A former government committee member of Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF), Barrister Sajo Mohammed has cautioned the nation’s nationwide group, Tremendous Eagles, to keep away from underrating Tanzania of their first match on the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2025).
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Sports247 experiences that the Tremendous Eagles and Taifa Stars will lock horns on December twenty third of their first group match on the continental soccer showpiece, and Barrister Mohammed has warned that it will be fallacious for anybody to assume that the Tanzanians will bow to the Nigerians.
He used the current instance of how DR Congo stopped the Eagles from going additional within the 2026 World Cuo qualification play-offs and harassed that there are not minnows in African soccer.
The outspoken soccer technocrat posited, “African soccer has gone increased than we used to comprehend it. Each nation and each group desires to win.
“So, you must play all of them the identical method and don’t underrate any African nation. We’ve seen loads of upsets lately.
“Whoever thought that DR Congo would oust Nigeria in a World Cup qualification match? Nevertheless it occurred. That could be a lesson for everyone.”
He concluded with a cost to all Nigerians to place their arms on deck with the intention to see the Eagles win the upcoming AFCON, stressing that it’s not only for the gamers and coaches, however all of the followers even have their roles to play.
“We’ve to encourage all of the gamers and the teaching crew to place of their finest at this coming AFCON. The gamers, the technical crew and all soccer supporters should be certain that Nigeria wins this AFCON match.
“Successful it can calm Nigerians down after lacking the World Cup. At the least, we might have a trophy to indicate that we didn’t go empty-handed all through this yr into the brand new one,” Mohammed rationalised
Sports247 experiences that the Eagles’ subsequent match after dealing with Tanzania shall be versus Tunisia on December twenty seventh and their final group match is towards Uganda on the thirtieth.
