Super Eagles centre-back, Godfrey Oboabona, was one of Nigeria’s best players at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. The Sunshine Stars captain still relishes his encounter with one of Africa’s best strikers, Ivoirian Didier Drogba at the 2013 AFCON, writes ’TANA AIYEJINA
When the camera showed Godfrey Oboabona singing Nigeria’s national anthem in the Super Eagles opening Group C game against Burkina Faso Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations on January 21, several enraged fans at home retorted, “Who is this one?”
Oboabona alongside 16 others were making their Nations Cup debut while familiar faces and ‘Nations Cup experts’ like Osaze Odemwingie, Obafemi Martins, Taye Taiwo, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, John Utaka and several others were left out of the squad.