Episode 46: Super Eagles vs Tunisia Round of 16 Game Preview & Nigeria will face Ghana in March for a World Cup spot!
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Nigeria fielded a line up with 8 changes against Guinea-Bissau to round up the group stage, winning 2-0 courtesy of goals from Umar Sadiq and on-field captain William Troost-Ekong to claim maximum points so far. Moses Simon also had another incredible game after coming on as a substitute culminating in him and Troost-Ekong being named in the XI of the group stages. As a result of finishing 1st, Nigeria will play Tunisia in the Round of 16 on Sunday night in Garoua after the Carthage Eagles lost 1-0 to Gambia to finish 3rd in Group F in a game where they missed their 3rd consecutive penalty at the tournament. I previewed the game in detail on the podcast as I expect Augustine Eguavoen to retain the starting XI who played against Egypt & Sudan for the crucial fixture Also, earlier today, the draw for the World Cup qualification playoff round took place with Nigeria drawn against our close rivals Ghana for a place at the world’s greatest sporting event taking place in Qatar later this year. It’ll be the first competitive fixture between both countries since the 2010 AFCON semi final and I fancy our chances of coming through the tie. The first leg will be played in Ghana on Wednesday March 23rd before the return leg in Nigeria on Saturday March 26th or Sunday March 27th Check out our Youtube Channel where you can also watch the episode: https://bit.ly/NigeriaFootballWeekly Twitter - https://twitter.com/NFWPod Host: @GoonerTwin Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nigeriafootballweekly/ Facebook page Link - https://www.facebook.com/NigeriaFootballWeekly Email - [email protected] Anchor Link:  https://anchor.fm/nigeriafootballweekly Podfollow:  https://podfollow.com/nigeria-football-weekly --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nigeriafootballweekly/message