Super Eagles arrive in Salvador

Super Eagles arrive in Salvador

By 9jafootyalert → Tuesday, 18 June 2013

African champions Nigeria, in upbeat mood, arrived in Salvador,
north-eastern Brazil Tuesday afternoon ahead of their much-hyped clash
with South American champions Uruguay on Thursday.

The Eagles are majestically perched at the top of Group B of the 2013
FIFA Confederations Cup following a 6-1 trouncing

Nigeria ease to victory as Tahiti win friends

Nigeria ease to victory as Tahiti win friends

By 9jafootyalert → Monday, 17 June 2013

Culled from-www.fifa.com

Tahiti scored a historic goal in their first match at a senior FIFA tournament, but they could not handle Nigeria, who took no mercy in a 6-1 victory.

The Pacific Islanders went behind in unfortunate fashion. Echiejile hit a speculative effort from distance, which first struck Jonathan Tehau before hitting Tahiti captain Nicolas Villar to take the ball past

a stranded Xavier Samin.