True be told, the friendly match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Samba Boys of Brazil brought out a lot of views and opinions as whether the Super Eagles did played well or it was a fluke. Irrespective of the angle you are lookin at it from, the Super Eagles of Nigeria did held their own against five time champions of the world.
Just few days after the Samba Boys of Brazil were held to a 1-1 draw by the Tauranga Lions of Senegal in an International friendly match. Many football pundits had spelt out doom for the Super Eagles of Nigeria especially with the absent of some of the key and regular players due to injuries or personal issues. The team made some late changes to create avenue for other players of the Nigerian descent. The new called up did not disappoint at all as they gave in their best to ensured that the pride of the most populous black nations were preserved.
The match also gave goalkeeper Okoye the opportunity to make his debut after the first choice goalkeeper of the day got injured in the second half of the game.
Brazil on the other hands threw everything in their arsenal to the Super Eagles of Nigeria especially after they went 1-0 down to the Super Eagles in the first half. It took just three minutes for the Samba Boys to cancelled the 38 minutes goals scored by Aribo. From then on the Brazilian keeps pressuring the Eagles defense countless of times. On the other hand, Nigeria found ignition in Samuel Chukwueze and Jo Aribo. Chukwueze was the tormentor in chief for the Brazilian before he was substituted after a very wonderful display.
