Nigeria to play Germany in first COPA Lagos Match
Nigeria’s Super sand Eagles will this Friday begin the defence of their title in this year’s Copa Lagos Beach Soccer championship as they face Germany’s Manschaft in their opening duel at the Eko Atlantic City. The match kicks off at 4:15pm.
The Supers and Eagles have won the first two editions of the Copa Lagos and the Nigerians will now have to sweat it out against the former European Beach League champions.
This will be the first time Germany will take part in the Copa Lagos, and the Germans are expected to provide a combination of power and flair on the beach of the Eko Atlantic City.
Nigeria’s Supers and Eagles and Germany’s Mannschaft have never met as far as beach soccer is concerned, but the coach of the Nigerian team, Audu Adamu, is optimistic that the Germans would fall.
“We are meeting them (Germany) for the first time and my boys are in top gear to condemn them to defeat in our first game,” Adamu told supersport.com.
Meanwhile, Senegal who have been crowned champions of Africa three times in 2008, 2011 and 2013 will face the Cedars of Lebanon in the opening match this Friday and the kick off time is 3pm local time.
Lebanon’s beach soccer team are making their second appearance at the competition after narrowly failing to win it last year.