Nigeria Beat Algeria For Africa Nations Cup Third Place

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Obinna Nsofor celebrates scoring for Nigeria

Nigeria pipped Algeria 1-0 to claim third place at the Africa Cup of Nations here on Saturday.

Obinna Nsofor scored the match winner in the 55th minute when he sprinted through a crowded Algerian defence before slotting past a diving goalkeeper Lamine Zemmamouche.

This was the Super Eagles’ seventh third-place finish at the Nations Cup as they also finished third best in 1976, 78, ’92, 2002, 2004 and 2006.

Nigeria made several changes from the team that lost 1-0 to Ghana in the semi-finals with Portsmouth forward Nwankwo Kanu, Nsofor and Seyi Olofinjana among the players who started their first game of the tournament.