Members of Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola's Club, the All Stars International FC of Lagos, a socio cultural club consisting of ex-Internationals and national team footballers have thrown their weight behind the Super Eagles of Nigeria in their effort to pick a ticket for the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup finals, at the expense of Walya Antelopes of Ethiopia.
The Super Eagles will today confront the Ethiopians in the crucial second leg final playoffs at the U. J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar, but the soccer ambassadors of yesteryears unanimously tipped the African champions to beat their visitors and pick the ticket for the Mundial.
"We are going to Calabar to cheer the Super Eagles to victory," Frank Tandoh told our correspondent at their training camp at the Eagles Club Ground, Surulere, Lagos. Ex-University of Uyo midfielder, in the NUGA Games soccer event, Uduak Evans Udoukpong, said that the Ethiopian defence will as usual fall to the good attacking network of the Super Eagles. He predicted a 2-0 win by the Super Eagles.
A retired NRA Grade One referee and former striker of the defunct Federal Ministry of Works FC of Lagos, Chief Stephen Adigwe said that we have more experienced players than any other country in the continent and predicts a 2 – 0 win by Nigeria.
In his own remarks, former First Bank FC of Lagos defender Jide Oloyede, noted that the Ethiopians are psychologically down and cannot even get a draw in today's match, but was quick to add that football can be funny at times, hence the need for the Super Eagles to take the game very serious.
Of course the boys will get the victory at the end of 90 minutes. They are up to the task
All we need to do is just beat them and we'll be through to Brazil. The boys can handle that