Nigeria, Argentina Battle For Quarterfinal Ticket In Santiago

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles and their Argentine counterparts are acceptable to airy up the planetary shot signifier erstwhile again arsenic the Round of 16 successful this year’s FIFA U20 World Cup finals kicks disconnected successful Chile connected Wednesday evening.
Both nations person engaged successful memorable encounters astatine the FIFA World Cup, FIFA U20 World Cup, and the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament, with the astir caller being Nigeria’s stunning 2-0 triumph implicit the Albiceleste successful a Round of 16 lucifer during the FIFA U20 World Cup held successful Argentina 2 years ago.
Ibrahim Muhammad and Haliru Sarki scored the goals that shocked the hosts and defied the predictions of galore pundits, propelling the Flying Eagles into the quarter-finals, wherever they yet mislaid successful other clip to the Republic of Korea.

Two decades ago, the Flying Eagles narrowly fell to Argentina successful the FIFA U20 World Cup Final successful the Netherlands, with some Argentine goals coming from penalties converted by Lionel Messi, portion Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi netted a spectacular extremity for Nigeria.

Argentina has won the FIFA U20 World Cup six times, portion Nigeria has claimed metallic medals doubly (1989 and 2005) and bronze erstwhile (1985). However, the African broadside volition not beryllium burdened by immoderate inferiority analyzable erstwhile they instrumentality to the transportation astatine the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos successful Santiago connected Wednesday night. The victor volition beforehand to the quarter-finals of the prestigious tourney successful Chile.

Self-belief, purpose, pride, and resilience carried Aliyu Zubair’s squad done the radical stage, accumulating 4 points against Saudi Arabia and Colombia. The Colombians volition apt retrieve however the West Africans dominated a lucifer they were expected to triumph comfortably.

On 3 occasions, the Flying Eagles deed the crossbar successful their brushwood astatine the Estadio Fiscal de Talca, yet earning a deserved constituent erstwhile skipper Daniel Bameyi calmly converted a punishment footwear awarded successful desperation by the South Americans arsenic the relentless Nigerian onslaught surged forward.

Coach Zubair volition request to prime a caller subordinate to spouse with Tahir Maigana and Kparobo Arierhi successful attack, arsenic Suleman Sani is suspended aft receiving 2 yellowish cards successful the radical stage.

The Flying Eagles arrived successful Santiago from Talca connected Monday evening and volition clasp a grooming league connected Tuesday evening successful mentation for their clash against Argentina.