Ethiopia Vs Nigeria - WCQ On Sunday October 13, 2013 at 2pm

Ethiopia hosts African Champions Nigeria in the 1st Leg of the final round of the Brazil 2014 world cup qualifiers in Adiss Ababa.

All together, both Nigeria and Ethiopia have met seven times with the African champions winning four of these matches.


Ethiopia recorded a famous victory over their more illustrious opponents in a 1994 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, while two other matches between them ended in draws. Past encounters; 1982 Nations Cup Finals: Nigeria 3 Ethiopia 0 The first meeting between both countries was at the 1982 AFCON in Libya, where Nigeria thrashed Ethiopia 3-0. Current Eagles coach Stephen Keshi scored a brace in the game with Ademola Adeshina getting the other goal. Friendly 1993: Ethiopia 0 Nigeria 0 The second game was a friendly played in Addis Ababa in1993 and the Eagles won 1-0.

Two Victor Moses penalties were all the super Eagles needed to progress in the group stages in South Africa.

The Words

NFF

“We have a 100 per cent chance of advancing and qualifying, because in Africa today no team can overcome or subdue us. It may be in another five years to come, but certainly not now. But between now and five years, there is no African country that can bring us down,’’ Peters said.

“Yes, there are teams that you will want to face and say anything can happen. But, with Ethiopia, nothing can happen. We will just advance, because there is no upset with Ethiopia,’’