2019 African Games: Nigeria’s Flying Eagles seek to break 46-year old jinx
It has been 46 years since Nigeria last won the gold medal of the men’s football event at the African Games and the Flying Eagles are looking to break the long jinx as they take on Burkina Faso.
“We thank God that we are in the final and on the match day we are going to give over 100 per cent in the game,” he said.With his team barely squeezing through to the final, the Flying Eagles coach said he is hopeful they can do better in Friday’s final. Aware that his team can be the first-ever to win the Men’s African football gold on foreign soil, coach Aigbogun posits that it would be great to deliver on the Gold.
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