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Shehu Sani reacts to Primate Ayodele’s prediction that Nigeria won’t win AFCON
A former senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani has reacted to primate Elijah Ayodele’s prediction that Nigeria will not win the next Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
Ayodele, leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, had predicted that Nigeria’s Super Eagles would not win the AFCON which begins on January 9th 2022 in Cameroon.
In a tweet on Sani’s verified Twitter account on Monday, Sani mocked Ayodele for predicting that Nigeria would lose without also predicting which country would win the AFCON.
“My Brother Primate Ayodele prophesied that the Super Eagles would not win the AFCON, but he refused to predict which country would win.”
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Ayodele, who is famous for his annual predictions also claimed that his prediction of Gernot Rohr’s dismissal as coach of the Super Eagles came true.
“I’ve been saying it since July, before the removal of the Super Eagles coach (Gernot Rohr), and now that they’re going for the Nations Cup, Nigeria can’t win,” he said.
“They won’t be able to lift the cup; they’ll give it their all, but they won’t be able to succeed because they’ll be eased out technically.”
Ayodele also stated that the Super Eagles would qualify for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022, but he did not specify how far they would advance.
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