Grudge match as Eagles battle Teranga Lions

The match which is billed for the MKO Abiola Stadium Abeokuta Ogun State is expected to produce football fireworks as the Lions of Senegal proved a hard nut to crack when both countries met at the group stage with the Nigerian team having to dig deeper to snatch victory from them. Thus, today’s encounter is […]

The match which is billed for the MKO Abiola Stadium Abeokuta Ogun State is expected to produce football fireworks as the Lions of Senegal proved a hard nut to crack when both countries met at the group stage with the Nigerian team having to dig deeper to snatch victory from them.

Thus, today’s encounter is going to attract enormous interest from both sides because while the Daniel Amokachie tutored side will like to prove that their first victory over Senegal was not an ‘accidental discharge’, the Senegalese would do everything humanly possible to avenge that defeat.

To get to the finals, Nigeria who played in Group A at the MKO Abiola Stadium defeated Squirrels of Benin 4-0, Guinea 5-0, Senegal 2-1 and Burkina Faso 1-0 in the semi-finals.

On the other hand, Senegal who played in the same group with Nigeria against all expectation shocked the Black Stars of Ghana 3-1 last Friday to book a place in today’s finals.