Friendly: Nigeria 0-1 Algeria - Super Eagles fall to African Champions in Austria
An early strike was enough for the African Champions to prevail against the Super Eagles inside the Jacques Lemans Arena, Austria.
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Super Eagles of Nigeria pose for a shot. Photo: @NGSuperEagles |
Thanks to defender Ramy Bensebaini's lone strike in the opening ten minutes, Algeria scaled through Nigeria 1-0 in an international friendly in Austria on Friday 9.
Bensebaini who plays for German top flight outfit Borussia Mochengladbach shot the current African Champions to their triumph following a loose ball in the sixth minute from a corner kick.
Full-Time: Nigeria 0-1 Algeria ⬇
Debutants midfielder Frank Onyeka of Danish side FC Midtjylland and left back Zaidu Sanusi of Portuguese club FC Porto featured for the Super Eagles.FT: Nigeria 0-1 Algeria.
— 🇳🇬 Super Eagles (@NGSuperEagles) October 9, 2020
A very competitive friendly game.#NGAALG#SoarSuperEagles #Team9jaStrong.
English club Manchester City playmaker Riyad Mahrez led the Algerians against Nigeria.
Nigeria Head Coach Gernot Rohr's post-match words ⬇
Coach Gernot Rohr:
— 🇳🇬 Super Eagles (@NGSuperEagles) October 9, 2020
"This is a very good test for us. There are positives to pick from a tough game like this. Now we have to recover well and start to plan for the next game on Tuesday against another tough team."#NGAALG#SoarSuperEagles #Team9jaStrong.
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