, Ohale, Plumptre, Onumonu, Okoronkwo, Ayinde etc. What these guys fail to realise is we went through the toughest qualifiers possible despatching Ghana & Ivory Coast. I can tell you that the Ivory Coast is one hell of a team and will beat South Africa anyday, but we despatched them with the brilliance of Onumonu, Okoronkwo, Ajibade & co. I can bet that the tournament will be easier for the Falcons than the qualifiers. The only team that concerns me is Cameroon.jette1 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 5:08 amWhich kind good analysis; I stopped reading when he says the team has played only one decent game - in the last 2 years ?packerland wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 3:08 amGood analysis. The team is solid defensively, subpar in attack and the midfield is nothing to write home about. They need to retire 1-2 old heads on defense and Francesca Ordega.Ugbowo wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 10:43 pm This team has played only 1, maybe 2 decent games in the last 2 years out of about 10. The other performances have been rocky and some of the old "reliables" are still there.
There has been no reports of any issues in the camp but we all know of the lingering shenanigans between Oshoala and Onome. I hope they have put it all to bed.
We have a great goalie and a solid defender in Ashley combined with good runners in Rasheedat and Toni Payne in midfield. Getting it right in attack is where I worry and also a passer in the midfield which the team severely lacks.
This is going to be a very tough Wafcon and they have South Africa in the first game. It doesn't get any tougher than that.
I wish them the best. Will be rooting hard as usual.
I assure that is not what they are referring too otherwise they too will know that South Africa also have not played a friendly close to the tournament. Their last game was their 5-1 thrashing to Netherlands and day after we played our 2nd game against Canada in April. The Falcons did play 2 games on the same day (spilt teams) against Bayesla Queens & Naija Ratels but that must have been just tactical workout. It seems that Waldrum focused more on closed camping and aassumptions will be based on the last qualifiers,the Canada games and the current camping.Enugu II wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 3:51 pm I think they have followed the team much better than you indicate. What they refer to is that this team has not played a friendly CLOSE to the tournament. That is a fact. If you think otherwise then state the friendly. Meanwhile, is a similar situation tolerable if this was the Super Eagles?
Adisboy wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 10:13 amJetti, don't mind them. They clearly show they have not been following the team. This team is still the best in Africa. They are better than they were last year. They say only one decent game. Remember, this team won the Turkish Women's Cup last year beating Equatorial Guinea 9nil on their way. They were depleted in the Aisha Buhari Cup (the one every one keeps refering to) without considering the absence of Payne, Ajibade, Ohale, Plumptre, Onumonu, Okoronkwo, Ayinde etc. What these guys fail to realise is we went through the toughest qualifiers possible despatching Ghana & Ivory Coast. I can tell you that the Ivory Coast is one hell of a team and will beat South Africa anyday, but we despatched them with the brilliance of Onumonu, Okoronkwo, Ajibade & co. I can bet that the tournament will be easier for the Falcons than the qualifiers. The only team that concerns me is Cameroon.jette1 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 5:08 amWhich kind good analysis; I stopped reading when he says the team has played only one decent game - in the last 2 years ?packerland wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 3:08 amGood analysis. The team is solid defensively, subpar in attack and the midfield is nothing to write home about. They need to retire 1-2 old heads on defense and Francesca Ordega.Ugbowo wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 10:43 pm This team has played only 1, maybe 2 decent games in the last 2 years out of about 10. The other performances have been rocky and some of the old "reliables" are still there.
There has been no reports of any issues in the camp but we all know of the lingering shenanigans between Oshoala and Onome. I hope they have put it all to bed.
We have a great goalie and a solid defender in Ashley combined with good runners in Rasheedat and Toni Payne in midfield. Getting it right in attack is where I worry and also a passer in the midfield which the team severely lacks.
This is going to be a very tough Wafcon and they have South Africa in the first game. It doesn't get any tougher than that.
I wish them the best. Will be rooting hard as usual.
Gents,Adisboy wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 10:13 amJetti, don't mind them. They clearly show they have not been following the team. This team is still the best in Africa. They are better than they were last year. They say only one decent game. Remember, this team won the Turkish Women's Cup last year beating Equatorial Guinea 9nil on their way. They were depleted in the Aisha Buhari Cup (the one every one keeps refering to) without considering the absence of Payne, Ajibade, Ohale, Plumptre, Onumonu, Okoronkwo, Ayinde etc. What these guys fail to realise is we went through the toughest qualifiers possible despatching Ghana & Ivory Coast. I can tell you that the Ivory Coast is one hell of a team and will beat South Africa anyday, but we despatched them with the brilliance of Onumonu, Okoronkwo, Ajibade & co. I can bet that the tournament will be easier for the Falcons than the qualifiers. The only team that concerns me is Cameroon.jette1 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 5:08 amWhich kind good analysis; I stopped reading when he says the team has played only one decent game - in the last 2 years ?packerland wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 3:08 amGood analysis. The team is solid defensively, subpar in attack and the midfield is nothing to write home about. They need to retire 1-2 old heads on defense and Francesca Ordega.Ugbowo wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 10:43 pm This team has played only 1, maybe 2 decent games in the last 2 years out of about 10. The other performances have been rocky and some of the old "reliables" are still there.
There has been no reports of any issues in the camp but we all know of the lingering shenanigans between Oshoala and Onome. I hope they have put it all to bed.
We have a great goalie and a solid defender in Ashley combined with good runners in Rasheedat and Toni Payne in midfield. Getting it right in attack is where I worry and also a passer in the midfield which the team severely lacks.
This is going to be a very tough Wafcon and they have South Africa in the first game. It doesn't get any tougher than that.
I wish them the best. Will be rooting hard as usual.
Hey, I like the girls but you sound like a homer. I think the team is coming together but they haven't had enough friendly matches together. The few friendlies you were rambling about they barely hade enough players and subs available for those matches. Yes, I can't stand CAF quaifying format but its not like African women soccer have a lot of good teams. We have 3-4 good to ok teams in the whole continent. The Cameroon team you are bragging about recently lost 4-0 to France.Adisboy wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 1:19 pmThis clearly shows how in the dark you are. South Africa are seriously overated! Few weeks ago they were thrashed 3nil by Zambia and 5-1 by Netherlands. I also watched their qualifier against Algeria, who paid for missing glaring chances. I no blame you, I blame CAF, but for the nonsense qualifying route Ivory Coast would have been in this tournament. Morocco played a friendly with them 3 days ago and struggled to come out with a draw. You say the defensive arrangements is affecting their offensive part but that is BS. The reason is we have been playing high-level opponents in all the friendlies and qualifiers since last year. That we scored 2 goals against Canada and created other chances means we are very ok in attack especially for Africa. It will be very interesting to watch how South Africa try to contain Onumonu & Oshoala, with Payne & Ajibade from the midfield. You say we do not have passers but it was the passes from Chikwelu & Ajibade that split Ivory Coast open in both legs.packerland wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 12:42 pmStop it! Ivory Coast is not better than South Africa. They had one winger-mid fielder that troubled the Falcons in both game.Adisboy wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 10:13 amJetti, don't mind them. They clearly show they have not been following the team. This team is still the best in Africa. They are better than they were last year. They say only one decent game. Remember, this team won the Turkish Women's Cup last year beating Equatorial Guinea 9nil on their way. They were depleted in the Aisha Buhari Cup (the one every one keeps refering to) without considering the absence of Payne, Ajibade, Ohale, Plumptre, Onumonu, Okoronkwo, Ayinde etc. What these guys fail to realise is we went through the toughest qualifiers possible despatching Ghana & Ivory Coast. I can tell you that the Ivory Coast is one hell of a team and will beat South Africa anyday, but we despatched them with the brilliance of Onumonu, Okoronkwo, Ajibade & co. I can bet that the tournament will be easier for the Falcons than the qualifiers. The only team that concerns me is Cameroon.jette1 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 5:08 amWhich kind good analysis; I stopped reading when he says the team has played only one decent game - in the last 2 years ?packerland wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 3:08 amGood analysis. The team is solid defensively, subpar in attack and the midfield is nothing to write home about. They need to retire 1-2 old heads on defense and Francesca Ordega.Ugbowo wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 10:43 pm This team has played only 1, maybe 2 decent games in the last 2 years out of about 10. The other performances have been rocky and some of the old "reliables" are still there.
There has been no reports of any issues in the camp but we all know of the lingering shenanigans between Oshoala and Onome. I hope they have put it all to bed.
We have a great goalie and a solid defender in Ashley combined with good runners in Rasheedat and Toni Payne in midfield. Getting it right in attack is where I worry and also a passer in the midfield which the team severely lacks.
This is going to be a very tough Wafcon and they have South Africa in the first game. It doesn't get any tougher than that.
I wish them the best. Will be rooting hard as usual.
In summary, the team has been grinding out results for a while. The talent is there but I think their defensive assignments is affecting their offensive part of the game. Payne is not even playing her natural position.