DEFEAT TO HOST COUNTRY IS A HARSH REMINDER OF EAGLE’S EXIT – HON. OSAKWE-HIBBERT

Oru Leonard

The NIgerian Born Councilor in the United Kingdom, Hon Chief Ugochi Celia Osakwe-Hibbert has said that defeat of host country is a harsh reminder of the NIgerian Eagle football team exit.

According to the immediate past Special Adviser on Diaspora Affairs, Imo State in Nigeria, who has a Masters in Sports and Exercise Science and is an avid player of various sports herself, she Is absolutely representing and updating her people in the AFCON competition.

Last Friday night’s AFCON clash, the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon went head to head with the Pharaohs of Egypt in a captivating battle on the playing field. The entire 90 minutes were exhausted, with no goals for either team. The extra 30 minutes failed to yield any goals either. The match then obligatorily was followed with the dreaded penalty shoot out. This episode saw the indomitable Lions dominated by the Pharaohs!

Speaking to the Imo Diasporan Hon. Cllr. Celia Osakwe-Hibbert immediately after the game, she said; “both teams wanted it so badly, the Cameroonians dominated the entire 120 minutes”. “It is a terrible shame to see them lose out in the penalties”. “Their defeat was similar to ours, they played well but nothing came of it”. I was actually rooting for them”.

Egypt whom Nigeria defeated in the opening round by one goal margin will now be fighting with Senegal at the  AFCON finals.