By Akeem Lawal
SUPER Eagles players are in cloud nine after coming from
a two goals down to defeat Argentina 4-2 in a friendly match decided at the
Krasnodar Stadium on Tuesday.
A well taken free kick by Kelechi Iheanacho, a brace from
for Alex Iwobi and a debut strike for debutant Brian Idowu ensure Nigeria began
their Russia 2018 World Cup preparations in thrilling fashion by beating a
world power Argentina in front of 22,739 spectators.
Kenneth Omeruo uploaded a picture of the team’s celebration
in the dressing room on his Instagram page with the caption, “What an outing..
#Nigeria 4-2 #argentina proud of my brothers 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
@ Krasnodar Stadium.”
Defender, William Troost-Ekong through his verified Twitter
account @WTroostEkong, said, “So Proud of the boys! 🇳🇬 Nigeria
4 -🇦🇷 Argentina 2 #SuperEagles.”
Leicester City midfielder, Ndidi Wilfred also hailed the
team for fighting for the victory.
“Great fight from the team and a good win to start the
preparation for the world cup 🦅 🇳🇬,” he said via @Ndidi25.
Also Leicester City forward, Kelechi Iheanacho said via @67Kelechi,
“A wonderful performance from the
#Supereagle🦅 against #Argentina great goals. Thanks to all the fans for
your support💚🇳🇬⚽️.”
Mainz defender, Leon Balogun was not left out, saying, “Algeria
on Friday was solid already. But today is kind of historical coming back like
this from a 0-2 vs Argentina.
Considering the fact that we played like that system for the 1st time
makes it even greater!! Up up Supereagles, up up Nigeria 🇳🇬💚,”
he said via @LeonBalogun.
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