Nigeria’s Sand Eagles through to semi-final

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Two-time CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations winners Nigeria’s Super Sand Eagles have qualified for the semi-finals of the ongoing Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations after beating Ghana 4-3 on Thursday night at Eko Atlantic Beach, Lagos.

The Audu Adamu tutored side needing a win, in extra-time or normal-time, as they threw away their initial lead in a contest that saw the opening four goals come in the space of two third-period minutes.

Having battled back to lead going into the final three minutes, Nigeria were again hauled level before Victor Tale struck the winner a minute from time to take the Super Sand Eagles into the final four and one win away from next year’s FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

In an end-to-end opening period, Nigeria were largely on top as they sought to tie up their spot in the semi-finals, although goalkeeper Adeji in the Ghana goal proved up to…

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