By Ahmed Ahmed
Football fans in Bauchi State have hailed the Super Eagles’ transgression to the final stage of the ongoing 2023 African Cup of the Nation (AFCON) in Côte D’ivod’Ivoire could be recalled that the Super Eagles on Wednesday defeated South Africa Bafana Bafana with a 4-2 penalty kick.
Some of the fans in an interview with our correspondent on Wednesday in Bauchi commended the efforts and doggedness of the eaglEaglesceeding to the final stage.
Mr Abubakar Waziri, Football fans and Sports commentator in Bauchi, said the
The match between the eagles and bafana Bafana ended well for both teams.
He added that the South African team has given Super Eagle good fights.
“They thought their goalkeeper was the best in terms of stoppage kicks, but the super Eagle penalty takers proved them wrong by converting four of the kicks.
“Surely Super Eagle has all it takes to write their names in gold in the history of the African Nations Cup,” he said.
On his part, Mr Umar Saidu, former Deputy President Sport Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) said the match was considering the previous records of the two countries Nigeria/ South Africa and with the performance exhibited before reaching the Semi final.
“ Although Super Eagles lost control of the match midway into the first half, characterized by faulty passes, they were able to zoom into the finals.
“ If we really want to lift this trophy the players need to be aggressive while playing from the first whistle to the last,” Saidu said.
Another and Sports Writer, Jennifer Emmanuel hailed the super eagles for
progressing to the AFCON final stage after defeating South Africa with 5-3 penalty kick.
“ It was a tough match but William Troost-Ekong secured the first goal for Nigeria before the end of the 90 minutes In reaction to the development,” she said
She maintained that the overconfidence of the Bafana Bafana players and their goalkeeper, Ronwen Williams, worked against them.