Reminiscence of the arrival of Nigeria’s first national team in Liverpool 72 years ago, the current crop of players, the Super Eagles have made similar arrival in Cotonou in Benin Republic as they get set for a crunchy Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Porto Novo.
“We have arrived in Porto Novo”, the team’s official twitter handle announced at a little past 3pm Nigerian time. It was the first time in 72 years that a Nigerian national team had travelled by sea for an assignment. They travelled to Cotonou in six boats.
When it first happened 72 years ago, the Nigerian side won by 5-2, the first match they played after disembarking. The game was against Marine Cosby.
Will the Super Eagles recreate this by winning by a three goal margin on Saturday?
The team will on Saturday moved to Porto Novo venue of the match. In Cotonou, they are staying at the Golden Tulip Le Diplomat Hotel. They also had their mandatory Covid-19 test.
After the match, they will return to Cotonou and leave again by boat for Lagos on Sunday morning.
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