Super Eagles of Nigeria have returned to Lagos state from Benin Republic on Sunday afternoon, savouring the victory over the Squirrels that shot them to an unassailable 11 points in their 2021 AFCON qualifying group.
Jubril Gawat, a media aide to Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, shared photos of the team on Lagos waterways while returning to prepare for another clash with the Crocodiles of Lesotho on Tuesday.
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EXCLUSIVE: The @NGSuperEagles players enjoying the Lagos Waterways on their way back from Porto Novo, after defeating the Squirrels of Benin at home.
I see you Senior man @67Kelechi, Captain @Ahmedmusa718, @Ndidi25
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— Jubril A. Gawat (@Mr_JAGs) March 28, 2021
They are in a relaxed mood, looking forward to a good time without pressure against the Crocodiles at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos on Tuesday.
Although the three-time African champions had already booked their place in the competition billed for Cameroon before the match, Paul Onuachu’s 93rd-minute winner guaranteed Gernot Rohr’s men a top-of-the-table finish in Group L of the qualifying series.
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A brace by Victor Osimhen and one each by Alex Iwobi and Samuel Chukwueze steered the Eagles to a 4-2 win over Crocodiles when both teams met in Maseru 16 months ago.
Confederation of African Football has picked Cape Verde official, Fabricio Duarte to take charge of proceedings as referee with his compatriots Jorge Correia Semedo Helio (assistant 1), Delgado Fernandes Wilson Jorge (assistant referee 2), and Antonio Manuel Fortes Tony Rodrigues (fourth official) also on duty.
The match commissioner is Haruna Mawanda from Uganda while Nick Owusu from Ghana will serve as a security officer. Alex Kotey, also from Ghana, will be referees’ assessor.
Crocodiles’ delegation will fly into Nigeria on Monday morning. The match commissioner and referees arrived in Nigeria on Sunday, while the security officer and referees’ assessor have been in Lagos since Saturday.
Lesotho who held Sierra Leone to a scoreless draw in Maseru on Saturday but are no longer in the running for a ticket to Cameroon will have their official training at Teslim Balogun Stadium on Monday evening by 5pm.
See some photos of Super Eagles arriving in Lagos below;
