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| Super Eagles' players celebrate against Mali on Wednesday. Photo: Yahoo.co.uk |
Nigerian football fans in South Africa will hold a prayer session for the Super Eagles of Nigeria ahead of its match against the Stallions of Burkina in the final of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, we have gathered.
The prayer session is initiated by ex-Nigeria international footballer now turned pastor, Peterside Idah who will lead the session at his church in Johannesburg Area, South Africa called Christ Ambassadors Church on Sunday morning.
According to Idah, all Nigerian fans in South Africa are invited for the spiritual moment aimed at pushing the Super Eagles onto a much deserved victory at the Soccercity Stadium in South Africa on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the Super Eagles on Thursday morning departed Durban, where it slaughtered the Eagles of Mali 4-1 on Wednesday at the Moses Mabhida Stadium, for Johannesburg where it would face the Stallions in the final.
The Eagles is considered home team at the Soccercity by Confederation of African Football (CAF) and therefore, will wear the traditional all-green jersey that is considered to bring the Eagles luck.
Unconfirmed reports have however claimed that the team is not happy with the members of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for not believing in it.
According to a source close to the camp, the coaching crew and the players feel that the NFF never had faith in the team in spite of all the efforts of the players and the coaches to prove themselves.
What particularly annoyed them, we gathered was the discovery that most of the NFF board members had booked early flights home because they did not expect the team to make it as far as the final of the competition.
It is however doubtful if this would affect the players on Sunday because many of them have sincerely signified their readiness to give all it takes to bring the trophy back to Nigeria and to give a good show to President Goodluck Jonathan that has confirmed his availability for the match.
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