The Samba city, of Rio de Janeiro, the capital of carnivals globally and the home of football, where the legend Pele hails from beckons as Nigerians hope beyond faith, but with great confirmation and confidence of a fifth World Cup ticket at the greatest football festival on earth-the World Cup.
Welcome to Brazil I can confidently boast. The Eagles will fly past the Walya Antelopes this weekend at the U.J. Esuene Stadium in Calabar, Cross River State.
In an earlier piece just before the October 13 “Battle of Addis Ababa” encounter, I had stated that the worst result the Eagles would have in the first leg would be a draw.
