The
Super Eagles continued their impressive preparation for the 2013 Africa
Cup of Nations qualifier against Rwanda when they thrashed the Lone
Star of Liberia 2-0 in Monrovia on Wednesday.
A brace from Sunday Mbah
ensured the Eagles, made up of players from the domestic league,
recorded their third victory in four friendly games under coach Stephen
Keshi.
Meanwhile, the Nations Cup
qualifier between Rwanda and Nigeria fixed for February 29 will kick off
at 3.30pm in Kigali (1.30pm Nigerian time).
A letter from the Rwandai
Football Association received by the Nigeria Football Federation also
confirmed that the artificial turf of the Amahoro National Stadium in
Kigali will host the encounter. The turf is not new to the Eagles as
they battled the Wasps to a 1-1 draw at the same venue in a 2006 World
Cup qualifier.
The return leg will be
played in Nigeria in mid-June and the winner on aggregate will proceed
to the final round of qualifiers, against one of the teams that played
in the just-concluded 2012 edition. That final round of qualifiers will
take place between September and October to determine the teams that
will play at next year’s Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.
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