Nigeria vs CIV (1-2) Ekong , Kessie, Haller FT

[txj]

WTFFFF they just took sanusi out!!! Where is the card!

Football is too bent.

He's a lousy ref.
Spends all his time trying to look good for the camera

[Tobi17]

We'll be lucky to win with this showing. We're restricted to our box - they don't have Xavi & Iniesta - playing very scared.

Just STFU already

[soothsayer]

cynical foul on Zaidu, ref does nothing.

The dude who tackled Zaidu should be a line backer. The referee is a goat!

[metalalloy]

Phew. What a half. We bent but didnt break. Chei we get Keeper man, even when we are beat, we have a chance back there. God bless the NFF prez that brought him to Peseiro's attention.

Second half, i think samu needs to go for simon. He was pretty much invisible all half. Iwobi again, is a passenger defensively in the midfield, but he is the best chance for starting a counter for us, but i suppose he has to stay. Osimhen is doing A LOT of running and batteling in the air. I hope he has enough in the tank for this one game as we need him for sure.

[ANC]

that foul on Zaidu should have been a red card.

[jette1]

Civ should be down to 10 men per that quaking on sanusi

[maceo4]

Who do we complain to about this ref and VAR? This is beyond ridiculous

[Tobi17]

We need to go 352 in the second half

[100%Naija]

Bang in another please. My heart cant take this any longer.

WHen doctor tell you make you no dey chop Nkwobi, no no gree. See your life

I only listen to native doktors. Western doctor are useless without PubMed & WebMD when nepa take light

[Scipio Africanus]

My biggest fear is that this crooked ref will find a PK out of thin air for CIV. A long 45 minutes coming up ...

[metalalloy]

Bang in another please. My heart cant take this any longer.

WHen doctor tell you make you no dey chop Nkwobi, no no gree. See your life

I only listen to native doktors. Western doctor are useless without PubMed & WebMD when nepa take light

[Shadams]

We have been as poor as the referee in the game so far. Hope they turn things around.

[bushboy]

Simon for Samu to start second half.
At 70 minutes, Moffi for Osimhen.

[Shadams]

We have been as poor as the referee in the game so far. Hope they turn things around.

[ohsee]

that foul on Zaidu should have been a red card.

Agreed. The ref seems to be blind to Ivory Coast fouls.

[Naija fan]

We don't deserve the lead, but I will take it all day. The second half may get ugly for CIV because now they will throw all caution to the wind and we can get them on a good counter - my hope

[ohenhen1]

Nigeria is leading. Got to play the best football in the 2nd half. Bring in Iheanacho, and Simon in the 70th minutes. Subs will be important.

[metalalloy]

My biggest fear is that this crooked ref will find a PK out of thin air for CIV. A long 45 minutes coming up ...

Yea we def will NOT get any benefit of the doubt with the ref. He is pissed with Naija after issuing Peseiro a card.

[fabio]

SE playing against the Ref, as well.

[ohsee]

We played sh1t, but we are winning, and that's what counts. The Ivorians must be tired of seeing Troost.

[mapet]

1. Chukwueze is yet to get into this game putting pressure on Aina and Iwobi to work deeper.
2. We need to get the balls to Lookman and Chukwueze, not lob to Osimeh. Osimeh will commit lots of fouls on tussling with defenders...but it's also a chance we should take to make the ivorian defenders be under constant pressure and cave in subsequenbtly
3. Zanusi needs to calm down...
4. Lookman needs to work more...

[metalalloy]

This Andingra is pretty good. That battle vs AIna is a good one.

[soothsayer]

We have been as poor as the referee in the game so far. Hope they turn things around.

Ivory coast forwards have been poor.
A better team would have punished us on the right wing by now.