On This Day! Nigeria defeated B/Faso to Clinch Third AFCON Crown

On this day, Five years ago Sunday Mba settled the score in a cagey Africa Nations Cup final match against Burkina Faso to seal Nigeria’s third continental crown.

Both teams had first met in the group stage, but played out a feisty 1-1 result – the Étalons even topped the group with Nigeria finishing second.

But in the final, Mba struck on the 40th minute and it was just enough for Stephen Keshi’s men to see out their dogged West African neighbors inside the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.

85,000 football fans watch from the stands as a mainly rookie Super Eagles conquered the continent.

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On This Day! Nigeria defeated B/Faso to Clinch Third AFCON Crown

On this day, Five years ago Sunday Mba settled the score in a cagey Africa Nations Cup final match against Burkina Faso to seal Nigeria’s third continental crown.

Both teams had first met in the group stage, but played out a feisty 1-1 result – the Étalons even topped the group with Nigeria finishing second.

But in the final, Mba struck on the 40th minute and it was just enough for Stephen Keshi’s men to see out their dogged West African neighbors inside the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.

85,000 football fans watch from the stands as a mainly rookie Super Eagles conquered the continent.

If you use the quotes from this content, you legally agree to give www.brila.net the News credit as the source and a backlink to our story. Copyright 2024 Brila Media.



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