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ETHIOPIA V Nigeria the Match Preview (a Must Read) by emmanuel71: 4:39pm On Jan 29, 2013 |
ETHIOPIA V NIGERIA A match Preview by Emmanuel Ethiopia v Nigeria Football: African Cup of Nations Tuesday 29 January 2013 - Kick Off 5pm This game is live on TV PREVIEW This is part of the final games in Group C at the African Cup of Nations and all four teams are still in with a chance of qualifying for the Quarter Finals. Nigeria currently have 2 points from their opening games at the tournament, although it has to be said that they are not as good as some of their previous teams of recent years. However, they have left themselves in this awkward situation where they will likely need a win to go through because of their own concentration issues. The side have led both Group games they have played so far, both 1-0, heading into the final five minutes. However, Burkino Faso and Zambia both managed to level the games in those minutes and put Nigeria on the brink of elimination. The last draw against Zambia was particularly disappointing considering Jon Mikel Obi missed a first half penalty, before Zambia were given a contentious penalty in the last 5 minutes to equalise. It was a controversial ending considering the 'penalty' looked a soft one and certainly looked outside the box. While Nigeria will be very disappointed if they were to exit the competition at this stage, Ethiopia are playing in their first African Cup of Nations since 1982 and even getting to this stage was a bonus for them. They have earned 1 point so far from their 2 Group games and that means they have to win and hope Zambia fail to win their last game against Burkino Faso if they are to qualify. Ethiopia are the lowest ranked team in the competition, but the pride of picking up a point from their game with Zambia, despite playing with ten men for the majority of the game, has surely disappeared now. That could be down to the fact that they lost 4-0 to Burkino Faso in their last game, conceding 3 goals AFTER their opponents were reduced to ten men. It is clear that Sewnet Bishaw is just hoping that his side can show they are capable of playing at this level and they had been unbeaten in 4 games before the loss to Burkino Faso. The manager is all too aware that all the pressure is going to be on the Nigerians who have much higher expectations and they have been preaching about taking control of this match and making sure any late lapses in concentration will not be costly as it has in the first two games. HEAD TO HEAD These two nations played twice in 2011 in a qualifying group for the African Cup of Nations. Nigeria beat Ethiopia 4-0 at home, but it was a 2-2 draw in the second game that cost the Nigerians their place in the main competition. PREDICTION All the Nigerian fans must be vastly disappointed with the 2 point haul for their team in the Group so far, particularly as they entered the last 5 minutes of both opening games with the lead. I think it should be a different story when they meet Ethiopia, whose short comings were exposed by Burkino Faso in their last game. The games have not exactly been the most exciting so far, but I do think Nigeria will likely win this with a clean sheet to boot. THE PICK : Ethiopia 0-2 Nigeria |
Re: ETHIOPIA V Nigeria the Match Preview (a Must Read) by emmanuel71: 4:50pm On Jan 29, 2013 |
Whats your own prediction |
Re: ETHIOPIA V Nigeria the Match Preview (a Must Read) by Nobody: 5:15pm On Jan 29, 2013 |
emmanuel71: ETHIOPIA V NIGERIAWho cares?? |
Re: ETHIOPIA V Nigeria the Match Preview (a Must Read) by mjconcept(m): 7:09pm On Jan 29, 2013 |
Morayo747: Who cares??Must you comment? |
Re: ETHIOPIA V Nigeria the Match Preview (a Must Read) by mukina2: 1:26am On Jan 30, 2013 |
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