Home Eagles too much for Yemen

After bowing to the superior firepower a star-studded
Elephants of Ivory Coast last Sunday with a slim 1-0 loss,
Nigeria’s home-based Super Eagles yesterday vent their
spleen on Yemen in another international friendly match at the
Sevens Stadium in Dubai.
Stand-in coach, Daniel Amokachi, rung some changes to the
team that fell to Ivory Coast to make his intention clear to Ye­
men with an all attacking formation. Enyimba International
play maker, Mfon Udoh who set an all-time goal-scoring
record in Nigeria’s domestic league last season with 23 goals,
put the Eagles in front after 25 minutes.
Towering defence ace and hot-in-demand captain of Warri
Wolves, Azubuike Egwuekwe, put the game beyond the Asians
in the 64th minute with another beautiful goal to ensure that
the Eagles ended the Dubai tour on a sweet note.
Ranked 176 against Nigeria’s 43 in the FIFA monthly rankings,
Yemen bowed to the superior powers of the three-time African
Champions.
The Amokachi-tutored Eagles deployed every weapon in their
arsenal at the Asians in the international friendly match going
into the recess with a well deserved lead.
Both nations looked strong at the start of the second half, but
as the match wore on Eagles were back to their peak and
took a two-goal cushion.
Yemen failed to keep possession and withdrew inside their 18-
yard box with little threat to the Nigerian side largely made up
of home-based players. Nigeria enjoyed the lion-share of
possession but could not make its territorial superiority count
in the opening exchanges.