Super Eagles of Nigeria – Since winning the 2013 African Cup of Nations in South Africa, Nigeria have not found it rosy on the continent as they have failed to qualify for the next two editions of the African showpiece. The pain of missing the 2015 Nations Cup is still a fresh wound in the minds of many and it hurts even more that the team will not feature at the 2017 edition of the tournament.
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Here we look at some games played by the Super Eagles that will still make Nigeria fans sad if remembered.
1. 1990 AFCON: Algeria 1 – 0 Nigeria
At the finals of the 1990 African Cup of Nations which was the 17th edition of the championship, the hopes and expectation of every Nigerian was for the Eagles to lift the trophy, but against all odds Algeria won the championship beating Nigeria 1 – 0.
The Super Eagles played well in this game, but their profligacy at goal prevented them from lifting the trophythat year.
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