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African Games: NFF President Mandates Flying Eagles To Beat Senegal

<p><img width="650" height="350" src="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GIbDrhGXwAARSOf.jpeg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GIbDrhGXwAARSOf.jpeg 650w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GIbDrhGXwAARSOf-300x162.jpeg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px" /></p> <h2>The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president, Ibrahim Gusau, has urged the Flying Eagles to qualify for the semi-final stage of <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/03/13/all-african-games-egypt-nigeria-continue-to-battle-for-first-spot/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the African Games</a> football event.</h2> <p>The Flying Eagles, who reached the final of the last edition of the African Games in Morocco, have not been at their best in the ongoing edition of the tournament.</p> <p>In their opening group stage game, coach Ladan Bosso and his boys suffered an unexpected 2-1 defeat at the hands of a lowly-rated Uganda.</p> <p>The Flying Eagles managed to beat South Sudan 1-0 courtesy of a late-minute penalty scored by Isiyaka Sadiq.</p> <p>To qualify for the semi-final stage of the African Games and stand a chance of winning their 8th gold medal in the event's history, they must beat Senegal in their last group stage game on Friday, March 14.</p> <p>A not-too-happy NFF president, Ibrahim Gusau, has told reporters that he has not been impressed by the performance of the Flying Eagles as he urged them to beat Senegal on Friday.</p> <p><em>“Nigeria has a high pedigree in youth football across the globe and that is a fact that should ring loud in the minds of every player wearing the green-white-green at that level. We did not fare well against Uganda and I gave the boys a piece of my mind",</em> he said.</p> <p><em>“Against South Sudan, we should have done more and taken the three points quickly but had to struggle. I believe the players have the potential to do far more and they should start by showing their stuff against Senegal on Friday. It is a match we have to win to reach the semi-finals.”</em></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/03/14/african-games-nff-president-mandates-flying-eagles-to-beat-senegal/">African Games: NFF President Mandates Flying Eagles To Beat Senegal</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.naijanews.com">Naija News</a>.</p>