Come sunday 3rd February,one of the greatest rivalries in football will be re-enacted in the African Nations Cup, when Nigeria's Super(?) Eagles square up to hosts Ghana's Black Stars.Since I started following football actively in the 70s,there are certain fixtures that I don't joke with: Super Stores v NEPA in Lagos,Brazil v Argentina, Man U v Liverpool in England,Milan v Juve in Italy,and of course Nigeria v Ghana.The atmosphere that envelopes these matches is pure fantasy - indescribable!
In the early years,I think Ghana used to have the upper hand,and truly the Black Stars played sexy,champaigne football which made many to dub them the "Brazilians of African soccer".But that was until one cool evening when a coach Onigbinde - tutored Eagles made nonsense of bookmakers' predictions by thrashing the Stars right on their home soil.The star of the Nigerian team that day was a youngster by the name Chibuzor Ehilegbu.Can the Super Eagles repeat that feat on sunday?
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Sunday'll be the dawn of decisions. I dont know what it is about the Ghana v. Nigeria football feud but it exists
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