Date: Saturday, 11th October, 2014
Venue: Municipal Stadium, Khartoum
Time: 6pm
The Falcons of Jediane are on the fringes after getting zero points from their opening two games against South Africa and Congo. They go into this fixture knowing fully well that anything less than three points will ultimately dissolve any chance of qualification for the AFCON competition in Morocco next year
The Super Eagles and Defending African Champions on the other hand face a ‘do-or-die’ battle after failing to inspire in their opening fixtures; collecting a miserly lone point against South Africa and losing at home to Congo. The pressure is building on their Coach, Stephen Keshi who is facing a possible sack if he fails to maneuver the whipping boys of the group. Meanwhile, Keshi has called upon the services of four new players; Ugonna Anyora and Hope Akpan (both midfielders) and Emmanuel Sunday and Aaron Samuel (Strikers). Their captain and Keeper, Vincent Enyeama is back in the fold after missing out from last fixtures.
Enough incentive lies on the table for both sides. Expect a high-octane fixture.
Head-to-Head STATISTICS:
Below are the head-to-head results of clashes between these two sides in their last five games.
16th Aug. 1992 Sudan 0 0 Nigeria African Nations Cup Qualifier
23rd April, 1993 Nigeria 4 0 South Africa African Nations Cup Qualifier
27th Jan. 2001 Nigeria 3 0 Sudan FIFA WCQ
1st July 2001 Sudan 0 4 Nigeria FIFA WCQ
9th Jan. 2008 Nigeria 2 0 Sudan International Friendly
The Falcons of Jediane have played ELEVEN games with Nigeria, Losing 6 drawing 4 and winning just 1. The last and only time they have overcome the Super Eagles was in 1963.
LAST FIVE GAMES
SUDAN W D L L L
NIGERIA W L L L D
FIFA RANKING AS AT SEPTEMBER 18
SUDAN 133
NIGERIA 37
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Ayo-oluwa Obafemi is a football analyst and an independent/freelance writer.
Views Expressed are Solely the Author’s.
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