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  • 1 year ago
Staying with the Unity Cup...

Nigeria are the champions.

This follows their 5-4 win on penalties against Jamaica after each team scored twice in regulation time.

Here's more.
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00:00Nigeria drew first blood against Jamaica in the Unity Cup final.
00:06Following some good knocking, Moses Simon made it 1-0 in the 9th minute.
00:11But with the reggae boys on the counter, the ball was fed to Kahim Dixon and he equalised in the 12th.
00:20However, the Super Eagles showed a lot of determination and regained the lead through Samuel Chakweze in the 53rd.
00:29Jamaica never gave up and would restore parity 10 minutes later with Jonathan Russell doing the honours.
00:35It stayed that way at the end of regulation time.
00:39The 2-all scoreline resulted in spot kicks with Jamaica scoring first.
00:48Fast forwarding to when it was 3-all, the men from the Caribbean missed this crucial one.
00:53But the African powerhouses did not make a single mistake with a final kick giving them a 5-4 win.
01:01And the players were cock-a-hoop as Nigeria were crowned champions.
01:05On debut, he scores from the spot to settle the shootout.
01:08They know it now on Unity of 6-4.
01:09And the Super Eagles have done it.
01:11They—
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