The
Nigerian Super Eagles will play Bosnia-Herzegovina on Saturday in Group F in
the on-going FIFA World Cup in Brazil. This would be our second match of the
competition after playing a goalless draw with Iran, a match everyone had
expected the Super Eagles to win comfortably.
Saturday‘s
match now becomes a must-win for the Eagles if they are to have any chance of
moving on to the next round of the World Cup. If Nigeria loses to Bosnia, we
are as good as out of the World Cup.
This
world cup has presented so many shocks and surprise. First it was the reigning European
and World Champions Spain losing both of their opening matches and becoming the
first team to be knocked out of the world cup, and in fact setting a record as
the first defending Champions ever to be knocked out of a world cup before
playing their final first round match.
And
then the victory of Costa Rica over favorite Uruguay, England losing to Chile
and today, Costa Rica beating Italy which effectively means, England is out of
the world cup.
The
Super Eagles should therefore attack this match with the seriousness it
deserves. We might just be lucky that when we eventually get to the next round,
most of the traditional big names would have been knocked out already, leaving us
with regular teams to beat.
I
believe this year’s world cup serves the best opportunity for us to advance to
the semifinals, miss this and we may not have it again for a very long time to
come.
Coach
Stephen Keshi must choose the right players and they in turn must perform.
Wishing them victory.
The
match will kick off by 5pm at Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
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