‘Super Eagles, give us this day’
10 years agoNigeria's squad (back L-R) defender Kenneth Omeruo, defender Elderson Uwa Echiejile, goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi, defender Leon Balogun, defender William Troost-Ekong, midfielder John Obi Mikel, (L-R) midfielder Victor Moses, midfielder Ogenyi Onazi, forward Oghenekaro Etebo, forward Alex Iwobi and forward Kelechi Iheanacho pose for a group picture ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup African zone group B qualifying football match between Nigeria and Algeria at the Akwa Ibom State Stadium in Uyo on November 12, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / PIUS UTOMI EKPEI
In 2014, the Super Eagles were held to a 2-2 draw at home by the South Africans at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in a final qualifier for the 2015 AFCON, a result, which denied Nigeria a place at the competition held in Equatorial Guinea.