Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, believes the Super Eagles can re-enact a similar feat achieved by the Green Eagles who demolished the Pharoahs 4-0 in a FIFA World Cup qualifier in Lagos in 1977.
"We can recreate October 1977; why not? The home-boys have come in and full training has commenced. Everyone is rearing to go. By the time the foreign-based players arrive, the competition will be what we want.
"I insist that we have invited the players who are capable of giving us the three points in Kaduna and another three points in Alexandria," Siasia responded while fielding questions from reporters in Abuja.
Apart from being two points behind the Egyptians on the Group G table, the Eagles also trail the Pharaohs on goals scored. The Pharaohs have scored eight while Nigeria has scored two in the two matches played by each team, meaning Eagles have to start scoring more goals.
It would be recalled that on October 8, 1977, the then Green Eagles thrashed the Pharaohs 4-0 in a 1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier at the National Stadium, Lagos, with Segun Odegbami bagging a brace. Skipper Christian Chukwu and John Nwadioha got the other goals.
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