Super Eagles Arrive In Cairo, Plot Bafana Bafana’s Fall
Rohr, Mikel promise joyous outing for Nigerians on Wednesday
After surviving the round of 16 clash against defending champions, Indomitable Lions of Cameroun, the Super Eagles left their Helnan Palestine Hotel camp in Alexandria for Cairo, the capital city to begin preparations for the quarterfinal showdown against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa.
The match, which holds here in Cairo tomorrow, will be another grudge game between the two countries. The Bafana Bafana nearly prevented the Super Eagles from making it to Egypt 2019 Afcon following a shock 2-0 defeat of the Nigerians in their home ground, Uyo, in the first leg of the qualifiers in 2018. It took extra efforts from the Super Eagles to over come the impact of that defeat, having missed two previous editions of the Afcon in 2015 and 2017.
Tomorrow will determine the true giant between the two sides in Cairo. While the Super Eagles secured their quarterfinal ticket at the expense of Cameroun, Bafana Bafana edged out the host nation, Egypt to create one of the biggest upsets in the competition.
The victory over the Pharaohs of Egypt has pitched majority of Egyptian fans against the Bafana Bafana. They want the Super Eagles to avenge that painful defeat for them.
