The Tremendous Eagles of Nigeria misplaced 2-0 in a pleasant sport on Monday towards Guinea in preparation for the 2023 African Cup of Nations scheduled to start out on the thirteenth of February in Cote d’Ivoire.
The pleasant match was performed on the Bani Yas Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
The official X web page of the Tremendous Eagles, which gave well timed updates on the match, famous that Guinea scored the primary purpose within the 14th minute of the sport.
“14’ Nigeria concedes! NGA 0-1 GUI,” they wrote.
Moreover, a penalty was awarded to Nigeria within the nineteenth minute. “19’ Penalty awarded to Nigeria as Umar is hacked down.”
“20’ Penalty Missed! Guinean goalie denies Simon a purpose from the penalty spot,” the reside replace famous.
Eagles struggled to equalise as the primary half ended 1-0, in favour of Guinea.
“64’ Nigeria concedes a second purpose,” the replace added.
The sport ended 2-0 as Nigeria misplaced to Guinea of their first pre-AFCON pleasant towards Guinea.
PUNCH On-line stories that Nigeria is vying for a fourth AFCON title, having received in 1980, 1994, and 2013.
The Eagles will face Equatorial Guinea of their first Group A match on January 14, earlier than dealing with host nation Ivory Coast 4 days later. On January 22, they may play Guinea Bissau of their remaining group A encounter.
Guinea can also be in a troublesome group at this 12 months’s AFCON, alongside Cameroon, Gambia, and defending champions Senegal.
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