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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Super Eagles winger, Tijani Babangida claimed the team was unlucky in their 1-0 defeat to Guinea-Bissau on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Mama Balde netted the decisive goal in the first half.<\/p>\n

Jose Peseiro\u2019s men created a number of chances in the game but were unable to breach the opposition\u2019s defence.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am really impressed with the performance of the players and I hope they will get the job done in the reverse fixture in order to reclaim top position in the group,\u201d Babangida stated, stressing that he was not happy that the Super Eagles lost 1-0 to Guinea-Bissau \u201cdespite the team playing good football.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Super Eagles dropped to second position in Group A following the defeat.<\/p>\n

The two teams will clash again in the reverse fixture in Bissau on Monday.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Former Super Eagles winger, Tijani Babangida claimed the team was unlucky in their 1-0 defeat to Guinea-Bissau on Friday night. Mama Balde netted the decisive goal in the first half. 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