 And that's the breakfast and plus TV Africa. Just before we joined the newsroom at 9 o'clock for the news brief, Monday Thomas joins us this morning to talk sports. And Monday, it's good to have you join us. Good morning. Good morning. Thank you so much for having me, Marcee. It's been some time and you're looking as pretty as ever. Thank you for having me. Thank you as well. But quickly let's delve straight to the conversation. The Super Falcons dropped five places to become the fourth yet in the world and 16 Africa and the latest FIFA ranking. We're really behind countries like Russia who's never competed in a game. I mean, how does that really make you feel when we have super stars like Iwobe, Alex, okay, Alex and Iwobe, same thing. And then we're friend Didi. You want to look at the caliber of players that we have, then we're just going, going and then we're just really behind a country as Russia. Who hasn't really participated in sports? You know, what exactly is going on with the Super Eagles? And how does that make you feel? Well, as a Petrotic Nigerian, I'm really sad. But as someone who understands football, I expected this because when we are being coached with a manager who hasn't achieved a lot in football, I mean, every manager needs a chance to achieve whatever they need to. But of course, the Super Eagles is a big job. And when you're taking on a big job, the expectations are very high. The standards are very high. And I must say coached just a Pestiro, it doesn't match the standards of the Super Eagles, but he certainly matches the standards of the NFF because the NFF have brought themselves so low to be taking managers who haven't achieved a lot in world football. I know he's got good pedigrees when it comes to training. It was once upon a time in Real Madrid, he has been the coach of Ben Estrella. He spent some time in Portugal. But what has he really achieved? Has he been able to assemble stars? The Super Eagles are a squad full of great players, but quite a shame that we don't have a manager who's got that great ability to assemble the best players. Victor Semen, you mentioned him banging in goals in the Italian CRR. But when it comes to the Super Eagles, he's not getting those supplies. And the other thing is the Nigerian players are not as good as we think they are. How many of them get to start games for here at this particular time? Real friends did he play the first game against Guinea-Bissau, where he was a mess in that midfield. He couldn't make it in the second game. And Nigeria also, what do you expect them to win? They get to these two points. I'm pretty sure you're familiar with that already, Mercy. What do you expect them to struggle? That's where they're surprised. But that shouldn't be so. We announced six on the log, four tickets in the world, six in Africa, and four tickets in the world. No one is going to respect us. And that's quite a shame for us. So you're saying that the reason for all of this is because of the sort of management and coach that we have? That's what it is. That's what it is. We don't go far better than that than all the kind of players we have. We don't have that quality of players that we think we do. So basically that's what it is. Okay, so let's also look at the next thing now. And it's also the Super Falcons who will commence walk-up preparation with Mexico. And then of course, if you also look at the group stage or category, we're looking up, we're going to be up against the likes of Canada. We're going to be up against the likes of New Zealand and Australia. This team, it's not a joke, really not a joke, even if it's the female version of it. If you also look at the male version, it's also not a joke as well. Do you see us, you know, making it? We've not made it in the past locations, though. I don't see us making it. I mean, because I don't see it doesn't mean it can't happen. Why do I feel like you're just being very pessimistic this morning? I just have to be brutally honest, Mersi. As far as she has the last eight games, the Super Falcons have been involved in just one week. And the same problem we are having with the coach and the Super Eagles is what we're having at the Super Falcons. Coach Randy Raulstrom, quite a shame, but he shouldn't be coaching the most successful African team as far as women's football is concerned. And heading to a world cup, we are going to take on the likes of Haiti in Antalya and as well as New Zealand. And when we get to the world cup, we take on the host nation, I think Australia, and as well as great female footballing nation as Canada. I mean, I used to expect a lot from the Super Falcons, but I would urge people listening to me right now that they should temper their expectations. I mean, it's a world cup. We've not had a good record at the world cup. I think the best record we had at the World Cup was the quarterfinal finish in 2003. I was very young, but I can still remember that game. Please see the Brazilian. I don't know how old she is now. Maybe she's the grand mother. She's got a free kick. So when I drew a lose, I gave my four goals to Prey. Shout out to the likes of Mercy at TDA. They were the one pulling down the Super Falcons at that time. But at this time, we have the likes of Aziz Alishola, Rajid Aziz, but they would be having a great time in Spain, but they certainly don't have a great time when they play for the Super Eagles of Nigeria. But let's begin to talk about the solution. Do you think this is a way forward? Is there any remedy before all of this, before the Super Falcons actually face the game? Do you think there's also a remedy for the Super Eagles as well, before the next ranking? I mean, football, as they say, is good at the preparation. If they should get their preparations right, and it shows that these players are guaranteed to be an incentive, want to see some level of motivation because they expect someone to leave their club style from Spain. It's a world cup. I know other club football will be on break, but these players need to know that they are playing for the national team. They are playing for Prey. But at the end of the day, they will have food to eat when they get back home. They will have some fancy stuff to buy with the money. They will be promised. And these are the things we get to Slacken. So I'll call on the management to do the right things because if we do the right things, the form will just follow function and everything will form properly. And then we'll have a great world cup. And also the preparations. Get a win against 80 today makes around about 3 p.m. And when you take on New Zealand, you continue winning weight. Because football is a game of momentum. When once you lose one game, you can lose the other. You can keep on winning. But once you win, there are chances that you can continue winning because you've somehow built your motivation, your confidence into the next game. So the management talk about the NFFs to act right and make sure the girls are well motivated. The coach should employ some great tactics. Ashish Sureshawna, Rajid Shiva Dev, we've got Uchan Nakandu, that people who are playing regularly for their club. They will be playing regularly for their club. They were not good players. But what happens when they come to the Super Bowl that has to be on the tactics employed. So the right tactics, the management should act right and the players should be want to be and then we'll have a great World Cup. I remember those times where it was quite exciting to be called Messi because you had the likes of Messi Akide always playing. And then you probably say, hey, you know, that's awesome. Well, that's a size of it. Thank you so much. Monday, we have to go. Since I apologize, we don't have enough time to have for the conversation. But we'll always talk about this. We have to take a break to join the newsroom at nine o'clock. I wish you a very fantastic Friday and good one of that. Happy Good Friday and happy holiday. Thank you, Messi, for having me. Happy Good Friday as well. Well, I want to say thank you to you for also being part of the show from seven o'clock up until this moment. It has been a fantastic ride for the week. We will return on Monday or things being equal. If you missed out on the part of the conversation, we ask that you join us via any other social media platforms. So just to catch up, we're also on YouTube at Plus TV Africa and Plus TV Africa lifestyle. Facebook, Twitter and Instagram is at Plus TV Africa. My name is Messi, but we'll have a great morning.