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  • AFCON 2023: We will not underrate Guinea Bissau – Super Eagles

    AFCON 2023: We will not underrate Guinea Bissau – Super Eagles

    The Super Eagles of Nigeria have promised that they will not underrate the Djurtus of Guinea Bissau in the last group A encounter at the  ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast,

    Forwards Victor Osimhen and Samuel Chukwueze made the vow on behalf of the team.

    Nigeria will face Guinea-Bissau in their third Group A of the AFCON on Monday at the Stade Félix Houphouët Boigny in Abidjan.

    Recall that the Nigerian senior national team bounced back in their second game of the competition against host Cote D’Ivoire after previously playing a 1-1 draw against Equatorial Guinea.

    The Eagles secured a 1-0 win over the Elephants with Osimhen emerging as the standout player in the thrilling encounter at the Stade Alassane Ouattara which had 49,517 home crowd.

    The pivotal moment arrived in the 55th minute when the Napoli striker won a penalty which was expertly converted by William Troost-Ekong to secure the lead.

     

    The Super Eagles have reiterated that they will try their best possible to clinch the AFCON title for the fourth time on the continent.

  • Big names don’t play football – Guinea Bissau coach, Baciro mocks Super Eagles

    Big names don’t play football – Guinea Bissau coach, Baciro mocks Super Eagles

    Baciro Cande, the head coach of Guinea-Bissau has mocked the Super Eagles for parading array of stars against his side but still lost to them in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Abuja on Friday evening.

    According to Baciro, big names dont play football but team spirit does.

    The Djurtus recorded one of the biggest upsets in African football with a 1-0 win over the hosts and favourites at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, as fans watched in disbelief, another horrible display by the Eagles under Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro.

    Cande, while speaking at the post-match press conference, said his deserved the win despite the array of “big names” paraded by the Nigerians.

    “This victory is for the Guinea-Bissau people, we respect all the Nigerian players, but big names don’t play football on the pitch.

    “They (Eagles) tried to do everything to beat us and created many scoring chances, but we deserved to win,” Cande said.

    “We are surprised, but the team trained very hard and today they beat Nigeria, a big football country with good players. We feel good about this victory against Nigeria.”

    On his plans for the reverse fixture of the double-header in Bissau on Monday, Cande added, “I will keep the team in focus ahead of the return leg and we will see what is the best strategy to adopt for the next game.

    “I can’t really speak about the strategy we deployed in today’s match because we have another game next week.”

     

  • Iwobi makes promise to Nigerians after loss to Guinea Bissau

    Iwobi makes promise to Nigerians after loss to Guinea Bissau

    Everton and Super Eagles star, Alex Iwobi has made a promise to Nigeria fans, begging them to forgive them after their defeat to the Djurtus of Guinea Bissau on Friday in Abuja.

    Iwobi made this comment shortly after the Super Eagles lost to the Wild Dogs of Guinea Bissau.

    Ligue 1 side Troyes forward, Mama Balde scored in the 29th minute to give the visitors the lead that eventually resulted to their first win against the visitor.

    Jose Peseiro’s men have now dropped to second position in Group A following the defeat against Guinea-Bissau.

    “First and foremost, as players and staff, we know we’ve got to react to this result,” Iwobi told the media after the game.

    “All we can do is to improve, and to all the fans, all I can say is that they should stick by us and support us because we give 100% not just for ourselves but also for our nation.

    “Next time, we’re going to do our best and make the country proud.

    “We know we’re privileged to wear the shirt, there are a lot of people who want to be in this position.”

    The Everton player added: “I don’t think we played under pressure. Like the coach [Peseiro] said, they scored with the only chance they created in the game.”

    Nigeria will now face Guinea-Bissau in the return leg on Monday.

  • AFCON Qualifiers: Guinea Bissau shock Super Eagles 1-0 in Abuja

    AFCON Qualifiers: Guinea Bissau shock Super Eagles 1-0 in Abuja

    The Djurtus of Guinea Bissau today shocked Super Eagles of Nigeria in an AFCON 2025 Qualifiers by defeating them 1-0 at the Moshood Abiola International  National Stadium in Abuja.

    Mama Balde who plays for French Ligue 1 side Troyes scored for the visitors in the 29th minute to revive the qualification  hopes of the Guineans.

    All effort by the Super Eagles to get a goal back proved abortive in the match.

    Nigeria has 6 points from three games after recording two wins and one loss while Guinea Bissau climbed to the top of the log after amassing two wins and a draw.

    The reverse fixture comes up in three days in Guinea Bissau.

    Two teams will qualify from each group to feature at the AFCON in Cote’ Ivoire next year January.

    Below is the Super Eagles starting XI against Guinea-Bissau:

    Uzoho, Osayi-Samuel, Bassey, Akpoguma, Zaidu, Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanacho, Alex Iwobi, Ademola Lookman, Samuel Chukwueze and Victor Osimhen.

     

  • AFCON Qualifier: Guinea Bissau to play Super Eagles in Morocco

    AFCON Qualifier: Guinea Bissau to play Super Eagles in Morocco

    Following the resumption of  AFCON qualifying games that was suspended as a result of the shift in date of the tourney Guinea Bissau will play its home games in Morocco for the remainder of the qualifying series.

    The Super Eagles of Nigeria will be Guinea Bissau’s next opponent and the game has been fixed for Casablanca in Morocco.

    The match will hold on Thursday, March 23, with the reverse fixture slated for the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja four days later.

    Guinea-Bissau’s home stadia, Estadio 24 de Setembro and Estadio Lino Correia were not approved by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to host games in the qualifiers.

    The two grounds failed to meet CAF’s requirements to host international matches.

    According to reports emanating from the West African country, the Guinea Bissau Football Federation have been granted permission by their Moroccan counterpart to host their home games in the country.

    The Djurtus are second in Group B with four points from two games.

    Baciro Cande’s side lost 2-0 to the Super Eagles the last time both teams met in a group game at the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

    Two teams will emerge from the group for the tournament billed to hold in Ivory Coast January 2024.