NIGERIA VS CONGO

Nigeria will be on the march again towards qualifying for the Orange Africa Cup of Nations when the Super Eagles engage the Red Devils of Congo at the Stade Municipal in Pointe Noire on November 15th.
The African champions have had a yo-yo qualifying campaign so far and had to wait till match day three to pick her first points and match day four to pick up a first win in what surely has been a rough patch for the Super Eagles
The crisis at the Nigeria Football Federation looked to have overshadowed the team's quest on the pitch as Amaju Pinnick and Chris Giwa have gone full throttle for control of Nigeria's football.
Matters got to a head when Stephen Keshi, who had earlier been relieved from his post as the Super Eagles gaffer after the Sudan win last month, suddenly made a comeback to the team and will now lead the Super Eagles against Congo this weekend.
Congo are also in dire straits after a impressive start to the campaign which started with 3-2 win over Nigeria away. The Red Devils haven't won in the last two games and even lost at home to the Bafana Bafana.
Coach Claude Leroy will have to wave his magic wand to make things happen for his Congolese team who would love to do a number on Nigeria and add to their seven points from four match days.
Match background:
Nigeria have a herculean task ahead in Pointe Noire. The Eagles are condemned to win, anything short of that will spell and end to her dream of defending the title.
Sitting in third place on four points, the best Nigeria can hope for is 10 points from the remaining games to qualify or at least have a shot as the best third placed side int he qualifying series.
Stephen Keshi knows he is on the knife's edge and will need his wards to produce a near perfect game and pull the rabbit out of the hat in Pointe Noire to get the points on deck.
Congo have fallen short as the qualifiers have reached the business end and remain in second place with seven points from four matches.
The Red Devils started the series like a house on fire, nicking two straight wins against Nigeria in Calabar and Sudan at home, but then hit a purple patch.
It went downhill from there ,losing to South Africa in Pointe Noire and grabbing a face saving draw in the reverse leg has put added pressure on Claude Leroy. He wants to produce the goods against Nigeria. It promises to be an exciting game where winner takes all.