football appears to be
on the horizon as
Coach Samson Siasia ’s
new-look Super Eagles,
to night at the Teslim
Balogun stadium,
soared to a deserved
2-1 win over the Leone
Stars of Sierra Leone.
Taiye Taiwo converted
a penalty and Warri
Wolves ’ Ekhigo Ehiosun
clinically scored the
second goal for Eagles.
Sierra Leone pulled one
back late in the second
half.
Super Eagles
celebrate. Photo:
AllAfrica.com
After successive failures
at Nations Cup and
World Cup
competitions, the
reputation of the
Eagles took a battering
as opposition teams
played them to a
standstill in
competitive or friendly
matches.
Judging from what
panned out both
countries attached
much seriousness to
the game which held
on a FIFA free day and
on the basis of what
was seen, Nigerian
football may be
heading in the right
direction.
And though the match
started 20 minutes
late, the intensity that
the players brought
into it, was just a
teaser of what was to
come as new faces
likes Ahmed Musa, Joel
Obi, Peter Utaka,
Emmanuel Emenike
and Ekhigo Ehiosun,
played well, impressing
an expectant Lagos
fans, who paid them
their homage with
enchanting tunes that
made the night the
more sonorous and
colouful.
Siasia introduced more
local players, raising
hopes that a new
eagles team was in the
making especially
when fans saw most of
the old players
struggling to keep pace
with the new ones.
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