Ten football matches that broke Nigerians’ hearts
Much as you try to forget, they always come back, bringing pain and sorrow. You wished something had happened to reverse the final scores.It was qualifier for the 1978 FIFA World Cup. The Super Eagles only needed a draw in that match to feature at the 1978 mundial for the first-time ever.
Despite coming against the highly-rated Italians, Nigeria scored first, courtesy Emmanuel Amuneke. It remains very difficult to explain how the Super Eagles could not hold on for just two minutes, conceding the equaliser from Roberto Baggio and going on to lose at extra time.In 1996, Nigeria Dream Team won the Olympic Gold medal, beating Brazil and Argentina in that triumphant journey. Two years later, Nigeria Super Eagles featured at the FIFA World Cup in France.
Nigeria co-hosted the Africa Cup of Nations with Ghana at the beginning of the new millennium. The Super Eagles made it all the way to the final, meeting Cameroon at the National Stadium, Surulere Lagos The match dragged to extra-time and penalties. Tunisia won, advancing to the final and eventually winning the title.The Super Eagles needed a win to qualify for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, and hosted Guinea at the Abuja National Stadium
But the Bafana Bafana went on to score two goals first, to put Nigeria in confusion. The Super Eagles scored back twice but needed a third goal to feature at AFCON 2012.Nigeria was present at the 2018 FIFA World Cup but lost the first match and won the second group match. Argentina was the third, and Nigeria only needed to avoid defeat, to qualify for the second round.
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