‘We’ll beat Congo silly’

AS Nigerians continue to savour the sweet victory of Super Eagles Team B against Ghana’s Under 23 team in Uyo in the friendly to open the Akwa Ibom International Stadium,  Super Eagles publicist, Ben Alaiya has predicted that the Eagles would devour Congo in their AFCON qualifier.

The Eagles have been scheduled to storm Congo on Thursday with a chartered 737 Boeing Discovery Airline.

Excited by the new spirit and vim and vitality displayed by the mainly home-based Eagles against Ghana, Alaiya predicted that the Eagles would whip Congo silly in the reverse match after the Red Devils beat the Eagles 3 – 2 in Calabar.

“The Eagles that played Ghana were put together under three days. That team have given us hope that Nigerian will continue her dominance of African football and make great impact at the world scene”, Alaiya  said.

Speaking on Coach Stephen Keshi’s absence from the touch line in the the match against Ghana, Alaiya said that Keshi was saddled with administrative duties that did not allow him come in early from Abuja to tinker the Eagles.

“He allowed his Assistant Daniel Amokachi to be in charge and he  did a fantastic job within three days”, the Eagles spokesman said.
Alaiya’s explanation, however, differed from widely held stories that made the rounds in Uyo that the Nigeria Football Federation had stopped Keshi from being on the bench to prevent livid Nigerian fans from venting their spleen on him like they did in Abuja despite beating Sudan 3 – 1.

Keshi’s absence from the bench had fueled rumours that he had gone into hiding to save his head from angry fans. But the returnee Coach re-appeared to collect his medals at the end of the 1 – 0 victory which was made possible by the beautiful header of home-boy Emem Eduok who plays for Dolphins of Port Harcourt.

Eduok shot himself into reckoning  becoming the first player to scre in the brand new 30,000 seater Akwa Ibom International Stadium.

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