BY Victor Akhidenor
A trophy will be won in Friday’s international friendly between the home-based Super Eagles of Nigeria and Ghana’s Olympic team, Black Meteors.
Paul Bassey, the match commissioner who disclosed this at the pre-match conference on Thursday evening, said a winner must emerge in the encounter, which will be the highlight of events to commission the Akwa Ibom International Stadium, Uyo.
In case of stalemate at the end of 90 minutes, the two teams will go straight into penalties.
Gold and silver medals will be handed out after the match.
Bassey further disclosed that the trophy is not to be won for keeps, but returned to Akwa Ibom for an annual Transformation Cup tournament.
The match will be televised live on various television stations, beginning from 6pm.
The Super Eagles will wear their usual green jersey while the Meteors will wear their famous red.
President Goodluck Jonathan, Presidents John Dramani Mahama of Ghana and Alassane Ouattara of Ivory Coast, Governor Godswill Akpabio; Amaju Pinnick, president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Ghana’s high commissioner to Nigeria are special guests of honour.
They will shake hands with the players and officials before the match.
The match officials are all FIFA-graded Nigerian referees. Ferdinand Udoh will be at the centre to be assisted by Peter Edibe and Samuel Pwadutakan. Amao Opeyemi is the reserve referee.
Ghana’s Meteors are in the same half of the draw as the Nigeria U-23 team in the qualifying race for the 2nd CAF U-23 Championship, scheduled to take place in Democratic Republic of Congo in July 2015.
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