Bebe Akinboade

2015 AFCON: NIGERIA FAILS TO QUALIFY FOR FINALS

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Reigning Africa Cup
of Nations champions Nigeria will not defend their title in Equatorial Guinea
after failing to qualify from Group A.
In the final round
of matches which took place yesterday in Uyo, Nigeria were held 2-2 by South Africa,
meaning they finished outside of their group’s top two automatic qualification
spots with eight points – a total that also put them out of the running to be
the best third-placed team.
South Africa had
already assured their place at the tournament, which will be played from 17
January to 8 February, and only one spot is still outstanding.
Congo Brazzaville,
Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Mali and DR Congo all claimed their tickets to the
continent’s showpiece event with their results on Wednesday.
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