By Samuel Gacharira,

The Super Eagles have looked a pale shadow of the side that won the Africa Cup of Nations cup in 2013. They are set to host Sudan this Wednesday at Abuja National Stadium as the qualifiers enter the penultimate stage.

Stephen Keshi’s side are last in Group A with only one point courtesy of a barren draw registered in Pretoria against group leaders South Africa.

The return of Vincent Enyeama could not inspire the Africa Champions to victory as they suffered a 1-0 loss in Khartoum on Saturday. Mohammed Elgadir bullet header was the lone goal of the match.

Following this result, Jay Jay Okocha termed Nigerian football as dead. Clearly, the pressure will definitely be on the hosts since the result of this tie could determine the fate of the technical bench.

The misfiring attacking trio of Emmanuel Emenike, Ahmed Musa and Nosa Igiebor will hope the presence of the home fans will inspire them to end the goal drought which has persisted in their last two matches.

The Falcons of Jediane will look to build on their weekend win as they seek to bring their qualifying campaign back on track. Coach Mohammed Mazda hopes the underdog tag will once again work to their favor and remains optimistic of snatching a decent result from this tie.

Collins Okinyo

Ex- CAF Media Expert. An expert on African football with over 15 years experience ,always with an ear to the ground with indepth knowledge of the game. I have worked for top publications including 7 years at www.supersport.com until i founded www.soka25east.com to quench the thirst of football lovers across the continent. I have trained young upcoming journalists who are now a voice in African football.I have covered World Cup,AFCON,CHAN,Champions League,Confederations Cup,Cecafa,Cosafa,Wafu and many other football tournaments across the World. Founder Football Africa Arena(FAA),Founder www.afrisportdigital.com