By Kayode Ogundare:
Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles Gernot Rohr has dedicated Friday’s 4-0 win over Cameroon in the 2018 World Cup race to recuperating first choice goalkeeper Carl Ikeme who’s battling cancer.
The Eagles had shown solidarity with the Wolverhampton Wanderers of England goalkeeper by wearing T-Shirts with Ikeme’s image and promised to win the game for him.
We stand together, in solidarity with our goalkeeper @Carl_Ikeme. We believe he will overcome this challenge and join us again very soon. pic.twitter.com/ABP3zYBjhk
— 🇳🇬 Super Eagles (@NGSuperEagles) August 30, 2017
“We promised to win for Carl and we have done so. He should have been here with us and we know he’s here with us. It was a good game but we are happy we didnt let him down,” he said.
The Eagles raced into a two-goal first half lead through Odion Ighalo and Mikel Obi. They added another two goals in the second half off the efforts of Victor Moses and Kelechi Iheanacho’s tap-in from Ogenyi Onazi’s low pull out.
Friday’s win puts the Super Eagles in a strong position to reach a sixth FIFA World Cup in Russia 2018. Algeria and Zambia, the other two teams in Group B will battle it out in Ndola on Saturday.
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COMMENTS
Nice one coach, Thank u super Eagles, get well soon carl
Nice nd encouraging win
Congrats to you guyz
Good one
Good one Super Eagles.
Congratulation to our supper eagle for victory over the lions of cameroun.
Cancer or leukemia??!
Leukemia is cancer of the blood
How come no one is talking about the yellow Card Dat was given to ighalo when he didn’t pull off he’s shirt?
It might be the inscription on it. I didn’t see it though. FIFA frowns at certain inscriptions. Except the referee was drunk, no other thing could have made him get a yellow card in that circumstance. He didn’t pull it off.
I wish you guyz with more hope and strength for this wonderful deafit 4:0 super eagles did a good job, thank you great players of nigerian.
I wish you guyz with more hope and strength for this wonderful deafit 4:0 super eagles did a good job, thank you great players of nigerian.
eagle don defeat lion great battle nd a great challenge
Congrats super eagles
When the eagles soar,the lions slumbered…
Speedy recovery, Carl…
Woa what a nyc win nd fantastic finished from the super eagle. Thank u guy u made my day owesome, §up NIGERIA#
Luvly
Lovely
Good gesture
Recover well Carl
Eagles showed class…. This team will go places… Mark my word
Keep it all super eagles
quick recovery ikeme
That is good of them
Nice one wishing Carl a quick & speedy recovery