Succor is yet to come
the way of Chinese Super League side Tiajin Teda as the John Obi Mikel
captained side went down 2-0 away to Guangzou R&F at the Yuexiushan Stadium
on Saturday.
The Super Eagles captain
and his Tiajin Teda teammates found their hosts a hard nut to crack conceding
the first goal in the 27th minute and the second in the 76th minute.
The club has not been
able to sing victory song in the last four matches, with the last win dating
back to 10th August against Henan Jianye at home.
The four last matches have
ended in two draws and two defeats including a 5-2 demolition by Beijing Guoan.
Ghanaian import Frank
Acheampong was in aciton for 73 minutes but found the Guangzou R&F defence difficult
to rattle .
Tiajin Teda will have to
wait till 14th September to see if they will earn three points from visiting
Shanghai SIPG.
Mikel who will be
missing Super Eagles Afcon 2019 qualifier against Seychelles next Saturday in
Victoria after pulling out of the tie, has nonetheless expressed optimism that
the Eagles will achieve a good result.
While Mikel will be missing in action in
Victoria, China based Odion Ighalo will be action against the Pirates.
Ighalo was on target August 26th as Changchun
Yatai avoided home defeat holding Hebei CFFC to a 2-2 draw.
Super Eagles Coach
Gernot Rohr believes Victoria tie will afford Ighalo ample opportunity to
rediscover his scoring skills for the team.
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