Striker Obinna Nsofor's second-half goal gave Nigeria third place at the African Nations Cup after a 1-0 win over Algeria in the playoff Saturday.
It is the fourth time in the last five tournaments Nigeria has finished as bronze medallists at the (...)
bound Nigeria and Algeria will have to dig deep to motivate themselves for Saturday's Africa Cup of Nations losers' final.
Nigeria was stopped from reaching the final proper by a youthful Ghana team courtesy of a first-half winner from Asamoah Gyan (...)
Nigeria captured third place at the African Cup of Nations with a 1-0 win over fellow World Cup qualifier Algeria on Saturday, AP reported.
Striker Victor Obinna scored in the 56th minute, as his team recovered from a 1-0 loss to Ghana in the (...)
Two-time defending champion Egypt hammered eight-man Algeria 4-0 in a tense match to advance to the final of the African Cup of Nations Thursday.
Hosni Abd Rabou converted a 37th-minute penalty and Mohamed Zidan doubled the lead with a left-footed (...)
