Super Eagles, Indomitable Lions Friendly Match Ends In Stalemate


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Super Eagles, Indomitable Lions Friendly Match Ends In Stalemate By Our Reporter The Super of Nigeria could not beat their Cameroonian counterparts in their second international friendly billed for the Wiener Neustadt Stadium as the match ended 0-0. In the penultimate encounter played on Friday, Gernot Rohr’s men lost to the Indomitable Lions in the low-scoring affair. Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa’s 37th-minute encounter separated both teams in the affair that saw Abraham Marcus, Valentine Ozornwafor and Terem Moffi make their Super Eagles debuts. Nonetheless, Tuesday’s fixture affords the three-time African champions a chance to avenge that loss, as well as earn the bragging rights at stake but were unable to score a goal in 180 minutes against a potential rivals in 2021 African Nations Cup finals. Despite injury that led to withdrawal of high profile players, yet, Nigerians still expected to challenge Toni Conceicao’s men with their guns blazing. The inability to defeat Cameroon in both friendly games will affect the Eagles FIFA ratings. The game is a valuable exercise for both teams who will commence their 2022 World Cup qualification campaigns in September.
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Niyi Busari

Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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