Head of Federal Government delegation and Senate
President David Mark with the victorious Super Eagles ... on Sunday.
The
Cross River State Commissioner for Youths and Sports Development, Mr
Patrick Ugbe, has said Malawi’s protest against Calabar venue for the
crucial the 2014 World Cup qualifying match with the Super Eagles was
hinged on the fear of losing the match.
The Football Association of Malawi had
last week written to FIFA to ask that the September 7 decisive Group F
World Cup qualifier against Nigeria be moved from Calabar to another
venue. But in his reaction in Calabar, Ugbe dismissed the claims of the
FAM, saying their protest has exposed their ignorance about Nigeria.
“We have a track record of hosting the
national team matches and we are ready again to do it. I personally
believe that it is because they know that the Eagles have never lost a
match in Calabar and they know that it will be a tough one for them.
They need an outright victory while Nigeria needs at worst a draw in
that match for us to proceed to the next stage.”
“So, I guess having followed the Eagles
matches knowing that they have done so well in Calabar, the fear in them
have made them to protest to FIFA that the match should be played
elsewhere.”
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