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WAFU Cup: Cape Verde edge Nigeria's Super Eagles B

WAFU Cup: Cape Verde edge Nigeria's Super Eagles B

by Niyi Busari,
Oct 06, 2019
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By Sampson Adedeji

West African brother, Cape Verde ended the hope of Nigeria's Super Eagles B team of returning home with at least a win from the ongoing WAFU competition in Thies, Senegal.

BSN reports that the performance of the team has been placed under scrutiny for something following their back to back loses to Togo in the CHAN 2020 qualifier and WAFU Cup competition.

It was Lobi star striker Sikiru Alimi who opened the scoring in the 64th minute before Cape Verde leveled up before regulation time.

Theophillus Afelokhai replaced injured Adamu Abubakar and was able to save penalty in the shootout.

Reuben Bala, John Lazarus, Sikiru Alimi and Dare Olatunji missed Nigeria’s penalties and handed Cape Verde a 3-2 win.

Next for the home Eagles is the second leg of the CHAN 2020 qualifier against Togo.

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Niyi Busari

Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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