00:00Let's get started.
00:30For the Super Eagles of Nigeria, it is go hard or go home.
00:35The clashes against Lesotho and Bender Republic are so defining to us heading to the next World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada.
00:44It absolutely has to be a win and we're going to preview these games right here on this edition of the show.
00:50My name is Armini Daniels and I bid you welcome to the latest edition of The Nothing.
01:00And these are defining hours a week for the Super Eagles of Nigeria.
01:06I've got Kay and President Eniola Daniel to have this conversation.
01:12Great to have you guys on the show.
01:14Thanks for having me.
01:15The mood you guys have brought in tells the atmosphere around the Super Eagles.
01:20It's quite a very, very important week.
01:24You also have to get the job done.
01:26For one, I feel the game against Lesotho on Friday bears more significance.
01:30A lot of people are going to talk about the match against Bender Republic days after.
01:34But you have to win this one against Lesotho, isn't it?
01:38Yeah.
01:38It's so many teams in Aztec in this match and we have to pay attention to this because we won.
01:46Currently, Lesotho is on 9 points.
01:49That's why it goes to Nigeria.
01:50Lesotho, 5 points, isn't it?
01:52No, Lesotho.
01:539 points.
01:539 points.
01:549 points.
01:54Okay.
01:559 points.
01:559 points.
01:559 points.
01:559 points.
01:5611 points.
01:57It means if Lesotho beat us, it means they will have 12 points.
02:0212 points.
02:03And that could, depending on how results go, that could also bring them back into the conversation.
02:09So, it means we will remain while Lesotho go talk.
02:13But again, we still have record speaking for us.
02:18Just like us now, Yel is still talking about the invisible.
02:21So, since 2007, we've played like four times.
02:28The first one being winning 2-0.
02:30And, uh, 4-2, uh, 3-0.
02:34And joined the last match, uh, in 2023, uh, 1-1.
02:38So, so many things are thick.
02:39So, we cannot really fold our arms and also go back and begin to do mathematics.
02:46The mathematics, we're not working our favor this time.
02:48Now, I was going to talk about the mathematics.
02:50I think, uh, Nigeria, we are so used to these things.
02:52And it's becoming an embarrassment.
02:53You know, the flying egos just did the same thing.
02:56You know, managed to qualify to the knockout stage.
02:58You know, being the top best place team.
03:00When are we going to stop being mathematical?
03:03Now, this is, if you look at the group we have placed, there's nothing stopping the super egos from topping that group.
03:08Why are we struggling?
03:09The question needs to be asked.
03:11But how do we solve this?
03:13Exactly.
03:13I think that's the, that's, that's where we're.
03:15We are mathematicians.
03:16We should be doing a lot of chemistry.
03:18Oh, I agree.
03:20Because when you have a great team.
03:22Yeah.
03:22The team.
03:23Yeah.
03:24Perfect.
03:24I love that.
03:25I love that.
03:26Chemistry now.
03:27Absolutely.
03:28But anyways, we're not here to talk about high school subjects.
03:31We're not here to talk about the game against Lesotho first.
03:33And really, we just have to get the job done.
03:37And I feel this one is, when you compare both, this one bears probably the lesser stakes.
03:44Or maybe it's the higher stakes.
03:45It just depends on how you see it.
03:47But how do you begin to approach a game like this one against Lesotho where, you know, we played against them the first leg.
03:531-1 ended.
03:54They don't really have high profile players.
03:56Victor Ossiman, by the way, should be back for this game.
03:58And we've seen signs from Tolu Arokodari as well.
04:01Or should we compare, should we combine both of them to have more gold threats?
04:07Or how do we approach this game?
04:09How do we approach it?
04:10It's, you know, Chile just have to go for it.
04:13There is no going back on this one.
04:15You have to go with all you've got.
04:16Just like you said, we might be looking at, oh, maybe Beniripovic is the higher one.
04:20But actually, Lesotho is the way or nothing.
04:24Once anything goes wrong in Lesotho, automatically, every hope that we are having.
04:28Because FIFA now deducted a point from South Africa.
04:31You know, I don't know.
04:32But now, we need to, you know, attack the game as fast as possible.
04:37The last one we played, 1-1, we were so lackadastical.
04:41Wasting chances, not converting chances.
04:42I think that's been the story of our qualifying campaign.
04:44We don't, I don't know.
04:46We waste chances.
04:47We just need to be careful.
04:48Again, we are playing in South Africa.
04:50Nigeria was even part of the country that petitioned against South Africa.
04:58Oh, yeah.
04:58So, we should also be expecting a very hostile atmosphere against the Super Eagles of Nigeria.
05:04So, nothing must go wrong.
05:05Nothing must go wrong.
05:06We can't afford to go wrong this time at all.
05:09Well, we can't.
05:10We can't.
05:11And I think we should talk about the game between the Super Eagles and Benar Republic in this
05:17one as well.
05:18Because that one is a derby.
05:20That one has Gennot Roar as a coach.
05:24And that's the last game.
05:25Because you can't afford to lose that one.
05:28But the story in the media will be that the former head coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria
05:33ensured that the Super Eagles of Nigeria didn't qualify for the World Cup in the USA.
05:39Goodness me.
05:40And for ages, we're always going to talk about it if it does happen like that.
05:44We don't want that happening, do we?
05:46You know what, EY?
05:47This is just it for me.
05:50Chile got so get this right.
05:53And now, I'm not going to put it on Chile alone.
05:55I'm going to also put it on the players.
05:57These guys, they have been playing at sea.
05:59They don't want to go.
06:00Let me be sincere.
06:01Because most of the time, we blame the coach.
06:03But if you look at what these guys are doing on the pitch.
06:05Okay, the other time, we're saying that, okay, look at this combination.
06:08This combination, we're fine.
06:09You think so about the game that, of course, Osme was rejected from the game.
06:15And then he considered immediately.
06:17But the coach, in my criticism of the coach, he brought in an attacker.
06:23At the death of the game, you should bring in a defender there.
06:25Well, that could be a dent.
06:28But what I'm trying to say is, everything is not always on the coaches.
06:32But most of the time, they want to take because of the one in charge.
06:34But these players, where is the passion?
06:36I tend to agree with you as well.
06:38Where is the passion?
06:40I don't want to go with that narrative.
06:52I think Osme is not that kind of person.
06:54I think if there's one person that will leave his life for the national team, he's shown in many times.
06:59You know, moving to Galatasaray as a new player, going back there.
07:04So, people are, you also, you also want to maybe, are careful not to get injured.
07:09So, yeah, but you have to go back to his performance against Liverpool and how, it shows you he's ready for, he's ready to play.
07:17But is he coming?
07:17Is he coming?
07:18Yes, certainly he has to come.
07:19Yes.
07:20Is he coming?
07:20So, one thing we have to also deploy our national team, this new guy, Akko Adams, that play against, score against Barcelona.
07:30Beautiful.
07:31I think he should be, he should also play for Sevilla against Barcelona and he scored.
07:37So, I think we should also bank on that.
07:39We should also bank on new players.
07:40We should be looking at new players.
07:42I don't think our attack is the problem.
07:45This is where we're going to crash the show.
07:46The midfield.
07:46The midfield.
07:47The midfield is really concerning.
07:49I mean, four midfielders were called off for this game.
07:51I'm looking at the chances of us playing in transitions because the midfield is where you control the game, the state of the game.
08:00And if you don't get it right there, it can be pretty difficult.
08:03And you look at the options that we have, Alassane, Yusuf, Franco, Yeka, Wilfred, and Didi.
08:08They don't exactly give you a lot of confidence that it can control the proceedings.
08:14Especially in the Derby against Benarok Public.
08:16You want that level of control in that kind of game.
08:20How does Chell begin to go about the problems in midfield?
08:25I think in defense in midfield, I mean, in defense and attack, it's not too concerning or as concerning.
08:32As the midfield.
08:33What I think is, how do you control transitions or reduce the amount of transitions in those games to exact enough control to get the result done?
08:41I would just say this.
08:42For me, the creativity in that team is not enough.
08:46Yes, Alexey will be sometimes I am confused.
08:49Is he an attacking midfielder?
08:50Is he a winger?
08:51Because sometimes you have to see the structure in the team.
08:53I think he plays more as a central midfielder business.
08:55But he's not, I'm sorry, he's not been effective in the creativity.
08:59But credit to him, I think he's the best that we've got.
09:03I'm not saying it.
09:04In that position.
09:04Actually, he's doing his best.
09:06He's doing his best.
09:06I won't take it away from Iwobi.
09:08But what I'm trying to say is, as a team, Nigeria's midfield has not been able to create enough chances.
09:14Even while Osime was on the pitch, most of the games, he had to run here and there just to struggle for the match.
09:20When last I blew 1-3-0 or 4-0?
09:23When last?
09:23It's 1-0.
09:24It's been a long time.
09:25What makes you come again with Mojo?
09:27I think the last match, the AFCON.
09:31I think it was one of our better performers.
09:33Where he was criticized.
09:35I think it also affected Iwobi.
09:37And he still carried the pain.
09:39But even recently, I think it's one of our better performers.
09:41And I really just hope that, you know, he performs even beyond optimal level because we need the performances.
09:48Everybody.
09:48And we're just going to have to let Eric Chell decide what he does.
09:52We have to crash the show now.
09:54Thank you very much, guys.
09:55I don't need to ask for predictions because the only prediction that makes any sort of sense is that you go there and win both games.
10:02And then hope that results also go your way.
10:07By the way, South Africa are playing Rwanda and Zimbabwe.
10:09Rwanda also have 11 points like Nigeria.
10:12I'm expecting them to have the same kind of mindset and want to get the business done like that.
10:16So hopefully, one of those two games can end in a draw and then the Super Eagles defeats Beneripop.
10:21When will this pass stop?
10:22That's what the Super Eagles have done us to.
10:25We're now doing permutations a lot.
10:27But anyway, thank you very much, guys.
10:28And to you watching, thank you very, very much.
10:31We hope that the Super Eagles will make you proud when push comes to shove.
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10:47Again, it's been a pleasure, Kay, and President Eniola.
10:52One day you will explain to us why you call yourself President.
10:57But then that's your appellation.
10:58So we give it to you.
10:59Thank you very much, guys.
11:00And see you next time.
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