SUPER EAGLES TARGET GOOD RESULTS AGAINST GHANA, MALI – FINIDI GEORGE
Super Eagles aim to get good results in their upcoming friendlies against Ghana and Mali, interim head coach, Finidi George has said.
Finidi said it is important for the team to maintain the high standard they set for themselves at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
The Super Eagles finished second at the competition losing 2-1 to hosts Cote d’Ivoire in the final.
“We finished in second place at the Africa Cup of Nations and everyone expects us to maintain that high rating and be even better in a short while. Our objective is to get good results in these two matches and stay positive ahead of the World Cup qualifiers,” Finidi told thenff.com.
“They call it friendly matches but there is really nothing friendly when you play, especially Ghana. I have been involved in matches against Ghana since the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal. Matches between our countries are serious duels and are always seen as battles by our people. The Black Stars did not perform that well at the recent Africa Cup of Nations and they will be keen to banish that memory.”
Friday’s match will be the 60th encounter between both countries, since a Jalco Cup match on 20th October 1951 ended 5-0 in favour of Nigeria. Twenty of the previous 59 duels have ended in draws, including their last two encounters (2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches) in March 2022.
Their last friendly match, in London on 11th October 2011, ended scoreless.
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