The Nigerian coach entered this tournament for the second time in this role. During his previous appearance with Mali, he worked without elite-level players yet still managed to guide the te     See More the competition, only being eliminated by the eventual tournament champions. That experience highlighted his tactical ability and resilience as a coach, even when operating with limited resources.

In the current tournament, however, he has access not only to elite players but also to individuals who can genuinely be described as world-class. This shift has allowed him to fully demonstrate his coaching quality, reinforcing the idea that when provided with the right resources, he is capable of leading a team to compete at the highest level.

On the other hand, Nigeria entered this tournament carrying the disappointment of failing to qualify for the World Cup. As a result, the team arrived with a strong motivation to restore pride and reaffirm their status as a world-class football nation. There was a clear need to prove—to both themselves and the global football community—that Nigeria remains capable of competing at the highest level, regardless of recent setbacks in World Cup qualification.

These circumstances mean that both sides came into the tournament with closely aligned objectives: redemption, validation, and ultimately, the pursuit of silverware. This shared hunger to succeed significantly raised the competitive intensity and importance of the tournament for both teams.    See Less

Mimi is the most biased journalist out here     See Less

What I heard: “It is great to see
you, baby!”
What he said: “It is great to see
you, Mimi!”
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Imagine been handled like that by a colleague that isn't passion but bad behavior and you can see that such behavior towards lookman affected his play today God bless lookman for his mat     See More how he handled the situation .
This is Nigeria we have produced so much great players in the past and we will continue to produce more.Such attitude won't be tolerated such behavior doesn't represent us as Nigerians. No one is indispensable and he got the message from we Nigerian.
God bless super Eagles of Nigeria God bless the federal Republic of Nigeria 🇳🇬    See Less

Mbizo is no African expert 😂     See Less

Jose Mourinho showed us years back and people mocked him and style .. BUT actually even pep gaurdiola nowadays packs bus .. Liverpool too... Egypt were clinical BUT Ivory Coast played a bett     See More     See Less

Mimi Fawaz❤     See Less

He showed them what he meant by a team game with that assist!!     See Less

With this incredible level, I think Egypt will be in the Final     See Less

This is the stage where the quality of refereeing will be measured the most. Let's see if the referees will be able to stand their ground without intimidation from the players, the teams     See More ate. This is sports so teams and players need to accept the outcome and make the game clean and dignified.    See Less