We’re less than 90 days away from the 2 biggest games in recent history, that’s about 10 weekends.The team has played 3 friendlies with mixed results but generally positive. We will have to do what has proven to be the hardest thing for the SE. Score goals! We will need to score at least 2 goals in each game to be on track to 6pts. We also need to keep a clean sheet in both games if possible, at least not conceded more than 1 per game.Not as easy as it sounds g=for this team. These 2 games will not be won on style, it’s going to be uglybut we have to bring it out.
As of today, assuming all,players are healthy. Na,e your squad for these 2 monumental games. No more than 25 pls.
Personally, I’d pick Sadiq or Onuachu over Arokodare but Chelle and the Nff like him for some reason.
Who ya got?
Re: Rwanda & SA Squad - Father of all battles!
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2025 3:16 am
by Babadee
EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA wrote: ↑Sat Jun 07, 2025 3:02 am
We’re less than 90 days away from the 2 biggest games in recent history, that’s about 10 weekends.The team has played 3 friendlies with mixed results but generally positive. We will have to do what has proven to be the hardest thing for the SE. Score goals! We will need to score at least 2 goals in each game to be on track to 6pts. We also need to keep a clean sheet in both games if possible, at least not conceded more than 1 per game.Not as easy as it sounds g=for this team. These 2 games will not be won on style, it’s going to be uglybut we have to bring it out.
As of today, assuming all,players are healthy. Na,e your squad for these 2 monumental games. No more than 25 pls.
Personally, I’d pick Sadiq or Onuachu over Arokodare but Chelle and the Nff like him for some reason.
Who ya got?
nice list, i will remove Boniface and put Olusegun that guy has speed, chukwueze na CAM
EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA wrote: ↑Sat Jun 07, 2025 3:02 am
We’re less than 90 days away from the 2 biggest games in recent history, that’s about 10 weekends.The team has played 3 friendlies with mixed results but generally positive. We will have to do what has proven to be the hardest thing for the SE. Score goals! We will need to score at least 2 goals in each game to be on track to 6pts. We also need to keep a clean sheet in both games if possible, at least not conceded more than 1 per game.Not as easy as it sounds g=for this team. These 2 games will not be won on style, it’s going to be uglybut we have to bring it out.
As of today, assuming all,players are healthy. Na,e your squad for these 2 monumental games. No more than 25 pls.
Personally, I’d pick Sadiq or Onuachu over Arokodare but Chelle and the Nff like him for some reason.
Who ya got?
nice list, i will remove Boniface and put Olusegun that guy has speed, chukwueze na CAM
Thought I was the only one that noticed Olusegun, dude was rapid yesterday. I'll definitely include him in the September qualifiers cause we need LOTS of pace and dangerous runs against Rwanda (they will sit deep) and SA for the counters. But we all know Chelle and NFF will pick Sadiq over him (for experience).
Re: Rwanda & SA Squad - Father of all battles!
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2025 3:36 am
by EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA
The wing position has actually become an area of concern because the only wingers we have are Simon and Chukwueze. Lookman is more a wing forward/SS and we don’t have any young wingers in the pipeline. The likes of Phillip Otello and Nijinmah should be given a look as Simon gets older and Chukwueze is used as a CAM.
Re: Rwanda & SA Squad - Father of all battles!
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2025 3:40 am
by Tobi17
EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA wrote: ↑Sat Jun 07, 2025 3:36 am
The wing position has actually become an area of concern because the only wingers we have are Simon and Chukwueze. Lookman is more a wing forward/SS and we don’t have any young wingers in the pipeline. The likes of Phillip Otello and Nijinmah should be given a look as Simon gets older and Chukwueze is used as a CAM.
This unity cup/friendly game would have been q perfect chance to invite Philip Otele and Njinmah who just indicated his interest to represent Nigeria, these players (both very good and explosive players) would give us far more than Mr predictable AKA Simon Moses whose #$% should be on the bench or out of the team if we're serious. But NFF are afraid of taking chances so we won't see Otele and Njimmah in those Sept games, probably until the AFCON.
StandBy- Amas, Ogbu, Anthony Dennis, Akinsanmiro, Otele, Ilehekhana
No homebased, no quota system, no BS, No Boniface
Papa John's Pizza Daniel is saying hi to you
Re: Rwanda & SA Squad - Father of all battles!
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2025 3:46 am
by vancity eagle
EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA wrote: ↑Sat Jun 07, 2025 3:02 am
We’re less than 90 days away from the 2 biggest games in recent history, that’s about 10 weekends.The team has played 3 friendlies with mixed results but generally positive. We will have to do what has proven to be the hardest thing for the SE. Score goals! We will need to score at least 2 goals in each game to be on track to 6pts. We also need to keep a clean sheet in both games if possible, at least not conceded more than 1 per game.Not as easy as it sounds g=for this team. These 2 games will not be won on style, it’s going to be uglybut we have to bring it out.
As of today, assuming all,players are healthy. Na,e your squad for these 2 monumental games. No more than 25 pls.
Personally, I’d pick Sadiq or Onuachu over Arokodare but Chelle and the Nff like him for some reason.
Who ya got?
Remove Boniface for Ejuke.
Re: Rwanda & SA Squad - Father of all battles!
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2025 3:50 am
by Tobi17
Also I honestly wouldn't risk starting Ekong whose positional awareness and pace has been $#% lately and Ajayi (another slow CB) against a very quick and tricky SA side, those two pairing together will leak goals like a whore hawks her goods on the Broadway at night. Infact if not for the "experienced" bullshit, I wouldn't have those two in my team anymore; they should be phased out and hopefully after the AFCON. The SA and Rwanda fixture will require a yourhful, pacey, energetic and ball playing CB pairing, and I feel taking a risk with Benjamin Federick and Bassey (for experience) as our CBs will give more in terms of dynamism.
For midfield, Chukwueze or Iwobi have to play as the CAM close to Osimhen/Arokodare or Dessers. A three man mid of Onyeka/Onyedika and Chukwueze as the CAM will be solid and give us flair. Iwobi should either start as a RW or play him closer to the front 3 as a CAM ahead of Chukwueze who should never play as a RW for us anymore, Chuks is NOT a RW- at least not in the Super Eagles system. For the attack i think Osimhen will excel with Dessers or Lookman playing close to him in a second striker role in a 2 man attack.
EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA wrote: ↑Sat Jun 07, 2025 3:02 am
We’re less than 90 days away from the 2 biggest games in recent history, that’s about 10 weekends.The team has played 3 friendlies with mixed results but generally positive. We will have to do what has proven to be the hardest thing for the SE. Score goals! We will need to score at least 2 goals in each game to be on track to 6pts. We also need to keep a clean sheet in both games if possible, at least not conceded more than 1 per game.Not as easy as it sounds g=for this team. These 2 games will not be won on style, it’s going to be uglybut we have to bring it out.
As of today, assuming all,players are healthy. Na,e your squad for these 2 monumental games. No more than 25 pls.
Personally, I’d pick Sadiq or Onuachu over Arokodare but Chelle and the Nff like him for some reason.
Who ya got?
Remove Boniface for Ejuke.
Injuries really did a number on Ejuke last season. Just as he was becoming one of the best players at Sevilla he gets injured and misses a couple months. Certainly a candidate for backup to Lookman role, aka Simon’s position.
Re: Rwanda & SA Squad - Father of all battles!
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2025 3:57 am
by danfo driver
Re: Rwanda & SA Squad - Father of all battles!
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2025 4:31 am
by vancity eagle
Moses Simon is really beginning to piss me off.
The guy does not pass, he slows down all our counterattack and does his stupid cul-de-sac dancing every time.
He has one good game out of every 3 or 4 he plays.
He was crap in all 3 games this window.
This guy is not better than Ejuke. Not offensively, no way.
Re: Rwanda & SA Squad - Father of all battles!
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2025 4:41 am
by trae_z
My 23 man squad
Goalies - Okoye, Nwabali, ???
(2 Keeepers, last slot still available)
Def - Aina, Osayi Samuel, Troost Ekong, Ajayi, Bassey, Onyemachi, Ogbu, Frederick
(8 defenders, no new invites again please)
MF - Ndidi, Onyeka, Uche, Iwobi, Onyedika, Dele Bashiru
(6 midfielders, E choke. I love it!)
FW - Lookman, Osihmen, Chukwueze, Simon, Arokodare, Dessers/Boniface
(7 attackers. But one of Dessers or Boniface to drop for a keeper)
Re: Rwanda & SA Squad - Father of all battles!
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2025 4:42 am
by Tobi17
vancity eagle wrote: ↑Sat Jun 07, 2025 4:31 am
Moses Simon is really beginning to piss me off.
The guy does not pass, he slows down all our counterattack and does his stupid cul-de-sac dancing every time.
He has one good game out of every 3 or 4 he plays.
He was crap in all 3 games this window.
This guy is not better than Ejuke. Not offensively, no way.
Philip Otele should be replacing Simon at this point, dude has been in this SE set up since 2015? surely we should have moved on from Moses Simon like 3-4 years ago but hey, he gives us "hard work" just like Musa brings "experience" and of course some behind-the-scene white envelopes for the NFF criminals to pick him.
Re: Rwanda & SA Squad - Father of all battles!
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2025 4:44 am
by Tobi17
trae_z wrote: ↑Sat Jun 07, 2025 4:41 am
My 23 man squad
Goalies - Okoye, Nwabali, ???
(2 Keeepers, last slot still available)
Def - Aina, Osayi Samuel, Troost Ekong, Ajayi, Bassey, Onyemachi, Ogbu, Frederick
(8 defenders, no new invites again please)
MF - Ndidi, Onyeka, Uche, Iwobi, Onyedika, Dele Bashiru
(6 midfielders, E choke. I love it!)
FW - Lookman, Osihmen, Chukwueze, Simon, Arokodare, Dessers/Boniface
(7 attackers. But one of Dessers or Boniface to drop for a keeper)
Felix Agu nko?
Re: Rwanda & SA Squad - Father of all battles!
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2025 4:54 am
by EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA
vancity eagle wrote: ↑Sat Jun 07, 2025 4:31 am
Moses Simon is really beginning to piss me off.
The guy does not pass, he slows down all our counterattack and does his stupid cul-de-sac dancing every time.
He has one good game out of every 3 or 4 he plays.
He was crap in all 3 games this window.
This guy is not better than Ejuke. Not offensively, no way.
The problem with Moses and Chukwueze is that they don’t release the ball fast enough to be effective as a winger. For a winger to be truly great at what he does, he has to understand how to use time and space effectively. Dribbling takes time and closes space as the defense adjusts. It’s important to release the ball on time so you can attack space where you can truly use your creativity with more time. That’s the difference between Finidi and Simon. In his prime, Finidi rarely dribbles one on one unless he has space in front of him, he would pass the ball on a give and go to create space. Simon and Chukwueze try to dribble and end up in closed spaces.
vancity eagle wrote: ↑Sat Jun 07, 2025 4:31 am
Moses Simon is really beginning to piss me off.
The guy does not pass, he slows down all our counterattack and does his stupid cul-de-sac dancing every time.
He has one good game out of every 3 or 4 he plays.
He was crap in all 3 games this window.
This guy is not better than Ejuke. Not offensively, no way.
Philip Otele should be replacing Simon at this point, dude has been in this SE set up since 2015? surely we should have moved on from Moses Simon like 3-4 years ago but hey, he gives us "hard work" just like Musa brings "experience" and of course some behind-the-scene white envelopes for the NFF criminals to pick him.
Please stop this Phili Otele hype.
Dude is not better than Ejuke.
Dude is 26 and playing in Switzerland. He is being outshine in his team by a 22 year old Ivorian who cannot even make their squad even with injuries in the wing position.
vancity eagle wrote: ↑Sat Jun 07, 2025 4:31 am
Moses Simon is really beginning to piss me off.
The guy does not pass, he slows down all our counterattack and does his stupid cul-de-sac dancing every time.
He has one good game out of every 3 or 4 he plays.
He was crap in all 3 games this window.
This guy is not better than Ejuke. Not offensively, no way.
Philip Otele should be replacing Simon at this point, dude has been in this SE set up since 2015? surely we should have moved on from Moses Simon like 3-4 years ago but hey, he gives us "hard work" just like Musa brings "experience" and of course some behind-the-scene white envelopes for the NFF criminals to pick him.
Please stop this Phili Otele hype.
Dude is not better than Ejuke.
Dude is 26 and playing in Switzerland. He is being outshine in his team by a 22 year old Ivorian who cannot even make their squad even with injuries in the wing position.
I think Otele looks good going forward and doesn’t hold on to the ball as much as Ejuke. Unity Cup was the right opportunity to try him but alas we had to give Alimi a chance.
And dude joined his Swiss club on loan in January, played all his clubs games bar one (18) and scored 9 goals. Not bad for a player who didn’t do preseason. I strongly believe he is ready for the SE and the right backup for Simon on the left.
Below are some clips from his time in Romania before he took the money to go to UAE. He was once at Arsenal Academy as 14 year old,and recently had Brighton interested in him.
vancity eagle wrote: ↑Sat Jun 07, 2025 4:31 am
Moses Simon is really beginning to piss me off.
The guy does not pass, he slows down all our counterattack and does his stupid cul-de-sac dancing every time.
He has one good game out of every 3 or 4 he plays.
He was crap in all 3 games this window.
This guy is not better than Ejuke. Not offensively, no way.
Philip Otele should be replacing Simon at this point, dude has been in this SE set up since 2015? surely we should have moved on from Moses Simon like 3-4 years ago but hey, he gives us "hard work" just like Musa brings "experience" and of course some behind-the-scene white envelopes for the NFF criminals to pick him.
I don't know about white envelopes, but Simon shouldn't be more than a squad player at this point. He's a very frustrating player to watch, his 'hard work' is unfortunately not matched by his football IQ. Time and time again, he seems to make the same bone-headed decisions; shooting or dribbling instead of passing to better positioned players, or just running down blind alleys for no discernible reason. That he has managed to play so many games for the SE is a reflection of the depths to which the team have sunk.
Re: Rwanda & SA Squad - Father of all battles!
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2025 11:59 am
by kash n' karry
All i know is that we gonna have to beat SA by all means in that next match with them. ALSO, I hope FIFA has changed home match venues of Zimbabwe and Benin away from South Africa. They can bring those home matches to Nigeria for them !!
========================================================= Aaaaggghh gaadaammnn itt !! Wherez my Heineken + big wet bubble booty chic ?
Re: Rwanda & SA Squad - Father of all battles!
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2025 1:36 pm
by Babalawo
EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA wrote: ↑Sat Jun 07, 2025 3:02 am
We’re less than 90 days away from the 2 biggest games in recent history, that’s about 10 weekends.The team has played 3 friendlies with mixed results but generally positive. We will have to do what has proven to be the hardest thing for the SE. Score goals! We will need to score at least 2 goals in each game to be on track to 6pts. We also need to keep a clean sheet in both games if possible, at least not conceded more than 1 per game.Not as easy as it sounds g=for this team. These 2 games will not be won on style, it’s going to be uglybut we have to bring it out.
As of today, assuming all,players are healthy. Na,e your squad for these 2 monumental games. No more than 25 pls.
EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA wrote: ↑Sat Jun 07, 2025 3:02 am
We’re less than 90 days away from the 2 biggest games in recent history, that’s about 10 weekends.The team has played 3 friendlies with mixed results but generally positive. We will have to do what has proven to be the hardest thing for the SE. Score goals! We will need to score at least 2 goals in each game to be on track to 6pts. We also need to keep a clean sheet in both games if possible, at least not conceded more than 1 per game.Not as easy as it sounds g=for this team. These 2 games will not be won on style, it’s going to be uglybut we have to bring it out.
As of today, assuming all,players are healthy. Na,e your squad for these 2 monumental games. No more than 25 pls.
Personally, I’d pick Sadiq or Onuachu over Arokodare but Chelle and the Nff like him for some reason.
Who ya got?
You sure say you well so?
I have never understood what people see in Sadiq. He has not impressed once in all the matches I have seen him play, both for club and country. Just watch how a raw Arokodare moves around the pitch and creates openings for himself. And someone wants to bring Sadiq back.
, Tolu, Chukwueze, Tella
