Nigeria are the first qualifiers for Cup of Nations second round
26 June 2019 - 19:56
Alexandria — Nigeria became the first qualifiers for the second round of the Africa Cup of Nations when they beat Guinea 1-0 in Alexandria on Wednesday, with Kenneth Omeruo scoring the only goal.
Centre-back Omeruo headed a corner into the net on 73 minutes to earn the Super Eagles a second straight Group B victory after beating Burundi by the same score four days ago. Nigeria have a maximum six points, Madagascar and Guinea one each and Burundi are pointless in the group...
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