LEONE STARS, WATCH THAT BENIN GOALKEEPER, SATURNIN ALLAGBE, TOMORROW
Preview of today’s soccer classic by Kabs Kanu
Benin almost held Nigeria to a draw and deny Sierra Leone a place in the 2021 Africa Nations Cup, but with the last shot of the game—A header, infact—Nigeria broke their backs seconds left for play.
One of the reasons that Nigeria could not score was the brilliant goalkeeping of the Beninoise shot stopper, Saturnin Allagbe . He is a tough goalkeeper between the posts . His magnificent goalkeeping brought Benin this far.
Leone Stars, it must be recalled. were eliminated from the World Cup by a goalkeeper—-TheLiberian goalie , Ashley Williams—who dramatically saved a penalty kick at stoppage time in Freetown. from captain Zingaley Kamara. This agile goalkeeper stood between qualification for Sierra Leone and failure by Leone Stars to win beyond 1-0 as was needed.
The Beninoise goalkeeper is another man too difficult to beat and Leone Stars must sharpen their shooting boots today at the Siaka Stevens Stadium. They have to score to win and they would not want the Benin goalkeeper to be a stumbling block.
LeoneStars have a good striking force consisting of Kei Kamara, Alhaji Kamara, Kwame Quee and others but they have been guilty of missing golden opportunities against opponents
The whole nation would be praying for Leone Stars to win today and qualify for the African Nations Cup for the third time. But our boys must realize that scoring goals must be the premium. They have to ensure that their shots or headers kiss the back of the Benin net.
As we pray for them, we hope Leone Stars will bring joy to our dejected nation for once again. They must shoot to score. They have no alternative.
We must win today. And only goals win matches.
