Nigeria international defender, Leon Balogun has revealed
that he held back tears while driving to the Abuja Stadium the day Ghana
stopped Nigeria from qualifying for the 2022 World Cup.
Nigeria failed to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar after
losing the spot to their West African neighbours.
They played out a scoreless first-leg tie in Kumasi and a
1-1 draw at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja.
Balogun said the supporters of the National team showed
overwhelming support for the players which made the 1-1 draw a bitter pill to
swallow.
Speaking on The Beautiful Game Podcast, Balogun, “Driving to
the stadium on that day I was holding back tears because I was touched by the
support.
I’ve played with great support, I’m not trying to be
disrespectful to any other place we’ve played with the national team before but
Abuja that day was packed.
“I saw little boys, girls, families, elders, everybody
rooting for us. The stadium was packed, it was unreal and I said to myself just
for them we have to make it.
“Obviously it was heartbreaking when we conceded that first
goal, it was a tough one to take, and came back with a penalty, we couldn’t
just break them down.”
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