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March 29, 2008
Nigeria beats SA 3-0, picks Africa`s 3rd ticket to Olympic football
Abuja, 03/29 - Nigeria`s Dream Team IV Wednesday beat visiting South Africa 3-0 to win a ticket to the men`s football event of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Two of the goals came via Taiye Taiwo and Victor Anichebe, who was making his debut for Nigeria.
The third was an own goal by a South African defender as he tried to clear the ball from his team`s vital area.
Nigeria finished group A of the qualifiers with 8 points, followed by Ghana with 7 and South Africa with one.
Ahead of the crunch game, the Nigerian players were promised US$4,000 each for a win.
Cote d`Ivoire and Cameroon have already secured Africa`s two other tickets to the Olympics.
Nigeria became the first African nation to win the Olympics football gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Nigeria`s female national team, the Super Falcons, has already qualified for the Biejing Games, meaning Nigeria will field men`s and women`s football teams in China
Posted by Publisher at March 29, 2008 10:34 AM
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