African champions, Nigeria Supper Eagles have given themselves a chance of securing an automatic qualifying spot in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations by beating Congo 2-0 – a score line that could prove significant.
Nigeria went into the match three points behind Congo and knew that only victories in their last two qualifiers would suffice. Additionally they needed to improve their-head-to-head record against Congo, having lost 3-2 in the reverse fixture.
With the Saturday’s result, it means that the Super Eagles will snatch a berth in Equatorial Guinea by beating South Africa on Wednesday, as they have now scored more goals than Congo in their two meetings.
Nigeria have goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama to thank for their advantage, with the stopper saving a penalty from Thievy Bifouma when his side were 1-0 up.
Ikechukwu Uche had set Nigeria on their way and, after Enyeama’s heroics, Aaron Samuel struck the vital second goal that puts the fate of Stephen Keshi’s side in their own hands.
