Former Super Eagles
midfielder, Henry Nwosu has praised the fighting spirits of the Super
Eagles after coming back from behind to beat the Walyas Antelopes of
Ethiopia 2-1 in Addis Ababa in a Brazil 2014 World Cup play-off played
on Sunday.
Ethiopia's Assefa put the home team in the lead in
the 57th minute but two cracking goals from Emmanuel Emenike in the 67th
and 90th minutes handed a crucial away advantage to the Super Eagles in
the scorching sun of Addis Ababa.
Nigeria will book a back to
back berth at the World Cup finals in Brazil if they play at least a
goalless draw or lose by a lone goal during the return leg in Calabar on
November 16.
Nwosu noted that it took great character and courage from the country's
senior national team to come back from the brink of defeat under the
condition with which they played in Addis Ababa.
"Thank God we
won. It took a lot of courage and determination to come back the way the
Eagles did in Addis Ababa despite the high altitude which obviously
affected their game," Nwosu told .
He
charged the Eagles to complete the job they started when the Walyas
Antelopes visit the U J Esuene Stadium, Calabar next month.
"The
Eagles played with character and I am tipping them to fly past the
Ethiopians when they play the second leg in Calabar next month," Nwosu
added
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