Eagles No.1 supporter Alaba’s sister ready for G.Bissau clash
One person who will be supporting Super Eagles all the way when they file out Wednesday to round off their group stage tie against Guinea Bissau, is David Alaba’s sister.
The soccer loving beauty uploaded her picture supporting the Super Eagles when they earned a lone goal and 3-1 win over Egypt and Sudan respectively and will certainly be glued to her giant screen when the last group match takes center stage.
Alaba who many say would have been a super hit for the Super Eagles had he chosen to play for Nigeria, currently plies his trade with La liga giants Real Madrid.
The 29 year old defensive midfielder moved to Madrid after posting an impressive career with Bayern Munich where he scored cumulative 23 goals in 314 appearances.
The Austria-Nigerian played for Austria U-17-U19 before joining the Austria Senior national team where he scored 14 goals in 91 appearances.
one of the highlights of this exploits for the Austria national teamed dubbed Burschen (The Boys) was On 24 March 2017, when he captained Austria for the first time in a World Cup 2018 qualification game against Moldova in a 2–0 victory, deputizing in the absence of suspended captain Julian Baumgartlinger.
Alaba played in eight matches as Austria failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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Alaba captained Austria during the UEFA Euro 2020, in which they reached the knockout stages in that competition for the first time in their history.
Eagles are looking forward to a photo finish in the group stage with three wins in three matches with maximum nine points.