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Facts To Know About Super Eagles by Abbeyme: 4:09pm On Feb 10, 2013
10 (Ten) facts about the Super Eagles you should know
[1] The team was originally called the Red Devils by the British who brought football to Nigeria
[2] At independence, the name was changed to the Green Eagles
[3] After we won our first Nations Cup in 1980, the name was changed to the Super Eagles
[4] After we won our second Nations Cup in 1994, Nigeria was ranked fifth in the FIFA World rankings, the highest achieved by an African team.
[5] The Super Eagles have reached the FIFA World Cup round of 16 twice
[6] After playing other colonies in unofficial games Nigeria played its first official game in October 1949, while still a British colony
[7] Nigeria's first major footballing success was winning the gold medal at the Second All-Africa games in 1973
[8] The winner of the African Cup of Nations gets play in the Fifa Confederations Cup. In 1995, Nigeria represented Africa in the tournament and came fourth, losing out to Mexico in a penalty shoot out. If we win today, we will play in the Confederations Cup in Brazil this summer
[9] In 1998, Nigeria was the first team on the planet to qualify for the World Cup with devastating wins against Guinea, Burkina Faso and Kenya
[10] Nigeria has been the most consistent team in the African Cup of Nations, wining the trophy twice, winning silver four times and wining bronze six times.

Re: Facts To Know About Super Eagles by Abbeyme: 4:21pm On Feb 10, 2013
Which fact do you marvel at most?
Re: Facts To Know About Super Eagles by oluwadare26(m): 4:56pm On Feb 10, 2013
1.The first captain of Super Eagles was my great grandfather...yep he's name Ladi Joseph...
2. The first player to score for Super Eagles was Jaji Nwara...yep he's 4rm Eastern Region...
3. The first major tournament Eagles went to was hosted by my great grandfather uncle...
I'll be back to continue., betterstill press d like button 50 times to play
Re: Facts To Know About Super Eagles by Dfrenzy(m): 6:45pm On Feb 10, 2013
Abbeyme: Which fact do you marvel at most?
The fact that, you missed the fact that, Nigeria Super Eagles, just won the title for the third time.

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