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Super Eagles thump Argentina
Super Eagles hammer Argentina
It may have been an international friendly, but the Nigerians hardly approached it as one. The South Americans, however, were seriously found wanting, especially in a first half where they were chasing shadows ... when they could be bothered to chase anything.
The Eagles took the lead on 15 minutes through Ike Uche - his half-blocked shot looping over the keeper and into the back of the net after a neat turn in the area.
On 28 minutes the Eagles were 2-0 up as Obinna Nsofor converted from the spot - though the Argentines might have a case for complaining about the soft penalty awarded by Niger referee Ibrahim Chaibou.
There was no doubting the third goal though. Just before the break the Nigerians launched a lightning quick counter-attack which ended with Uche getting his brace with a far-post header.
If the Argentines thought it could get worse from there they were wrong.
Substitute Emmanuel Emenike, who had minutes earlier missed in a one-on-one with the goalkeeper, continued the fairytale on 53 minutes. Again the static Argentina defence was caught out, allowing Emenike to run onto a long ball and calmly chip the goalie for his first Super Eagles goal.
In fairness, the visitors looked slightly better in the second half, and got a consolation goal from the penalty spot with the final kick of the game through Mario Boselli - again a very poor decision by the referee.
But Nigeria could literally have had at least another three goals, and they will settle for the morale-boosting 4-1 win ahead of the more important African Nations Cup qualifier against Ethiopia.
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