Head coach of Nigeria's Supersand Eagles, Audu Ejo
Adamu says
the target of his Supersand Eagles at
the CAF Beach Soccer Cup of Nations is the trophy, and not just the ticket to
the FIFA World Cup which they secured on Wednesday afternoon.
“We came here
to go all the way, by qualifying for the World Cup and winning the Africa Cup.
We have achieved one of our objectives; the other is pending on Friday.
“I am happy
that these boys did the nation proud by staying calm and then going hard when
necessary to get the World Cup ticket. Now that we have qualified for the World
Cup, we will be relaxed to play the final with huge confidence.”
The Supersand
Eagles edged hosts Egypt 7-6 in one of the most entertaining games of the
tournament so far, in Sharm El Sheikh, to grab one of Africa’s two tickets to
the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Paraguay next year. Veteran Abu Azeez scored
four of the goals, to take his Nigerian tally to 103. Emeka Ogbonna netted
twice and Taiwo Adams got one.
It means Azeez
now has seven goals at the ongoing championship, while Ogbonna and Adams have
four each.
The Nigerian
boys now await the winner of Thursday’s second semi final (between Senegal and
Morocco) in Friday afternoon’s final match.
In their first
match of the tournament, the Supersand Eagles tied 4-4 with Senegal in
regulation and extra time, before losing 0-2 on penalty shoot –out to the four –time
African champions.
Victory for the
Supersand Eagles on Friday would mean a second AFCON trophy for Nigeria within 13
days, following the Super Falcons’ success at the Women AFCON championship in
Ghana.


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