 And we're back with the breakfast in plus TV Africa time for us to talk spots Monday, Thomas joins us this morning Monday. It's good to have you join us. Mercy, thank you so much for having me once again. I'm excited to talk to you this morning. So let's talk about the Super Fire Codons and, you know, their performance. How would you rate their performance so far, you know, with the games? I mean, it's very easy for anyone to rate the Super Fire Codons. I mean, starting from the Wafkan tournament where we lost in the third place against Zambia and also lost in the semifinals against Morocco. It's been a beautiful performance so far. And, you know, Christian Max and as well as major concerns on how we are going to perform at the World Cup if we've gone six games without a win. We certainly know the beating of the nine-time African champions. I mean, they are the highest ranked African team heading to the World Cup and it's such a shame that we are not leading up to the top inning. Just hopefully, let's see what we can do tomorrow against Colombia, but I can't believe that Coach Juan de Maldrum will still come out and receive that. It is a learning call. How does this work? I'm going to quote you this morning that Nigeria is still learning. I mean, nine-time African champion is still learning and the major competition is about four months' time. The impression is nice and I'm really worried about the Super Fire Codons and their performance heading to the World Cup. Looking at the fact that, you know, those lost to Mexico, what exactly do you think the Super Fire Codons were not doing and can do, you know, before that game in four months? The Super Fire Codons were not just cool. If you follow the highlights of that game, you see that it was Mexico from the first blast of the whistle and it was just a matter of time until they got the first goal by Kena Palacios in the 83th minute. No chance is great yet. Maybe you don't see it just because of the absence of the Thomas woman, Ashishabh Oshala, who, according to my reports, she is not in camp yet. But we don't really need Ashishabh Oshala. She's doing great in her basketball now. We need to get the only departments working because Ashishabh is someone you can bang on if she has the chance. You will take it. But what happens to the defense line? What happens to the big deal? What happens to the creative part of the team? So the question marks everywhere, every department, everything is not just forming well, but, you know, there's always a chance for improvement and I'm very sorry. It is getting really late. It's getting really late. The World Cup is in July and we need to do things right right now. Mercy, if you can remember, Nigeria are in Group B alongside footballing nations like Canada and as well as the host nation, Australia. So for us to be in this World Cup teams, we need to get our preparations for time and that's going to start in this revelation, revelation score. I mean, the only positive we can pick out of that game two days ago was we lost by just a goal margin. But the passage of play, the house, everything went, it was not impeccable of the circle falcons and I'm just hoping they can do well. But if they are also a steel pressure match, all of the coach, can he take Nigeria forward? I don't think so. Amadeya, are we not reading too much into this loss? Bear in mind it's just a 1-0 defeat and the goal came in the 85th minute of the match. It's probably so close, we can say that it was so close to drawing this game. It's a friendly tournament. Last time I was here with you, we were talking about the fact that the plan was to give every single player a chance to justify their inclusion in the forthcoming World Cup. So it's a friendly tournament, they're experimenting, giving different players a chance to show why they should be included in the team going to the World Cup. 1-0, considered a goal in 85 minutes, is it that bad? I know it's a six consecutive loss for the falcons but it's a friendly tournament. Shouldn't we just calm down, allow them, get themselves together and injure them by the performance when they go to the main tournament? Coffee, a win is a win, a loss is a loss. It's simply going to affect your standings on the Pima table, right? And I would quite understand if you coached one new World Cup if we got wins in our previous games. But this is a six consecutive game without a win. Major consensus of coffee. I know it's a friendly tournament. It's a tournament where the family of the games are in the workout of all the players, in the discovery of all the talents, but we can get wins. I mean, like I told Mirasi that there was nothing wrong with us getting beaten by a bot in the bot. Something was wrong with, we were playing, we were playing no creativity, no stability in that main field. We were struggling to create chances and I'm not even talking about not competing the chances, creating the chances at first. It was not just what's coming for Nigeria. And that was where the problem, Mexico is not even a big country when it comes to female football. They're not even the same level as the likes of Sweden, it's in England or United States. I'm not even talking about Germany. These are a country that they are still doing their football, the female football. But how come they were able to get a one-year win and they played much better with a very germaneering position? So that's where I have problems with. But let's delve into the flying eagles and look at how they are faring in terms of their training and the fact that they are set to beat the records. Just do better and keep it up with that. Do you think that they have what it takes and shape mentally and in all ramification to move up? They've got all it takes in the arsenal to go out there and make Nigeria a problem. I mean the first tournament in 2023 that Africa competing was the Chan where Senegal won and it was quite a shame that we didn't have Nigeria right then. So now that we have Nigeria and it's just in the second month of the year in Egypt where the flying eagles are picked alongside the likes of Mozambique, Egypt, as well as Senegal. They are trying to do great. I want you to take a look at their preparatory games. They've done well, they've not lost any. And the last one was in Morocco where the beta cow-cow athletic club, the local club in Morocco by 6001. They also beat the cow-cow basketball in 2001. So with the preparations so far, the trajectory looks like everything is favorably on at 20. And there are seven times Africa and China in sparse and they are pretty great heading into this tournament. So let's just wait for the best to come. It's always different from the preparation to what happens on the pitch of play. It could be that Senegal is a big game, two days now against Senegal and we just hope and believe that they can make Nigeria a problem. Are you confident that the fact that in the job and the ability of coach Ladin Boso to deliver. Let's look at the coach and his pedigree. What is about the fact that we have someone who's been there before and achieved some things in the past. Can he deliver for Nigeria? He said that Nigerians should look at the performance of the team in the matches leading up to the walk up. For instance, the Wafu B tournament and all of that. So do you think Ladin Boso can deliver? He can deliver for certain, but I'm telling him not to really back on preparatory games because most of them were from Nigerian clubs here. Nigerian Academy, not very big teams and they were supposed to take on South Sudan for also the tournament and as well as Benin Republic. And as well as even Central Africa Republic, but this country did not turn up. So we had to play just against Congo, Grasaville and as well as the Kaukau Athletic of Morocco. So we've gotten the greens. We've gotten the momentum going into this game. I'll advise not to back on this preparation because they're coming in soft teams. And the nations coming in, they're going to play against the host nation in Egypt. They're going to come with a different ball game. They're going to play against Senegal who are the recent winners of champ. So it's going to be very difficult, but just like he said, the man Ladin Boso has got pedigree. It's done reputation as far as Nigerian football is concerned, as far as each great football has been sent. And the Nigerian Champions only has one option, just one option and that's go there and get the Kaukau. Well, Monday we have to let it go at this point in time. Thank you so much for being part of the show this morning. We do appreciate your time and we look forward to sharing your thoughts as we move closer to the end of February and see how the teams are actually faring at the end of the day. Alright, I'm sure that the Super Falcons, I'm not really sure about that, but I'm pretty sure they're on the 25 to make us proud. Alright, and you're sure they're going to get to the semifinals. That's by the fact that they're in a group containing the Cubs Lions of Senegal and they're going to face their hosts as well. Egypt, you know what it means to play Egypt at the Cairo International Stadium. That means it's going to be as if you're going for ball. It's a tough group, isn't it? I mean, when it comes to age grade football, it's not just about the honour 20, you go back to honour 17 because football is a series, it's a sequence. Your honour 17 is as good as your honour 20 because these are the players graduating from this particular class to the next. Your honour 17, your honour 20, with us being the world champions five times and with us being the African champions seven times, this will come out to play and I think we're going to mix Senegal and as well as Egypt. Well, that's it Monday, Thomas. Thank you so much. We appreciate your time and that's the size of a conversation this morning on the breakfast. We'll definitely return on Monday all things being equal, you know, to have more interesting headlines. I mean, it's been very great to know that you've been with us despite all odds. We ask that you stay safe. Very important. We also ask that you be ready to go out on the 25th of February 2023. I mean, so far, all things being equal that you go out and cast your vote in a very peaceful manner and observe all of the protocols. Kofi. Yes, indeed. Right. We'll be back next week. My name is Kofi Bartels. 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