Nigeria’s
former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, is banking on history to see the Super
Eagles get at lea
st a point against Croatia, in their first Group D fixture of
the 2018 World Cup.
Atiku said
the Eagles have never lost their first game at the World Cup and remains
confident ahead of Saturday night’s match.
“Our
@NGSuperEagles have never lost an opening #WorldCup game to a European team.
“I am
confident in the indomitable spirit of our Super Eagles that today’s game
against Croatia will be no different,” he tweeted.
Nigeria will
be desperate for a win against the Croats, so they can go top of the group,
following Argentina’s shock 1-1 draw with Iceland in the first game.
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