The Super Eagles of Nigeria lost 2-1 to the Three Lions of England in Saturday’s pre-World Cup friendly played at the Wembley Stadium in London.
Goals from Gary Cahill and captain Harry Kane gave England a 2-0 half-time lead before Nigeria pulled a goal back through Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi in the opening stages of the second half, though, and England were forced to hold off a fightback from the Super Eagles to pick up the victory.
This is England’s second win against the Super Eagles in three meetings.
The game was England’s 18th meeting against a African teams, and the Three Lions have won 12 and drawn six
It was a game of two halves as England dominated the first half and deservedly took the lead before the Super Eagles responded with a better second half performance.
Coach Gernot Rohr’s next job is to cut the Eagles squad down to 23 players on Monday before facing the Czech Republic in Austria in their final warm-up game on Wednesday.
Packaged by Lanre Olabisi
