NIGERIA SUPER EAGLES Profile at AFCON 2023 - AFCON Series
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- Опубліковано 26 гру 2023
- Let’s talk about the Super Eagles, Nigeria at AFCON 2023. Nigeria will be playing in their 20th AFCON tournament in 2023 after making their debut in 1963. Nigeria are popularly called the Super Eagles, are 3 times champions of Africa. The most recent triumph in AFCON 2013 with players like Emmanuel Emunike, Sunday Mba, Ahmed Musa, Mikel obi, Victor Moses etc. This time the team is a whole lot different with Ahmed Musa and Kenneth Omeruo the only survivors of the 2013 squad in the current AFCON team.
As of the time of making this video, Nigeria have released a 41 man provisional squad for the AFCON which will be trimmed down to 27 squad for the Africa Cup. Some notable names in the defense includes Ola Aina, Calvin Bassey, Kenneth Omeruo, William Troost Ekong.
In the Midfield some names to also highlight is Wilfred Onyinye Ndidi, Alexander Chuka Iwobi, Franck Onyeka.
And the star studded attack which includes Victor James osimhen, Victor Okoh Boniface, Ademola Lookman, Moses Simon, Samuel Chukwueze, Kelechi Promise Iheanacho.
There are however some notable omissions from the Nigeria squad with Taiwo Awoniyi currently injured and Gift Orban who was not included in the team.
Nigeria have very big problems in their goalkeeping sector. The current number 1 Francis Uzoho has failed to sealed his spot in the National team after conceding some soft goals and making some goalkeeping errors in his last few games.
Without blinking, the obvious strong hold of Nigeria is in their attack. With some of the most on form forwards in World football, no country in Africa can match Nigeria’s attack line.
Led by the current best player in Africa Victor Osimhen, also present is Victor Boniface who is the top scorer for his club Bayer Leverkusen. Ademola Lookman is also the top scorer for his club Atalanta in Italy’s Serie A. Terem Moffi is also the top scorer for his club OGC Nice in the French League. Paul Onuachu is the top scorer for his club Trapzonspor in the Turkish League.
But despite all this, the goals have not been coming for Nigeria. In the last 6 official games, Nigeria have scored more than 1 goal in only two of their last 6 games with friendly matches excluded.
In defense, this is where the trouble starts for Nigeria. Despite having Ola Aina who plays for Nottingham Forest to possible play the RB position, Semi Ajayi who’s playing in CB alongside Calvin Bassay of Fulham also in CB, Nigeria have struggle to shut their defense in recent games. So from the last 6 official games, the super Eagles have kept cleansheet against only 2 countries, as they conceded against Guinea Bissau, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Sierra leone.
Nigeria have some quality names in midfield with Wilfred Ndidi who plays for Leicester City who is expected to dominate the midfield in his box to box role for Nigeria. There is also the presence of Alex Iwobi who plays for Fulham with the ability to carry the ball and create chances for the team from midfield. But from the last 6 games, only 2 assists have come from the midlfield, one from Ndidi and the other from Joe Aribo with less chances being created from their midfield.
Nigeria are in a very difficult Group with hosts Cote d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea Bissau.
Equatorial Guinea were dark horses in the last AFCOn and reached the semi final. Since elimination from that AFCON, Equatorial Guinea have lost just a single game since then. And in the whole of 2023, they haven’t lost any game recording 5 wins and 2 draws.
Cote d’Ivoire playing as hosts with their quality would be too strong of a side for Nigeria to compete against.
With the current struggles of Nigeria especially in defense and goalkeeping, our prediction is for Nigeria to finish in 3rd place in the Group, qualify as one of the best 3rd place finishers but be eliminated in the Round 16 stage. - Спорт
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We know we are at a rough patch but the players will turn up at the Afcon 💪🏾🔥
And yes they will, I know for a fact. We missed Osimhen last time and that red card against Tunisia ruined everything.
all the best 🇳🇬
After the Afcon I will come back to this video.
Nigeria is winning AFCON
If Nigeria don’t win this year African nations cup, their limit is semi finals,,, they have the players that can turn things around..Nigeria will top the group with 7points .
As South african we will be supporting Nigeria as bafana bafana is useless..
Nigeria 🇳🇬💪🏿🏆🤲🏽
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I'm not African buti went with Nigeria to top the group i look and just think the talent they have is crazy with boniface , oshimen , ihenancho they've so many pl and championship players
Yes all the players forwards. To be champion yo neec to prevent goals also.
Unfortunately they dont have talent in midfield , defense and goal keeping areas
Tournament is different from qualifiers or friendlies. We are known to do well in tournaments, not qualifiers or friendlies
You may be correct, if truth must be told and judging from their recent performances against the so-called minows particularly Lesotho. But don't forget Nigeria can also spring some surprises. Let's watch and see though.
Yes, it is a tournament and any team can spring up surprises although it is a very tough group for Nigeria. I wish the Super Eagles all the best 🇳🇬🇳🇬
More of such predictions on Super Eagles in Afcon 2023...that's the push they usually need to soar.
Lol 😂 from the disclaimer I knew something was up… tho It’s better to be underestimated than to be overestimated. E go shoke you 😅😊
no worries, this is only the predicted outcome based on the current performance of all the teams in the Group and things can be different at tournaments. Wish you all the best
He is just being statistical, he is not wrong unless some things be changed, omo naija Nigeria go escape this guy prophecy o,I dey tell u
😅😅😅😅 Oga we are topping the group . We are Nigerians we no dey gree for anybody
Underestimate Nigeria at your peril. Those guys play like lions when the chips are down.
Nigeria won't finish third of the group. If they can't win it outright or worse, come second, they'll finish bottom. Third isn't possible at all.
Now let me ask you man, is it only Nigeria that the group will be tougher? What about other three countries that are in Nigerian group, do you think it will be easy for them too, or do you want to use Nigeria to get followers here. Nigerian haters all over the world and that’s why other African countries that are not doing very well all over the world 🌍, the more you haters hate Nigerian the more we Nigerian are moving higher.
God will put your prediction to shame
Lmao!!! What do you have to say now?
With all due respect I disagree completely with your analysis of Nigeria. FOOTBALL is not MATHEMATICS. Egypt Won (3) three consecutive AFCON 2006, 2008 and 2010 yet Egypt could did not qualify for 2006 and 2010 world cups despite been African champions in those years. if you are using the recent results of Nigeria in world cup qualifier to judge the AFCON you will receive your rude shock . in 2013 nobody gave Nigeria any chance of wining the AFCON because of the calibre of players Nigeria paraded in the tournament . when Nigeria met Ivory coast in the Quarter finals book makers was expecting thrashing from Didier Drogba and Yaya toure led Ivory coast. but Nigeria went to beat Ivory coast and progressed up to the Finals and won the cup. same happened in 1984 and 1990 AFCON when Nigeria played in the finals and lost in the finals. Book makers did not even believe Nigeria will come out of the group stage in both AFCON not to talk of playing in the Finals because of their poor performance in 1982 and 1990 world cup qualifiers. in 1996 when Nigeria won the Football Olympics Gold in Atlanta no one gave them any chance after they struggled against Kenya in Lagos playing 2-2 Draw and winning Egypt narrowly 3-2 in Lagos. bookmakers did not even believe in the team but they went to Atlanta to win olympics Gold. from records Nigeria always performs when they are underdogs and fails when you tip they as favorites .. I can go on and on to give you examples.
you are absolutely wrong and hater of nigerian football i know u must be a ghana man please if i may ask whats the performance of ghana recently
I have no reason to hate any country when all I do here is to talk about football on the continent. All the best in the AFCON
There is nothing he said that is statistically biased or false...on current form it seems dull for Super Eagles but we know they are amongst the best, let them prove themselves as champions. They have the talent.
He is talking rubbish
He is statistically very correct...no sentiments...please let him be...let Super Eagles prove themselves.
You don't like truth.....Are you a woman?