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Match Type
Friendly game

Venue
Kaduna Township Stadium, Kaduna, Nigeria

Coach
Stephen Keshi

Match Line Up
1 Vincent ENYEAMA (Goal Keeper)
Efe AMBROSE
2 Joseph YOBO (Captain)
3 Taye TAIWO
Dele ADELEYE
20 Dickson ETUHU
6 Fegor OGUDE
4 Joel OBI
12 Kalu UCHE
18 Ahmed MUSA
9 Emmanuel EMENIKE

Substitute Bench
Nosa IGIEBOR
Jude ANEKE
Ugo UKAH
Chibuzor OKONKWO
Austin EJIDE (Goal Keeper)
15 Ikechukwu UCHE

Substitutions
Nosa IGIEBOR for Kalu UCHE 80
Jude ANEKE for Emmanuel EMENIKE 74
Ugo UKAH for Dele ADELEYE 57
Chibuzor OKONKWO for Dickson ETUHU 54
Austin EJIDE for Vincent ENYEAMA 46
15 Ikechukwu UCHE for Fegor OGUDE 27

Goals
Kalu UCHE 9
Ikechukwu UCHE 90

Nigeria’s Super Eagles faced a stern examination from Africa Cup of Nations finalists Zambia, but came through with a 2-0 victory.

Goals from the Uche brothers Kalu and Ike sealed a resolute win for Stephen Keshi, on a day when Captain Joseph Yobo equaled Nigeria’s appearance record.

Yobo exhibited a commanding Man of the Match performance on the day.

The first goal was all about Ahmed Musa’s pace. In the ninth minute, Taye Taiwo’s free-kick came off the wall, he found Fegor Ogude, who slipped Musa through.

Musa’s pace got him in behind, and his cutback found Kalu Uche, and it was in.

Chipolopolo finished the half stronger, especially in midfield.

On 74 minutes NPL top scorer Jude Aneke came on for Emmanuel Emenike for his first cap.

Ike Uche scored the second with a screamer on 90 minutes, and completed a nervy but resolute win from the Super Eagles.

Zambia XI: K Mweene, F Kasonde, S Sunzu, N Mulenga, J Musonda, C Katongo, W Njobvu, F Katongo, C Mbesuma, E Mayuka, R Kalaba

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Match Type
Friendly game

Venue
Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Benin City, Nigeria

Coach
Stephen Keshi

Match Line Up
1 Vincent ENYEAMA (Goal Keeper)
5 Efe AMBROSE
13 Yussuf AYILA
2 Joseph YOBO (Captain)
3 Taye TAIWO
6 Fegor OGUDE
4 Joel OBI
20 Dickson ETUHU
12 Kalu UCHE
17 Ekigho EHIOSUN
15 Ikechukwu UCHE

Substitute Bench
16 Austin EJIDE (Goal Keeper)
7 Chinedu OBASI
8 Brown IDEYE
9 Emmanuel EMENIKE
10 Jude ANEKE
11 Nosa IGIEBOR
14 Dele ADELEYE
18 Ahmed MUSA
19 Gege SORIOLA
21 Elderson ECHIEJILE
22 Ugo UKAH

Substitutions
Elderson ECHIEJILE for Taye TAIWO
Chinedu OBASI for Ekigho EHIOSUN
Austin EJIDE for Vincent ENYEAMA
Ahmed MUSA for Ikechukwu UCHE
Brown IDEYE for Kalu UCHE
Nosa IGIEBOR for Joel OBI

Nigeria managed a goalless draw against Botswana in a friendly international in Benin City on Saturday evening in what was Coach Stephen Keshi’s first game in charge.

An enthusiastic crowd turned up to cheer the Super Eagles to victory, but they were left disappointed as the resolute, well coordinated Zebras held their own in defence to ward off the hosts in attack.

The Eagles found it hard to break down the Zebras with shots blocked by young goalkeeper Kabelo Dambe even as the Nigerians retained most of the possession throughout the game.

Ike Uche, Joel Obi and Fegor Ogude all saw their shots kept out by Dambe as rain poured down on the first half.

The eager fans then took to singing and asking for a goal in the second half that saw a series of changes made by both coaches.

Substitutes Brown Ideye, Chinedu Obasi and Ahmed Musa had opportunities saved as the game wore to a close.

Dickson Etuhu was voted the Most Valuable Player.

Nigeria will next play Zambia on November 15 in Kaduna as they seek to rebuild after missing out of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.