The Super Sand Eagles, it will be recalled, on Friday in the opening game defeated the Black Sharks of Ghana 7-5 for their 10th win at the annual competition being organised by Kinetic Sports.
The team coached by Audu Adamu 'Ejo' got a warning signal as they conceded two quick goals to finish the first quarter 2-0, but the homers reduced the tally on resumption through the spot kick taken by Abu Azeez.
The visitors rose to the occasion as they scored twice again to restore their two-goal lead, while Daniel compounded the woes of the Super Sand Eagles when he scored again to make it 4-1.
Azeez later reduced the deficit to two with a superb header, but as the Nigerians were still struggling to get their act together, Daniel's rocket extended the Elephants' lead again.
Skipper Olawale Isiaka revived the hope of his team mates as he scored to make it 5-3. Musa Najare who came on as a substitute gave the Eagles some respite with a goal, but the much-anticipated leveller could not come as the Ivorians held onto the one goal lead till the final whistle.
Nigeria, it will be recalled, had lost to the Ivory Coast in the final group match of the 2013 African Beach Soccer Championship in Morocco by the same margin.
Meanwhile, the Black Sharks for the second time in the competition also lost 5-2 to their counterparts from Senegal. It was Senegal's first victory in the competition having lost 6-2 to the Ivory Coast on Friday in the opener.
Caption: The Super Sand Eagles.
No comments:
Post a Comment