Nigeria’s first brace achiever in the World Cup, Ahmed Musa, will be renewing rivalry with the French players, when Nigeria takes to the field against France on Monday.
Joined with him will be Kenneth Omeruo and possibly Ramon Azeez,
if fielded. The trio were members of the Flying Eagles, who lost to France via penalty shootout in the quarter finals of the FIFA u-20 World Cup at Colombia 2011.
In that French side was Antoine Griezmann who is also a member of the current team that will face Nigeria on Monday.
if fielded. The trio were members of the Flying Eagles, who lost to France via penalty shootout in the quarter finals of the FIFA u-20 World Cup at Colombia 2011.
In that French side was Antoine Griezmann who is also a member of the current team that will face Nigeria on Monday.
The 2011 clash was a thrilling encounter. Goal- less at half time,
1-1 at full time before the dramatic extra time ensued. Just at the dot
of the third minute of the added three minutes of the regulation time,
Maduabuchi Ejike leveled
for Nigeria to stalemate
an earlier French goal
by Gueida Fofana in the 102nd minute. Alexandre Lacazette added a third two minutes later before Ejike narrowed the tally in the 111th minute.
It was a painful elimi- nation for Musa, Omeruo and the rest, as the French side moved to the semi fi- nals and eventually placed third. Last year in Turkey, the French side were victo- rious. Some of the boys of the squad are in the present team that will face Nigeria.
Among them are Lucas Digne and Paul Pogba.
The later said “I just hope that we’ll see a repeat of what hap- pened at U-20 level,” the powerful midfielder told FIFA with a broad smile.
Pogba had come a long way since that famous day in June 2013. A revelation with Juventus this season, the dynamic Frenchman had since es- tablished himself with Les Bleus, despite having only recently turned 21. Against La Tri at the Estadio do Maracana, he put in the kind of strong display with which he made his name at U-20 level.
“We struggled against Spain in our third match in Turkey, but we still ended up winning the U-20 World Cup. If we could go on the same kind of run here in Brazil, that would be amazing,” he said.
an earlier French goal
by Gueida Fofana in the 102nd minute. Alexandre Lacazette added a third two minutes later before Ejike narrowed the tally in the 111th minute.
It was a painful elimi- nation for Musa, Omeruo and the rest, as the French side moved to the semi fi- nals and eventually placed third. Last year in Turkey, the French side were victo- rious. Some of the boys of the squad are in the present team that will face Nigeria.
Among them are Lucas Digne and Paul Pogba.
The later said “I just hope that we’ll see a repeat of what hap- pened at U-20 level,” the powerful midfielder told FIFA with a broad smile.
Pogba had come a long way since that famous day in June 2013. A revelation with Juventus this season, the dynamic Frenchman had since es- tablished himself with Les Bleus, despite having only recently turned 21. Against La Tri at the Estadio do Maracana, he put in the kind of strong display with which he made his name at U-20 level.
“We struggled against Spain in our third match in Turkey, but we still ended up winning the U-20 World Cup. If we could go on the same kind of run here in Brazil, that would be amazing,” he said.
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