MOURINHO PREDICTS POTENTIAL WINNER OF FRANCE VS NIGERIA LAST 16 CLASH

June 13, 2018

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Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho has predicted that the Super
Eagles will not qualify for the quarterfinals of the World Cup for the
first time in their history.
It would be recalled that the Portuguese gaffer had earlier tipped
Nigeria to finish second in Group D behind Argentina and face off with
France in the second round, a repeat of their 2014 World Cup fixture
at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília.
In that game on June 30, 2014, the 1998 world champions needed two
late goals, the first coming in the 79th minute before seeing off
Nigeria, and that was only after the then influential midfielder Eddy
Onazi was substituted due to injury.
”France vs. Nigeria … I would say that the French will be
stronger,” said the head coach of Manchester United to RT.
Nigeria beat France 1-0 in a friendly staged at the Stade
Geoffroy-Guichard (Saint-ètienne) in June 2009, with Joseph Akpala
netting the winner in the 32nd minute.
The Super Eagles qualified for the last sixteen at USA 1994, France
1998 and Brazil 2014, but lost to European opposition on each
occasion.