In terms of ratings, the Super Eagles are far ahead of Burundi, who are regarded as minnows in African football. Nigeria will meet Guinea in their second game of the competition on Wednesday, while Burundi face Madagascar a day later. But the Eagles must perform better in the next game if they hoped for an early passage to the second round. The Super Eagles struggled in the early stages of yesterday’s game and could have fallen behind after 14 minutes if Akpeyi had not beaten away Cedric Amissi’s powerful volley. Speaking at the end of the game, Skipper John Obi Mikel said, “We knew it would be a tough game because they run a lot, but we took our time to get the goal.

Source: The Guardian June 23, 2019 04:07 UTC