Give us this day, Nigerians plead with Super Eagles

Super Eagles

We won’t disappoint, Eguavoen assures For the first time since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemics in 2020, the Super Eagles will be playing in front of a 60,000 capacity crowd. It is the second leg of the qualifiers for Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup, and the Eagles are on the threshold of history as they face the Black Stars of Ghana in Abuja today.

Nigerians, both home and abroad, are highly expectant.

For Coach Augustine Eguavoen, the day represents a turning point in his romance with the round leather game. In 1994, he was part of the Super Eagles team that participated at the World Cup hosted by the United States of America. It was the first ever World Cup appearance for Nigeria. If he leads the Super Eagles to pick the World Cup ticket today, he then becomes only the third indigenous man, after the late Coach Shuaibu Amodu and Stephen Keshi (also late) to have qualified the team for the global showpiece

The stage for this epochal occasion is the magnificent MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja, famed for staging the COJA 2003 All African Games. The high and mighty, including President Muhammadu Buhari, and millions television viewers around the globe are waiting to cheer the Super Eagles to victory.

Whatever happens today inside the MKO Abiola Stadium, a winner must emerge.

The first leg of the tie ended goalless in Kumasi four days ago and so, one of the teams is expected to emerge triumphant after another 90 minutes (120) of football.

Today’s match will add a new chapter to 70-year-old West African football rivalry between Nigeria and Ghana, with 57 games between the two countries – the Black Stars (25 wins) and the Super Eagles (12 wins).

The last time both countries were involved in a FIFA World Cup qualifying game was in