 Welcome back to the breakfast, this time where we speak with the sports journalists Monday, Thomas on the beautiful Friday, we're looking at the support file cons at the WAF con 2022. Monday, Thomas is good to have you join us on a Friday. Good morning. Fantastic platform to be talking towards this morning, can't work together with it. So let's get straight to it. We saw the support file cons at the opening game, losing to South Africa on that two one scores. And then you also have the support file cons also picking it up with Botswana and 2-0 right there. And we're also anticipating the support file cons with the Burundi team sometime and Saturday. But generally speaking, let's get straight to it. The opening match, there's been a lot of reactions from Nigerians and fans of the support file cons talking about the selection of the game. We had no business losing that game whatsoever to a team as South Africa. Looking at the fact that Niger has actually won this title for nine times. OK, first of all, I'd like to say that the Women's Cup of Nation, I mean, the first edition we are seeing 12 teams, it's not going to be business as usual. Yeah, we saw that happen to the Super Falcons of Nigeria with a very appalling performance is the first game against the Bayana, Bayana of South Africa, who lost so far incentives to beat the Super Eagles. I mean, the Super Falcons, because the Super Falcons are clearly a team to beat. For you to be a champion, you need to beat a champion. And the South African, actually, they knew war was at stake and they have to promise their ladies a huge amount of money for them to do the business against Nigeria. But I think the Super Falcons were they on the weekend, the Bayana, Bayana being that they are the nine times African champion, being that they've been on the pinnacle of women's football. And they thought it was going to be business as usual. But we saw a fantastic display from the Bayana, Bayana of South Africa and a very appalling performance from the Super Falcons. But it's not yet over. We can stop for us to just let that slide and get to give the girls the much needed belief once again. We saw some changes in the second game against the Botswana. But I also think that we should also temper our expectations a little bit because I saw that game. I wasn't really impressed by the performance of the Super Falcons, although it was considerably better than the one against South Africa. But I reckon that if Nigeria were to put up that kind of performance against the South Africa again, they would have gotten beaten again. But goodness gracious, they were playing against a team around 152 in the world. And of course, the teams that are making their debut are the women's top of the nation. So we just need to keep fighting. And of course, a move on that the Super Falcons are getting a button to win against the Botswana. But going forward, going forward, I would like them to also take a look at every department the attack was not connecting. And of course, it's a crushing blow to the Super Falcons that let the Italian woman, Ashishala Sharla, to injury and she has returned to Spain. So it's time for the coach to get to talk some motivational talk for the new young South, right? The likes of Gift Monday, who's making a debut at a major event for the Super Falcons. We also have the likes of Wichita Kalu, but I was very impressed by Ithoma Anomano, our finish right there in the first game, in the first goal was very key. So going forward, it's not going to be business as usual. Everyone wants to beat the Super Falcons and they are going to do their very best to do so. The Super Falcons just need to respect their opponent, give them the, let's just give them the play point for them. I mean, let's even come back to it now. We're looking at the opening game of the Super Falcons and the fact that the loss, you have mentioned that it was more like the look down on the opponent who are talking about the Bafana, Bafana. That's South Africans at this point in time. But that's not the case. You have a lot of people saying the selection was just a total mess. It wasn't anything to write him about and that's the reason, not that we don't have great players on the team, but the fact that the selection was not anything to write him about. The likes of Uchenna Kanu, what happened to her? Was she on the bench? And then why do you have to play as a sort of a shwala? As much as we agree that she has all of the experience, selection has actually been what's been responsible, has been pointed out as a factor responsible for the Super Falcons not winning that game again, South Africa. Do you agree with this? Well, I wouldn't go with popular opinion. I want to welcome the best of hands in that particular game, just that things can go wrong in the game. You can come into a match with the best quality players and you go against your opponent who just come out to swap your plans. That's what happened again to the Bayana-Bayana. There was nothing wrong. We played our highest goal scorer, a shwala, the women's player of the year in the 2018 Cup Award. We had a very experienced at the back line. Our goalkeeper, Furtuko Loey, who was not very good, was in a replacement for the number one goalkeeper, Nama Kauduki, who came on in the second game, I was absolutely prolific. So I would go with a popular opinion. It was just the first round of assignment. If you can remember in 2018, Nigeria lost to South Africa in the first game, but they went ahead to win the Cup of Nations. I mean, it doesn't matter how, if you lose the game, what happens is how you react when you lose the game. And goodness me, they reacted in a very good way, although they didn't steal the ball very well against Botswana, but they were able to get three points and a clean sheet. So we should just move fast up the pitch. But Monday, Thamas, but you would also want to agree with me that it's not as much as it's okay to move forward, but you need to understand what happens in the past. And that's why those who are super fans of the Super Falcons are very concerned with what went down. Now also, if you remember, the manager of the South African team actually talked about playing long balls. And in that we decided we forced them to play long balls, throwing it, we forced them to play long balls. Knowing that the long balls would make them to cause mistakes, we saw the girls pushing long balls to the 18 yards. And eventually, it happened, it was like we're predictable. And some people are saying, you have fantastic players, but the combination, when you have people who should not be playing in the midfield playing, then it becomes a disaster. What can we learn from the lesson, the failure that the fact that we lost to South Africa in that game? It's a good thing that we want Botswana, Botswana, but we have a game with Burundi. What are the lessons that Nigerians need to learn or the Super Falcons needs to learn ahead of the game for Burundi? Mercy, I think they've already learned the mistake. I mean, the game against South Africa was the first game and the first was pretty much better than the first game. You know, in football, there is this saying that you are as good as your last team. But football, they don't mention, they've learned their mistake. The coach made about three changes in that particular game, playing Tony Payne, who was not a netback, she didn't wing up, but she played as a netback and she did well. The likes of Michel Alonzi was very perfect at the number 11 division. If all our nominus, who was replacing Ashissa Oshola, was very good at the striking fourth. So I think they've learned the mistake, but there was still much work to be done. They need to also take a look at the game against Botswana, because I also think there's a mistake in that particular game. The factors were not connecting as they should connect. I mean, being the African champion, you're supposed to play very well. I'm going to say the game which looked at the South Africa game, because we've improved from the South Africa game and we have been good against Botswana. We should also take a look at Botswana game. Botswana game should be the case study right now because we played better than we did against South Africa. So I'm sorry, I'm not talking about the South Africa game so much. I think we've done better than what we did against Bayana-Bayana. We should just improve on what we did against Botswana so that we can able to beat Burundi convincingly and play the quarter-final of the women's soccer nation. Well, I don't know if it's too early for us to begin to think about the support Falcons making the 10th title right there. Do you think they're the standard champs? Yes, they're standard champs. But this is the first time in North African countries hosting this competition. And Morocco are doing pretty well in Group A. And they will do very well. I mean, when you're the host nation, it's not just about football game. It's part of the whole nation. So Nigeria, they have a chance because they are the defending champions. But I don't think they should be complacent about this. They shouldn't be just thinking it's going to be an easy work for them. They shouldn't think it's going to be a walk in the park. Cameroon are having a four-stop. But if they win the last game, they can get to qualify to the quarter-finals. Senegal are not doing so bad as well. And as well as Morocco. So although they have a chance, but they should not underrate any team. Morocco, by the way, are the team to beat for me. I keep them to play in the finals. Many thanks, Monday Thamas, for being part of the shortest morning. We appreciate your thoughts and insight on all of the games going on with the Super Falcons right there. It was a pleasure being on the show with you. Mercy, thank you for having me. Have a great day. Thank you. Have a great evening. We have been speaking with Monday Thamas as a sports journalist. And we're looking at the Super Falcons are the games African Women Cup of Nation, my fair, how they've been faring fingers across anticipating the game with Burundi. Let's see how that pans out. All the best to the team. And that's the size of a conversation. If you missed out on any part of it, you will be all right to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 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