Super Eagles of Nigeria picked up a convincing win over Pharaoh of Egypt in their first AFCON opening fixture. Augustine Eguavoen’s Super Eagles made a positive start to the AFCON tournament with a convincing victory over a strong Egypt side with Leicester City forward, Kelechi Iheanacho winning goal of the game.
Augustine Eguavoen’s Eagles will turn their attention to their second Group D match against Sudan knowing that a win see them through to the Round of 16.
Nigeria is fancied as the favourites to defeat Sudan due to their squad quality but could lose due to two reasons.
1. Injuries to key players:
Two Super Eagles players went down injured against Egypt in their opening fixture and may not be able to play today’s match. Kenneth Omeruo and Wilfred Ndidi got injured in the first game and before their injuries were arguably the best performers in the game.
While Kenneth Omeruo singlehandedly man-marked Mohamed Salah, keeping the deadly winger quiet throughout the match, Wilfred Ndidi on the other hand was the best midfielder of the game dominating possession, winning tackles and breaking the opposition counterattacks. Nigeria may be weakened in the midfield if Wilfred Ndidi and Kenneth Omeruo do not recover on time to play against Sudan.
2. No Good clinical finisher in the team apart from Iheanacho:
The Super Eagles of Nigeria lack clinical finishers which were clearly observed in their first game against Egypt. The likes of Moses Simon, Chukwueze and Sadiq missed a lot of clear cut chances that could have seen the team win the game by a wide margin.
Truly, the Eagles are missing Dennis Bonaventure Emmanuel and Victor Osimhen and only has Kelechi Iheanacho to do the scoring job. Nigeria may lose against Sudan if its attackers remain wasteful in front of goals.
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