The Super Eagles of Nigeria World Cup Journey From USA 1994 to South Africa 2010

Posted by Carivo Nanu on June 3rd, 2021

It turned into a satisfying crop of gamers that stormed the 1994 World Cup, brushing apart Bulgaria and Greece 3-zero and 2-zero respectively earlier than succumbing to the advanced strength of the Argentinian 2-1.

The Super Eagles crowned their institution and certified for the second one spherical in which they performed against former global champions Italy.

Nigeria turned inside one minute of qualifying for the Quarter finals of the 1994 global cup in the sport in opposition to Italy, while Roberto Baggio scored to take the sport into more time. He additionally scored the triumphing aim for Italy.

In 1998 France hosted the World Cup, with Nigeria certified along Cameroon, Morocco, Tunisia, and South Africa for a 2nd consecutive time.

With optimism jogging so excessive because of the go back of maximum 1994 squad members, the Super Eagles created one in all the largest upsets in soccer records of their beginning game, via way of means of defeating Spain 3-2, in a pulsating come across on the La Beaujoire stadium in Nantes France, in which innovative midfielder Sunday Oliseh scored one of the first-rate desires of the event thru a blistering forty five meters cannon from outdoor the 18 backyard box, to conquer veteran Spanish goalkeeper Zubizereta, who turned into pressured to enter retirement. That victory propelled the score of the Super Eagles World wide, and Sunday Oliseh aim turned into celebrated in important tv stations global as a classical masterpiece.

The Super Eagles then went beforehand to qualify for the second one spherical with win in opposition to Bulgaria 1-zero, no matter dropping their final institution suit 3-1 to Paraguay.

Their wish of creating it to the final 8 turned into shattered via way of means of Denmark who walloped the Super Eagles 4-1 withinside the 2nd spherical come across.

The 2002 FIFA World cup co-hosted via the means of Korea and Japan noticed Nigeria Qualifying for the 1/3 immediately with first rate optimism.

With a modern day squad and a brand new indigenous education of Onigbinde Adegboye, Nigerians lower back domestic had such a lot of motives to be hopeful of a terrific outing.

The Super Eagles had been drawn in institution F that turned into what then seemed as the "institution of death" along Sweden, Argentina, and England.

It turned into an early flight domestic for the Super Eagles after successive defeat withinside the palms of Argentina 1-zero and Sweden 2-1.

A scoreless draw in opposition to England turned into now no longer precise enough for a 2nd spherical price tag.

The Super Eagles narrowly missed out on qualification for the 2006 World Cup.

The institution's sole price tag turned into a grab by means of Palancas Negras of Angola, which had an advanced aim distinction than the Super Eagles.

The 2010 FIFA World Cup which turned into hosted via way of means of South Africa did now no longer move as expected, as Nigeria turned into humbled 1-zero via way of means of a resilient Argentina facet which turned into stimulated via way of means of Lionel Messi. The goal margin could have been more, however, for the heroics of goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama. In their 2nd match, the Super Eagles had been all over again defeated by means of an under acting Greece 2-1 earlier than they controlled a 2-2 draw with South Korea. The solitary factor turned into now no longer enough to take Nigeria to the second one spherical.