Wednesday 6 February 2013

Nigeria thrash Mali 4 -1 to reach final


Congrats Super Eagles, and the Super Chicken keeps on matching...
Super Eagles of Nigeria proved their superiority over Eagles of Mali when they thrashed them 4-1 this evening in the first semi-final match of the 2013 Africa Nations Cup. The result sealed Nigeria’s place in the final game holding on Sunday.
Goals from Elderson Echiejile, Brown Ideye, Emmanuel Emenike and Musa Ahmed ensured victory for the 1980 and 1994 champions. Nigeria took the lead in the 25th minute through Echiejile and made it three by the end of the first half. Musa Ahmed who came in as a substitute for Victor Moses scored the fourth in the second half before the consolatory goal for the Malians.
It is the seventh final for Nigeria. The last time the Eagles made it to the final game was in year 2000 at the National Stadium in Lagos.
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