After losing to Black Stars of Ghana 1-4 on penalties, in the semi final of the 2014 African Nations Championship (CHAN), the Super Eagles will try to finish the tournament with a win, by defeating the Warriors of Zimbabwe in 3rd place match, commencing on February 1, 2014, at 16:00, Nigerian time.
From financial point of view, this match has no real value. Both of the teams would share $500,000 prize money equally. However, the national pride and the bronze medal are at the stake.
Although the morale in camp has been dampened by the defeat to Ghana, the players have promised to pick themselves up and ensure they do not come back to Nigeria without anything to show.
“I will do my best if fielded as we cannot afford to lose to Zimbabwe,” the Super Eagles and 3SC forward, Gbolahan Salami, said.
For Coach Stephen Keshi, the tournament has been one of a big lesson and today’s tie between his wards and Zimbabwe is a continuation of the learning curve.
“Coming back from an opening game defeat to get to this level does not come cheap. My team has character and that would come to bear when we meet Zimbabwe,” the Big Boss said in Bloemfontein.
He told the boys to shake off from the Ghana loss and set their eyes on the bronze medal, if that is the only thing they can win for Nigeria.
“We will give it our best shot even though we had hoped for better a ending,” Keshi promised.
The FINAL of CHAN 2014, Ghana VS Libya, will be also played today, commencing on 19:00, Nigerian time.
What are your predictions for today’s match?
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