The torrential rains in and around Lagos may work against the Super Eagles as they get to start their race for qualification for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The past days have witnessed heavy downpours in Lagos and Friday has not been an exception.
A photo taken Friday morning suggests there may be trouble for the Super Eagles when they take on the Lone Stars of Liberia but there have also been assurances that the drainage system at the Teslim Balogun stadium is top-notch and all will fall in shape once the rain subsides.
Three-time African champions Nigeria will commence the process to earn a seventh FIFA World Cup finals appearance when they trade tackles with the Lone Star of Liberia at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos on Friday evening, in one of the Day 1 games of the African qualifying campaign.
Since making their debut at the FIFA World Cup finals in 1994, the Eagles have only been missed participating in the finals once – the 2006 edition in Germany. They were denied of that berth courtesy of CAF’s head-to-head rule that favoured Agnola.
In 17 previous clashes with Liberia’s Lone Star, the Super Eagles have won 10 matches, drawing three and losing four. One of the four losses was in Monrovia in July 2000, when a team led by the man who is now that country’s President (George Ousmanou Oppong Weah) shot 2-0 ahead before Sunday Oliseh pulled one back for a 1-2 loss for Nigeria in a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying match.
As a result of the global coronavirus pandemic and preventive measures, protocols and guidelines, CAF has allowed that only 5,000 spectators be accommodated at the Teslim Balogun Stadium for the match.
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