From George Aluo, Accra

Fierce soccer battle! That is what Nigeria and Ghana will be doing this afternoon as the Super Eagles Team B slug it out with the Black Stars at the Ohene Dajn Stadium, Accra in the final round of the qualifiers for the African Nations Championship, CHAN 2009.

Apart from the soccer rivalry between both countries, the stakes in today’s encounter are very high, given the fact that none of the two soccer giants would want to miss the maiden edition of the newly introduced competition billed for early next year in Cote d’Ivoire.

To show how desperate the Ghanaians are, the GFA, last week, suspended the country’s two weeks old league, ostensibly to give the home lads room to concentrate on the tie. Their Serbian Technical Adviser, Milovan Rajevic has also been told that he must beat Nigeria if he wants to keep the job he only got a few months back.

But if the mood in the Super Eagles Team B camp is anything to go by, then, the Black Stars are in real trouble. The boys of Okey Emordi have vowed that they will leave Accra on a victorious note.

Kano Pillars’ hitman, Bello Kofarmata, who is set to lead the Eagles attack, told Sunday ChampionSports that he would put smiles on the faces of Nigerians with goals.

"We are ready for the match and if I get the coach’s nod to play, I will make good use of it by scoring goals," Kofarmata said last night after the team’s workout at the venue of today’s game.

Efe Ambrose who will be marshalling the defence also assured that himself and his colleagues will give enough coverage to Bassey Akpan who will be manning the post.

Emordi simply told Sunday ChampionSports that he was aware of the expectations of Nigerians both at home and here in Ghana, even as he declared that the Super Eagles won’t disappoint.

The match kicks off at 6pm, Nigerian time today.