The team did not only survive the ‘group of death’ but posted a fantastic result in their journey to Russia 2018 World Cup. Friday September 2, 2017 will go down as one of the memorable days in Nigerian football history. The Eagles have been paired alongside Argentina, Croatia and Iceland in same group in the Russia 2018 World Cup. The qualification of the Nigerian Bobsled Team, led by former president of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) Chief Solomon Ogba, was one of the high points of Nigerian sports in 2017. Quadri was the only African to make it to the quaterfinals at the World Cup and at Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Source: The Guardian December 30, 2017 03:11 UTC