BEVERLY HILLS, October 07, (THEWILL) – Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Saturday evening defeated the Chipolopolo of Zambia with a lone goal making the Nigerian side the first African team to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
The Eagles clinched their sixth appearance at the World Cup tournament at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, with Alex Iwobi’s lone goal in the 74th minute.
Following an earlier impressive performance against Cameroon, Gernot Rohr’s men are leading the group with 13 points from five games, while Zambia sit second with seven points from the same number of games.
On the other hand, Cameroon came third in the group with six points and Algeria with just one point, both from five games.
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