Monday 20 January 2014

CHAN 2104: Nigeria battle Morocco in q/final

ATLAS Lions of Morocco on Monday night emerged Nigeria's opponents in the qurter-final of the ongoing third African Nations Championship (CHAN).
The Lions rallied to a 3-1 win over the Cranes of Uganda to top group B with five points and  booked a showdown with the Eagles on Saturday.
Nigeria had defeated hosts, South Africa 3-1 on Sunday night at the Cape Town Stadium with goals
from Ejike Uzoenyi, who got a brace and Ifeanyi Ede, who converted a spot-kick awarded his side.
Uzoenyi belives there is no stopping the Eagles having reached the knockout stage saying that "We are here for a goal and we will not relent until we achieve that goal".
His teammate, Shehu Abdullahi also expressed optimism that winning CHAN is not impossible after the elimination of the hosts.  
"Tell Nigerians that they have not seen anything yet, we are here for nothing but the trophy and we have shown that with our game against South Africa, but I must say that is not our best match,” said the Kano Pillars midfielder.
Meanwhile, Masimba Mambare’s lone strike also on Monday night gave the Warriors of Zimbabwe a
1-0 victory over the Stallions of Burkina and a place in the next stage of the biennial showpiece.
The Warriors of Zimbabwe will take on group A leaders, the Eagles of Mali in the quarter-final on Saturday.
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Caption: Super Eagles' duo of Ejike Uzoenyi  (L) and Gbolahan Salami. Both have appeared on the score sheet in the ongoing third African Nations Championship (CHAN) in South Africa.




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