Nigeria end Guinea-Bissau AFCON hopes in win
Nigeria sent Guinea-Bissau home from the Africa Cup of Nations with a comfortable 2-0 win on Wednesday.
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- | Match ends, Guinea-Bissau 0, Nigeria 2. | |
90'+5' | Second Half ends, Guinea-Bissau 0, Nigeria 2. | |
90'+5' | Peter Oladeji Olayinka (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
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11 | Fouls | 22 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 2 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
2 | Saves | 2 |
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POS | Team | GP | GD | PTS |
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1 | Nigeria | 3 | +5 | 9 |
2 | Egypt | 3 | +1 | 6 |
3 | Sudan | 3 | -3 | 1 |
4 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 | -3 | 1 |
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