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| Ogenyi Onazi |
Super Eagles stand-in
captain Ogenyi Onazi on Tuesday said the team had not forgotten their 2-2 draw against South Africa in
their 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
qualifier at the Godswill Akpabio
Stadium in Uyo three years ago. The result prevented Nigeria from competing at
the Equatorial Guines 2015 finals won by Ivory Coast.
The Eagles meet Bafana Bafana in a Cameroon 2019 Africa Cup
of Nations qualifier at the same venue
on Saturday and Onazi said Nigeria would
avoid a bad result this time round.
The Turkey-based
midfielder said, “Of course, we remember that it was in this stadium that we
missed the opportunity to play at AFCON
2015 when we drew with South Africa. We
have not forgotten it. Though it is not a grudge match, we are approaching it
with all seriousness.”
Nigeria coach Gernot
Rohr said Muslims in the squad
including Ahmed Musa and Shehu
Abdullahi would train less ahead of Saturday’s clash because of Ramadan.
He said, “They (Bafana)
are the strongest opponents I will face as Nigeria coach so far. I am
also aware that they stopped Nigeria from getting to the AFCON 2015 and that
this match is very important to Nigeria.”
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