Sudan knock Eagles out of Nations Cup, win 1-0
Sudan on Saturday effectively put paid to any desire of Nigeria to defend their title at the African Cup of Nations in Morocco next year by beating the Super Eagles 1-0 in Khartoum.
The pathetic Eagles, which had lost 2-3 to Congo in the Group A qualifier opener in Calabar before escaping with a 0-0 scoreline against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa, could not equalise a 42nd minute goal scored by the Sundanese on Saturday, in a match the Nigerians were expected to win to have any chance of picking a ticket to Morocco.
The Eagles will play a reverse group qualifying match against Sudan in Abuja on Wednesday.
South Africa shot the the top of the group table with an emphatic 2-0 win over host Congo in Brazzaville on Saturday.
The Bafana Bafana have seven points followed by Congo with six points while Sudan occupy the third position with three points while Nigeria have one point to stay rooted to the bottom of the group’s table.
Source: Punchng.com
