Nigeria last won the football gold medal on home soil in 1973. Nigeria FlyingEagles AfricanGames
Team Nigeria got some gold medals yesterday to maintain its second position on the table, though South Africa was doing everything possible to push the nation to the third position as at the time of this reports last night. Egypt is safe on top of the medals table.
The defeat means Nigeria’s search for the gold medal in the men’s football events in the African Games is further extended to Accra 2023, if the team qualifies. Nigeria won the bronze medal at Cairo 1991 and Brazzaville 2015. Burkina Faso launched themselves into the path of gold when Cheick Djibrik Ouattara found the net in the 24th minute.
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