The Super Eagles has landed in Port
Harcourt after a four-hours-and-forty minutes from the city of Dar es
Salaam, following Saturday’s 0-0 draw with the Taifa Stars of Tanzania
in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match.
The delegation, led by NFF President
Amaju Pinnick, arrived in the oil city at exactly 2am on Sunday, and the
Eagles have been quartered at the Hotel Presidential. On Tuesday, the
Super Eagles tackle the Mena of Niger in an international friendly at
the Adokiye Amiesieamaka Stadium.
On a day that Mauritania trounced South
Africa and Liberia defeated Tunisia, in some of the shock results in Cup
of Nations qualifying race, the Super Eagles failed to break the
resistance of the Taifa Stars, thereby earning only one point on the
road. The situation in Group G will become clearer after the match
between Le Sao of Chad and the Pharaohs of Egypt in N’djamena on Sunday.
Coach Sunday Oliseh gave new caps to
goalkeeper Carl Ikeme, who was truly impressive, as well as midfielders
Izunna Uzochukwu and Sylvester Igboun and forward Emem Eduok.
Between them, the likes of defender
Kingsley Madu, William Troost-Ekong, Obiora Nwankwo, Lukman Haruna,
Anthony Ujah and Moses Simon can only talk of a few caps.
Captain Ahmed Musa, who only started out
five years ago and has just about 51 caps, remains the most experienced
player in the Super Eagles’ squad that drew on Saturday, alongside
defender Kenneth Omeruo and forward Emmanuel Emenike.
“We came here with the objective of
earning the three points, but that didn’t happen. It was my first match
in charge of the team and I have learnt a few things which will
definitely help us going forward,” Eagles’ Coach Oliseh said at the end
of the game.
The Super Eagles’ next game in the series is at home to the Pharaohs of Egypt in March 2016.
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