Nigeria – Sudan
After claiming 3 points in their thrilling Group D opener which saw them drown the Pharaohs of Egypt; courtesy a clean finish from Kelechi Iheanacho, who scored the only goal of the game, the Super Eagles of Nigeria have shifted their focus to their next match, against Sudan.
Unlike their opposition, the Falcons of Jediane head into the game with a 0 – 0 stalemate from the face-off with Guinea-Bissau in their first fixture of AFCON 2021.
Both Nigeria and Sudan have met 14 times in the past with the Super Eagles clinching eight wins, drawing four and losing twice to the Sudanese side.
A win would give Nigeria six points from two group matches and guarantee their qualification for the round of the 16.
Can the three-time African champions keep up their debut momentum or will the Falcons pull a surprise on them?
Super Eagles vice captain states target for the game against Sudan
The Sudanese have not done anything of note since their triumph at the 1970 AFCON, and Nigeria are huge favourites going into the tie.
Ahead of the game, Super Eagles defender Troost-Ekong has stated that they will improve on some of their deficiencies in the Egypt game and give a solid performance against the Falcons.
“Expect a very fiery team,” Troost-Ekong said after yesterday’s training session.
The Sudanese have not done anything of note since their triumph at the 1970 AFCON, and Nigeria are huge favourites going into the tie.
Ahead of the game, Super Eagles defender Troost-Ekong has stated that they will improve on some of their deficiencies in the Egypt game and give a solid performance against the Falcons.
“Expect a very fiery team,” Troost-Ekong said after yesterday’s training session.
“We’ve raised the bar for how we should play for the tournament, and the good thing about tournament football is that you have so many games shortly after each other, but the idea is always to improve on the previous game.”
“There are some things we could do better from the game against Egypt, so we will focus on that,” he added.
The kick-off is set for 5 pm, and the game will be played in the same stadium that Nigeria beat Egypt- Stade Omnisport Roumde Adija.
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