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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>You almost thought that it was two different sets of teams.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, the Central African Republic pulled off possibly one of the biggest upsets in the history of African football.<\/p>\n

The Wild Beasts defeated the Super Eagles 1-0 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos. A few people might describe it as a smash-and-grab. It was anything but.<\/p>\n

They came with a game plan and caught Gernot Rohr\u2019s men out cold in the last moments of the match.<\/p>\n

Nigeria flew out for the reverse fixture desperate for revenge.<\/p>\n

And they got it.<\/p>\n

This time around, Rohr came up with a plan, which involved playing three at the back. And it worked, as the Eagles pinned CAR back in Douala.<\/p>\n

The three-time African champions not only dominated the game, they had a two-goal lead to show for it at half time, thanks to Leon Balogun and Victor Osimhen.<\/p>\n

It could have been three after the break. But for some reason, Osimhen wasn\u2019t able to prod the ball past a defender on the line, after beating the CAR goalkeeper.<\/p>\n

Nigeria now have a two-point advantage in Group C over second-placed Cape Verde Islands, who beat Liberia in Mindelo on Sunday.<\/p>\n

We will be back to World Cup qualifiers next month. On November 13, Nigeria travel to Liberia, while Cape Verde host Central African Republic.<\/p>\n

There is little margin for error and no room for slip-ups. Rohr should know this by now. It could yet get down to the wire \u2013 a straight shoot-out between Nigeria and Cape Verde in Lagos.<\/p>\n

But anything other than progression from this qualifying round will be an unmitigated disaster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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