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Nigeria’s players walk during a light work out in the southern city of Port Harcourt, on May 28, 2018, prior to a friendly football match against Democratic Republic of Congo. Nigeria play a friendly match against DR Congo as part of their build-up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP

 

World Cup-bound Nigeria showed early promise but were held to a 1-1 friendly draw by DR Congo at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt Monday.

Nigeria, drawn in a Group C alongside Argentina, Croatia and Iceland, took only 14 minutes to get off the mark but rued missing early chances for the opener and had ‘keeper Francis Uzoho to thank for limiting the damage in the second half.

William Troost-Ekong was the unlikely scorer for the Super Eagles, the Dutch-born Bursaspor defender slotting home a loose ball after Kelechi Iheanacho tried to latch on to a clever free kick by skipper Ogenyi Onazi.

DR Congo enjoyed more possession over the 90 minutes but it took…



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