By Akinwale Kasali
The Imama Amakapabo tutored home based Super Eagles have crashed out from the qualification series of the 2020 African Nations Championship in Cameroon.
The Super Eagles Team B failed to overturn the 4-1 defeat it suffered in the hands of the Squirrels of Benin Republic in Cotonou a forthnight ago.
Goals from Sikiru Alimi in both halves of the encounter couldn’t secure qualification for the Super Eagles
Team B as the match ended 2-0 at the Agege Township Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria, to secure a 4-3 aggregate score for their fellow West African neighbor, Benin Republic.
With this result, the Super Eagles failed to qualify for the CHAN tournament, the first time since inception.
The match started with the Super Eagles Team B opening scoring as early as the ninth minute to give the vociferous Lagos crowd a ray of hope.
Sadly, the team went blank all through the entire half, despite attacking their opponents.
The Benin Republic team remained resolute in defence, foiling every attack by their host.
The Nigerian side had to wait for 61 minutes before increasing their lead to 2-0.
The crucial goal that could have sealed their passage into the next round eluded them till the referee blasted the final whistle to signal an end to the journey of the Super Eagles Team B in the 2020 CHAN qualifiers campaign.
