Former Tremendous Eagles worldwide, Jonathan Akpoborie has revealed his damage at lacking out on a possible AFCON gold medal regardless of indications that the staff would finally win the trophy as a result of high quality of the staff at the moment and the form of buzz round them.

Nigeria withdrew from the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa for political causes.

The Tremendous Eagles had been finally banned from competing within the subsequent version of the competitors which occurred in 1998 as a punishment for boycotting the competitors two years again.

Recall that the Tremendous Eagles at the moment had been the toast of African soccer after their dominance and rise to world acclamation of their first ever World Cup look in 1994.

As a testomony to how extremely expertise the nation was in soccer at the moment, they’d go on to win the Olympic video games soccer even in the summertime of that very same 12 months after South Africa had received that AFCON they boycotted.

Jonathan Akpoborie, who was on Brila FM’s Huge Interview, recounted a number of the particulars and revealed how damage he felt in regards to the state of affairs.

“I really feel bitter as a result of we had been going to gather the Nations Cup in 96. We had been disadvantaged of that due to political points which shouldn’t be concerned in soccer. It needed to do with South African authorities.

“It was painful, it was one thing that affected a whole lot of gamers’ soccer. A laurel like that you just’d prefer to have as a participant.

“We knew that we weren’t simply going to take part, we had been going to win. We had been favourites to win at the moment. Considering again about it, it was a chance misplaced however then it’s for Nigeria and if Nigeria says no, there’s nothing that may be carried out about it.”

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