With one leg out of Morocco 2015 and the other just leap frogging in Group A, Nigeria went into the clash with some new changes to the line up that started against the Sudanese in Khartoum on Saturday, October 11
The match kicked off with so much flair and tension locking in the air; Stephen Keshi locked arm in arm, knowing that the match would be a very big decider in his further stay with the team
Without a break on either halves of the field, the first half ended with some fantastic moves but none materialised into a goal
Nigeria pressed forward with a little more cohesion and concentration, than they did in the first game
The Super Eagles were hungrier this time, pushing forward for a goal and they were rewarded in the second half when CSKA Moscow player Ahmed Musa put the 2013 African Championsahead in the early minutes of the second 45 interval
Nigeria’s lead would only be shortened about 10 minutes after following a defence lapse, the back men failed in intercepting a Sudanese attempt, thereby inflicting painful woes on some eager Nigerian fnas at the half packed Abuja National stadium
A Sudan draw meant that Nigeria would not qualify for theMorocco 2015 Nations Cup, becoming the second nation after Egypt to do so, but that would not become
When hope looked to be lost, Nigeria struck again to shoot ahead in the lead as Samuel Olanare fired the ball in at the65th minute to restore the dying hopes of over 160 Million Nigerians
A well celebrated goal it was for the Super Eagles, recording yet another goal that left coach Stephen Keshi elated and jubilant.
The last 20th minute of the game cast a more fierce light at the hearts of Nigerians and they would be rescued by the referee who spotted a Sudanese player offside before he could cast a blight in Nigeria's 2015 future
The Super Eagles should have gone three goals up with a superlating Emenike play, but for selfishness, the Fenerbahce striker would not pass the ball to a teammate who was in better position to slot the ball in.
Nigeria pressed forward for more goals, piling pressure on the Sudanese defence, pulling them backwards in their backline which resulted in a third goal, just minutes into the end of the clash; courtesy Ahmed Musa, making it a brace for the forward.
Ahmed Musa would be the one to complete the smiles on the faces of Nigerians with that late goal, reigniting lost hopes and saving many Nigerain a last day hope and the 'waht if, maybe and buts' of calculative analysis: 3-1 it ended as the Super Eagles recorded their first win in four games in the qualification campaign for Morocco 2015 nations cup
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