SUPER Eagles plays in Uyo

The stately Akwa Ibom International Stadium, Uyo will wake up today, when the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Cranes of Uganda lock horns in a prestigious global amicable match

The last time the venue saw basic blast of football extents was the point at which the Super Eagles facilitated the Bafana in a 30th Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Wednesday, nineteenth November, 2014. The match finished 2-2.

The Bafana will be on the Super Eagles' psyche when they tackle Uganda, as they additionally have a date with the South Africans in Nelspruit after four days.

Unintentionally, the first and last conflicts in the middle of Nigeria and Uganda at senior level finished in 2-1 wins for the Cranes.

On March 14, 1978, Nigeria lost an Africa Cup of Nations semi last to Uganda 1-2 in Ghana, with both objectives scored by Phillip Omondi. The last time both groups squared off was on June 2, 2007, the Cranes fighting against eminent loss to win 2-1 after John Utaka had put Nigeria ahead in a 2008 Nations Cup qualifier in Kampala.

In the middle of, Uganda won an inviting match 1-0 in Kampala on September 26, 1981; the Eagles won a Cup of Nations qualifier 2-0 in Lagos on August 28, 1992 and both groups drew 0-0 in Kampala on July 17, 1993.

The two groups' conflict in Abeokuta on March 24, 2007 sticks in the memory: it took a last-heave Nwankwo Kanu header for Nigeria to acquire a 1-0 win.