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Nigerian footballers, some bare-footed, during a training session at Everton’s training ground in Liverpool. A squad of fifteen players, the first time a Soccer team has left Nigeria, will tour the United Kingdom playing top amateur sides. Most of the players prefer to play bare-footed and can still drive a ball over 70 yards without boots. (PA Images via Getty Images)
BONAM EKANEM

Remembering the original Super Eagles

Nigeria’s Super Eagles move to the international fields started in 1949 with a tour of amateur English clubs

  • Tolu Olasoji, The Continent
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