13th June, 2010
There were neither flags nor vuvuzelas, just plenty of tension back home as disappointed fans watched the Super Eagles lose 1-0 to Argentina.”
It could be a good beginning, we only hope they learn their mistakes and correct them. There is hope, the football is still round,” said Nnamdi Achusim, a Stockholm-based Nigerian, who watched the match with dozens of other fans in tarpaulin-roofed sheds.”
Jude Achi, a motor vehicle spares dealer, said our heroic goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama and his teammates deserved credit. “There were predictions Argentina would beat us 5-0 but we ended with a 1-0 defeat, that was not bad at all. It was a good game and hopefully we will win the next match,” he said.