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POLAND 2019: FLYING EAGLES MAY FACE SENEGAL

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With the remaining group matches set to be concluded this Friday, Nigeria’s Flying Eagles who are one of the best third-placed finishers may face fellow Africans, Senegal in the knockout stage.

Senegal are Group A leaders. Though Groups E and F still have to play on Friday to determine, on the whole, the four best third –placed teams to progress, the Flying Eagles are second on that ranking now and can not fall out of the top four.

Host nation Poland, with four points and three goals advantage, is first on the ranking, with Nigeria second on four points and two goals advantage. Ecuador is third with four points and no goal advantage.

Only either of Korea Republic and Portugal can overtake Poland, to push Nigeria to third on the ranking.

Should Korea defeat six –pointer Argentina and Portugal ease past already –eliminated South Africa, three teams in Group F would end with six points!

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Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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