Live Commentary Nigeria V Sudan

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Live Commentary

• Thank you for keeping it a date with me, it has been Lolade Adewuyi. Have a good night.
• The Super Eagles move into third place with four points in Group A while Sudan drop to bottom with three points. They await the result of South Africa vs Congo that will start in a bit. Victory for South Africa will mean the Eagles still have a very good chance of reaching Morocco 2015 if they win their remaining matches.
• 90' + 3'

  And it is over, Nigeria win 3-1 in Abuja to get their campaign back to life.
• 90' + 1'

  Substitution Ahmed Musa out for Osas Ighodaro

 

• 89'

  GOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLl Sone Aluko scores
• 86'

  Substitution for Nigeria Aaron Samuel out for Gbolahan Salami
• 83'

  Substitution for Sudan - Goal scorer Muhammed Abdalla exits for Farouk
• 82'

  Aaron Samuel, Nigeria's goal scorer is sitting on the turf holding on to his ankle. It seems he will be able to continue after being attended to by the physio.
• 80'

  Ten minutes to the end of regulation, can Nigeria hold on? Can Sudan get back into this one?
• 75'

  Aluko wins a free kick on the right of the Sudanese defence. Nigeria looking for another goal to set them up for victory here. The referee calls for a foul as jostling for the box after Onazi's cross sails in
• 73'

  Sudan clear from a corner kick as El Hadi makes up for his mistake in the last goal.
• 69'

  The Sudanese looking for their way back into this game. Nigeria will be alert knowing that their visitors have goals in them, they have proved it already.

 

• 75'

  Aluko wins a free kick on the right of the Sudanese defence. Nigeria looking for another goal to set them up for victory here. The referee calls for a foul as jostling for the box after Onazi's cross sails in
• 73'

  Sudan clear from a corner kick as El Hadi makes up for his mistake in the last goal.
• 69'

  The Sudanese looking for their way back into this game. Nigeria will be alert knowing that their visitors have goals in them, they have proved it already.
• 65'

  GOAAAAAAAAAALLLLLL Aaron Samuel scores to regain the lead for Nigeria. He scores on his debut getting on the end of an El Hadi punch out.
• 64'

  Substitution Omatsone Aluko in for Raheem Lawal. Will he be the change maker for the African champions?
• 62'

  The Sudanese have enjoyed access down the right wing where Onazi is a replacement for regular starter Efe Ambrose. Might Stephen Keshi be looking to correct things?
• 60'

  30 minutes left for Nigeria to rescue their qualification campaign. Can they?
• 57'

  SAVED El Hadi punches out Emenike's shot from a free kick. The Nigerian striker unable to make up for giving away the free kick that resulted in the equaliser earlier.
• 55'

  GOALLLLLLLLL Sudan equalise! The Nigerian defense is left reeling after a Sudanese free kick finds Elgadir who releases it for his partner Sallah for a simple tap in. Amazing stuff. 1-1
• 54'

  Mahmoud receives a yellow card for hsi lounge at Raheem Lawal.
• 52'

  It would be too early for the hosts to assume they have won this one, last time they played at home and wnet ahead against Congo, they regretted taking their eyes off the ball.
• 50'

  The Nigerian confidence has risen with that goal. Musa makes another run but is dispossesed of the ball as the referee waves off a call for penalty.
• 48'

  GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLL Nigeria take the lead finally, Ahmed Musa scores after Mikel finds him upfront. He shoots past Elhadi to send the stadium into raptures. 1-0
• 46'

  We are back on, Nigeria taking the kick off. Who wants this game the most?
• I imagine the half time talk inside both changing rooms. Keshi wondering why his boys have been unable to convert their chances and Abdalla praising his lads for giving up a good fight. What changes would you like to see? Chime in with me via Twitter @Jololade
• 45' + 2'

  Referee Alioum brings the first half to an end. What a game we have had so far despite the heavy rains. Goalless it is as both teams make their way into the tunnel.
• 44'

  WHAT A MISS! Elgadir beats two players as he waltzes into the Nigeria box but shoots just wide when left alone with Enyeama. That should have been the opening goal. Sudan have looked so good on the counters, they play so well running at the Nigerian deence.
• 42'

  The best play from Mikel Obi so far, he receives a cross from Emenike off a Musa counter attack, and shoots on his turn around but El Hadi gets on the end even though it looked to be going wide.
• 39'

  Nigeria win a free kick by Aaron Samuel and Mikel floats it in to the box but it is cleared by a Sudanese header. Akpan's rebound shot goes far wide of goal.
• 37'

  Elgadir walking the thin line of being sent off, gets a foul on Ahmed Musa and still shoots despite the referee's whistle having gone off.
• 35'

  Heavy rains have affected visibility. Nigeria still going at it, searching for that opening goal
• 30'

  Elgadir just goes into the referee's book as he makes a shout for a penalty as Enyeama clattered into him.
• 28'

  Raining and windy, Nigeria keep struggling to open up the Sudanese defence here. Raheem Lawal teases with a shot that goes wide of El Hadi's goal. Yet another missed attempt
• 25'

  Onazi once again called into duty but he is found wanting and allows the Sudanese shot on goal as Enyeama saves. Sudan getting more of the ball now as they force one more save from Enyeama

• 25'

  Onazi once again called into duty but he is found wanting and allows the Sudanese shot on goal as Enyeama saves. Sudan getting more of the ball now as they force one more save from Enyeama
• 23'

  Half way through the first half, Nigeria have looked like they did in the last match, threatened but unable to score. Sudan have looked dangerous on the counter attacks.
• 20'

  A bit of running from Oshaniwa up front but he is just unable to get on the end of a long ball. The left back is showing some verve, better than what we have seen from Elderson Echiejile in recent times
• 18'

  The pitch in the Abuja National Stadium has held up better than the one in Khartoum where the Eagles struggled to keep the ball on the ground.
• 16'

  So far, you have to praise the Falcons for denying the Eagles clear cut opportunities to shoot at goal. They have rallied against the Nigerian attack
• 14'

  Sudan have been making runs down the right flank where Ogenyi Onazi has been made to play today.
• 12'

  Brilliant passing in the middle between Mikel and Akpan leads to an opening for Musa whose shot is blocked for a corner kick.
• 9'

  Another powerful low shot from Aaron as the African champions search for the early goal. His shot runs across the face of the goal without threatening the goalkeeper. Earlier on Enyeama had been called into duty and made a save from a long range shot.
• 7'

  Sudan with their first show of how dangerous they can be as Elgadir runs with the ball into the Nigeria end but is stopped. At the other end, goalkeeper Akram El Hadi has gone down on the turf after clashing with Ahmed Musa while making a routine save.
• 4'

  Debutant Aaron Samuel with with a shot on goal that is blocked.
• 2'

  The pace of the game has been very good with Nigeria going on the attack and winning a corner kick. Omeruo gets on the end of it but his header just goes wide. An early goal here will do them a world of good.
• 1'

  We are underway here in Abuja, an interesting evening ahead of us.
• Sudan XI: Akram El Hadi; ElHadj, Ali, Gaafar, Faris Abdullah; Kamal, Shigail; Amare, El-Tahir; Bakri, Al-Jizoli
• Nigeria XI: Enyeama; Oshaniwa, Oboabona, Omeruo, Onazi; Lawal, Akpan, Mikel; Aaron, Emenike, Musa.
• Sudan coach Mohamed Abdalla is full of confidence that his team has what it takes to re-enact their victory of Khartoum in Abuja in order to brighten chances of reaching Morocco 2015. He will have the confidence of that man Elgadir who scored the lone goal at the weekend. Expect a big show tonight.
• Coming into this game, interim coach Stephen Keshi is under pressure to perform if he is to continue in the role. In recent twists, he has alleged sabotage against his side which has ensured their losing two and drawing one so far in the qualifiers. On Tuesday in Abuja, angry fans thronged the stadium calling for the sack of the trainer. If he wins tonight, nerves will be assuaged. Other than that, it might b the end of the Keshi era.
• The African champions lost 1-0 in Khartoum on Saturday, their first defeat to the Falcons of Jediane in more than 40 years. Can they turn around their fortunes this evening in front of their home fans? Your guess is as good as mine.
• Welcome to the Abuja National Stadium where Nigeria host Sudan in a reverse fixture of last Saturday's match in Khartoum. The Super Eagles will hope to reverse the scores as well and get their qualification campaign back on track. I am Lolade Adewuyi, your commentator for today's important encounter between these two sides. Chime in with me via Twitter @Jololade.

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