The Nigeria Football Federation has reiterated that Thursday’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying encounter between the Super Eagles and the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja will be played without fans in the stands.
NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi said in Abuja on Tuesday that the situation is a consequence of the one-match ban placed on the country by world football –governing body, FIFA over the fracas that followed the end of 2022 FIFA World Cup playoff round against the Black Stars of Ghana in March.
“We want to appeal to our very passionate football fans to take heart for this one game. It is only a one-match ban, after which they can again start trooping out to support the Super Eagles. The match against Sierra Leone will be without fans as a consequence of what happened after the match against the Ghanaians.
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“Nonetheless, we want to urge all our football fans, and indeed all Nigerians, to support the team whichever way they can and pray for success against the Sierra Leoneans on Thursday.”
The Super Eagles take on the Leone Stars at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja in a Day 1 game of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations starting from 5pm on Thursday, 9th June. Four days later, they tackle ‘The Falcons and True Parrots’of São Tomé and Príncipe at the 45,000 –capacity Grand Stade de Agadir in southern Morocco.
While CAF has appointed Ivorian officials to take charge of the encounter in Abuja, Liberian officials led by referee Hassen Corneh will oversee the match in Agadir on Monday.
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Am I the only one who’s not interested? Lol!
Chima you no lie maybe Nigeria supporters club would have been the sole attendants of this inconsequential match after the so called big boys couldn’t shut the big mouth of those Black Banku Mouths. Nigeria shock us no be small.
Na person wey him belle full go use his hard earned cash to watch nonsense. God forbid football is becoming a scam where the players are rich and don’t care about the fans. Economic hardship and some fans is saying eagles all the way oya na make stadium open make you use your money go all the way.
That will be disastrous if there is no fan to cheer eagles.
If them like, make they carry their two left legs go play nonsense again make Siera leone go use us shine for our backyard. Na them sabi
Nobody cares anymore. If Super Eagles players and NFF like, they should win the match. For me, am less concerned because of our oppressors, the leaders in power.
People are dying unexpectedly every day while we have a president?
They were having dinner with each other same day after the OWO massacred. Till this moment, our president have not said anything.
During the EndSars, president Buhari didn’t say a single word and now, another old man is going to replace the old president when we have young people that can turn things around?
Can we now see that the way Nigerians are recycling the old politicians is the same way they are cycling old players in the Super Eagles. We are doing same thing and expecting different result? Kai, am sorry for Nigeria as a nation. Nigerians are the problem of Nigeria indeed. Ire o. God bless Nigeria!!!
You can do it Super eagles…Super Eagles all the way!!
Folks stop wasting ur time on Nigeria issues, the failed contraption expired since 2014, we must free ourselves from these Fulani barbarians if we truly wants a functioning society. Look at the eagles those boys are not happy they’re not motivated, don’t blame them.
The NFF has no choice but to play the game behind closed doors as instructed by FIFA and CAD, Unless the Ministry of Sports is looking for an excuse to ban football for 2 years
Why use the abuja stadium when there are other stadiums and knowing fully DAT fans won’t be allowed to enter the stadium..
All the Eagle Players were supposed to boycott this game for sake of those brutally massacres in the Church.
I am so angry after seeing this ridiculous thing
So sad that some fans don’t even care about the super eagles. I saw this first hand at the recent friendly with Ecuador. None of my friends knew who was playing for the Super eagles except iwobi. its that bad that our brand is now a eye sore