SPORTS

NIGERIA BEATS TUNISIA 1:0 TO CLAIM THE EIGHTH AFCON BRONZE MEDAL

Call it the final before the final and you won‘t be far from right. The third-place fixture at the ongoing African Cup of Nations, AFCON, was a clash between the two eagles – the Super and the Carthage. Losing semi-finalists, Nigeria Super Eagles and Tunisia‘s Carthage Eagles battled for the third and fourth spots in African football. Nigeria beat Tunisia in the end by an early strike from Odion Ighalo who settled the third-place fixture at the AFCON in Cairo. The Super Eagles flew highest above the Carthage Eagles to win the bronze spot of Africa‘s biggest soccer event. Ighalo is also in line to be the top scorer of the AFCON after scoring his fifth goal of the tournament. He was, however, subbed in injury time of first half after a suspected strain. The victory means Nigeria has never lost a third-place fixture in the history of the AFCON, winning all eight they have featured in. The three-time champions had already won bronze seven times before, three more than Ivory Coast in second place having four.

LOCAL SPORT NEWS

UPPER VET DEFEATS LOWER VET 1 GOALS TO NIL TO RETAIN THE CHAMPIONS IN THE ANNUAL FRIENDLY MATCH

Upper Vet vs Lower Vet, of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine was played on Saturday 13 July 2019.

Prior to the match, the coach of the AVMS team addressed both teams to play up to their best, as the match will be good platform to pick the 18 man squad that will be playing in the inter-faculty football competition usually held annually by the university.

After a goalless draw for the first half of the match, the upper vet took advantage of the penalty that was awarded by the referee at the 60th minute of the second half, following a fowl that was committed by a defender in the lower vet, to secure the only goal scored in the match. Harmony, a striker in the upper vet converted the spot kick, turning the ball to the right corner and in the net to record the goal. To equalize the goal, the lower vet were up to full potential forcing the ball through and holding firmly in possession of the ball, but unfortunately, all effort was to no avail.