Too much negativity..

[YUJAM]

After the loss. This Nigeria squad is world cup level, and when they qualify, I expect the team to do very well. They played really well during the tournament.

There are a lot of things that can be built on. The defense and attack are superb and the midfield is almost complete. I believe with a few additional stars on the team and this will surely happen between now and the next WC, I expect this team will be a formidable team in the next WC.

[Sleaky72]

After the loss. This Nigeria squad is world cup level, and when they qualify, I expect the team to do very well. They played really well during the tournament.

There are a lot of things that can be built on. The defense and attack are superb and the midfield is almost complete. I believe with a few additional stars on the team and this will surely happen between now and the next WC, I expect this team will be a formidable team in the next WC.

Amen.

[maceo4]

After the loss. This Nigeria squad is world cup level, and when they qualify, I expect the team to do very well. They played really well during the tournament.

There are a lot of things that can be built on. The defense and attack are superb and the midfield is almost complete. I believe with a few additional stars on the team and this will surely happen between now and the next WC, I expect this team will be a formidable team in the next WC.

We gotta make it there first, knowing how Nigeria does things it will be fire brigade and throw the baby out with the bath water and start all over in the mean time tanking our chances to qualify. In between players like Aina and Iwobi will be hounded into refusing future call ups…just how it goes…

[Bigpokey24]

I am actually very excited about the prospect of this team, This team will be solid, When the likes of Wilf, Boniface, Umar, etc all return, oh boy

[Penarity]

After the loss. This Nigeria squad is world cup level, and when they qualify, I expect the team to do very well. They played really well during the tournament.

There are a lot of things that can be built on. The defense and attack are superb and the midfield is almost complete. I believe with a few additional stars on the team and this will surely happen between now and the next WC, I expect this team will be a formidable team in the next WC.

Yujam! This is a moral (or do I call it emotional) consolation. This final was the worst game I have seen in a long time. The coaching team made Nigeria look so ordinary. The man told the boys to play defensive... defensive for 90 minutes? C'mon!

[vancity eagle]

Team is good.

As long as we play 3 midfielders from here on

As long as we choose balanced squads based on merrit.

[aruako1]

After the loss. This Nigeria squad is world cup level, and when they qualify, I expect the team to do very well. They played really well during the tournament.

There are a lot of things that can be built on. The defense and attack are superb and the midfield is almost complete. I believe with a few additional stars on the team and this will surely happen between now and the next WC, I expect this team will be a formidable team in the next WC.

We won't qualify with Peseiro.

[metalalloy]

Every single loss, the moaning begins. As if Nigeria is ordained to win every game. FOH.

These kids played their hearts out in every single game in this tourney and defied the expectations of most of these pot bellied arm chair "analysts" moaning in this forum had before the tournament started. Abeg make we hear word jare.

[Penarity]

After the loss. This Nigeria squad is world cup level, and when they qualify, I expect the team to do very well. They played really well during the tournament.

There are a lot of things that can be built on. The defense and attack are superb and the midfield is almost complete. I believe with a few additional stars on the team and this will surely happen between now and the next WC, I expect this team will be a formidable team in the next WC.

We won't qualify with Peseiro.

We will NOT! I see the SE drawing all their matches in the qualifying series.

[aruako1]

Every single loss, the moaning begins. As if Nigeria is ordained to win every game. FOH.

These kids played their hearts out in every single game in this tourney and defied the expectations of most of these pot bellied arm chair "analysts" moaning in this forum had before the tournament started. Abeg make we hear word jare.

I have not faulted a single player. I'm happy with every single player. The problem us the coach. We won't qualify for the World Cup with him.

[Bigpokey24]

Every single loss, the moaning begins. As if Nigeria is ordained to win every game. FOH.

These kids played their hearts out in every single game in this tourney and defied the expectations of most of these pot bellied arm chair "analysts" moaning in this forum had before the tournament started. Abeg make we hear word jare.

no mind them, they go cry tire, then all of a sudden show face on CE only when the SE gets to the finals, these are fake fans, I enjoyed this AFCON and for me CIV were going to win this thanks to Ghana being who they are chokers.

I am looking forward to the June Qualifiers. no need losing sleep over a lost final. We will win a 4th AFCON very soon

[aruako1]

Every single loss, the moaning begins. As if Nigeria is ordained to win every game. FOH.

These kids played their hearts out in every single game in this tourney and defied the expectations of most of these pot bellied arm chair "analysts" moaning in this forum had before the tournament started. Abeg make we hear word jare.

no mind them, they go cry tire, then all of a sudden show face on CE only when the SE gets to the finals, these are fake fans, I enjoyed this AFCON and for me CIV were going to win this thanks to Ghana being who they are chokers.

I am looking forward to the June Qualifiers. no need losing sleep over a lost final. We will win a 4th AFCON very soon

We will win a 4th AFCON soon. But it won't be with Peseiro.

[akamoke]

Thanks for this thread, let it be known that no matter how dissapointed we all are, the players are even more dissapointed

We can sit behind a screen and cowardly hurl names at the players or insult them, but they are the ones sweating it for 90 plus minutes a game and doing their best. They have fought for the country more than many of us have who love the glory hunt

Im proud that for a team that was written off at the beginning, they did what they could to get to the final

It was a tough game, our tactic was bound to be found wanting in the end but it wasn't meant to be

For me, I look forward to the next game. I hope we qualify for AFCON 2025 as well as the world cup

Let's cheer our boys and build their confidence, lets not shatter it further just because our egos (and bragging rights) have taken a dent

[bunda]

mark my words -we will not qualify for the World Cup with this coach
CIvoire won because they acted DECISIVELY and got rid of a non performing coach
we were found out today-SA game was a foretaste when we come up against a tactically astute coach
he has to go now!

[kash n' karry]

After the loss. This Nigeria squad is world cup level, and when they qualify, I expect the team to do very well. They played really well during the tournament.

There are a lot of things that can be built on. The defense and attack are superb and the midfield is almost complete. I believe with a few additional stars on the team and this will surely happen between now and the next WC, I expect this team will be a formidable team in the next WC.

Whats the point of playing well during the tournament only to play shittty in the finals and then losing the trophy ??
You might as well not get to the finals... before you lose... bcos the trauma is a lifetime !! Moral victories is for suckazzz
I always pray for my teams NOT to make it to the finals {or even the semi's} ...if we are going to get so close to the trophy and then lose !!!

[The YeyeMan]

We didn't show up at an AFCON final. Of course there's negativity. Losing is one thing but to not even try is unacceptable.

That was the first full game I've seen with Peseiro as manager. May it be the last.

[Igugu]

Bring in Gift Orban, and Amoo to this squad.

[wiseone]

FFS we have some utterly entitled and delusional people on this forum. Nigeria finished 2nd in a 24 team tournament. Only the host nation finished above Nigeria (even then - Nigeria beat said host nation earlier in the tournament). The only way Nigeria would have won was to do something that has never happened in the near 70 year history of the AFCON: beat a host nation twice in the same tournament.

Finishing 2nd out of 24 and losing to the host nation is a very admirable performance. Reigning champions Senegal lost to this same Ivory Coast team in the 2nd round. Yet Senegalese fans are not calling for the coach to be fired and for half the team to be dropped.

Nigeria lost in the final and some people here want to restart from scratch - instead of keeping the coach and team together to make the incremental step from 2nd to 1st.

[Enugu II]

After the loss. This Nigeria squad is world cup level, and when they qualify, I expect the team to do very well. They played really well during the tournament.

There are a lot of things that can be built on. The defense and attack are superb and the midfield is almost complete. I believe with a few additional stars on the team and this will surely happen between now and the next WC, I expect this team will be a formidable team in the next WC.

Yujam

Well stated. Let me add that I like what the manager did with the team at this AFCON after repeated poor performances prior to the competition. Clearly, this was Nigeria's poorest outing ..... by MILES. The team may already be thinking of winning the trophy without first doing the hardworking. The effort level was just poor.

Let the manager be. The team should recover from this with few personnel changes.

[maceo4]

After the loss. This Nigeria squad is world cup level, and when they qualify, I expect the team to do very well. They played really well during the tournament.

There are a lot of things that can be built on. The defense and attack are superb and the midfield is almost complete. I believe with a few additional stars on the team and this will surely happen between now and the next WC, I expect this team will be a formidable team in the next WC.

Yujam

Well stated. Let me add that I like what the manager did with the team at this AFCON after repeated poor performances prior to the competition. Clearly, this was Nigeria's poorest outing ..... by MILES. The team may already be thinking of winning the trophy without first doing the hardworking. The effort level was just poor.

Let the manager be. The team should recover from this with few personnel changes.

This was my worst fear because I hear kpim from CIV but we just kept talking and talking and talking…smiling and talking about we beat them already and there is nothing new about this team. Was shocked that Musa said that but okidokie…we are always better as underdogs based on our history…

[The YeyeMan]

Is this the type of football that Peseiro has been serving up?

Are folks happy with it? Is it the best use of the personnel he has at his disposal? Serious questions.

Reminded me of Jose Mourinho having the best attacking talents of the world at his disposal and playing with 10 men behind the ball at home to Rayo Vallecano.

[aruako1]

FFS we have some utterly entitled and delusional people on this forum. Nigeria finished 2nd in a 24 team tournament. Only the host nation finished above Nigeria (even then - Nigeria beat said host nation earlier in the tournament). The only way Nigeria would have won was to do something that has never happened in the near 70 year history of the AFCON: beat a host nation twice in the same tournament.

Finishing 2nd out of 24 and losing to the host nation is a very admirable performance. Reigning champions Senegal lost to this same Ivory Coast team in the 2nd round. Yet Senegalese fans are not calling for the coach to be fired and for half the team to be dropped.

Nigeria lost in the final and some people here want to restart from scratch - instead of keeping the coach and team together to make the incremental step from 2nd to 1st.

I'm not unhappy with a silver. I'm just concerned that we will not make the World Cup with this coach. I'm not asking for a restart from the scratch - just that we get rid of Peseiro. But I know we won't- so we can wish the WC goodbye. Senegal showed enough tactical flexibility and attacking intent to convince their fans that the loss to CIV on penalties was a blip

[vancity eagle]

I am not mad because we lost.

I am mad because

1. Our coach was a coward, even against South Africa
2. Our coach plays our best player as a DM
3. Our coach only believes in playing 2 midfielders
4. Our coach and the NFF do not believe in meritocracy, they continue to make excuse for that shi$head Musa
5. Our coach is too slow to see obvious things.