At
8 o’clock tonight, Africa’s Champions, the Super Eagles of Nigeria will
take on their Tahiti counterparts in the ongoing FIFA Confederations
Cup in Brasil.
Many
Nigerians are disappointed that their darling Super Eagles were the
last team to arrive Brasil due to dispute over bonuses. This development
they believed has hampered the Eagles’ preparations thereby giving the
small Polynesian island a glimmer of hope of causing an upset.
On
paper, Nigeria is favourite. For example, Nigeria is Africa’s leading
nation with vast experience of international competition, while Tahiti
is a 138th-ranked island with a population of just 178,000. These two
statistics alone mean there should be a vast gulf in class between the
two sides this evening as they contest their opening games.
But
with Nigeria troubled by a dispute between the squad and the nation’s
football federation, are the Super Eagles well prepared and organised
to fly over the Tahitian side? Do you think the Eagles can defeat Tahiti
and with what scores?
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