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Nigeria defeats Egypt 4-1 in African beach soccer championship

Xinhua, April 16, 2015 Adjust font size:

Nigeria's Sand Super Eagles on Wednesday defeated their Egyptian counterpart 4-1 at the ongoing 2015 African Beach Soccer Championship in Seychelles.

The Nigerian team had at the opening game on Tuesday over run Seychelles by 10-1.

The Head Coach of the team, Audu Ejo, who spoke with reporters on telephone, said the team's cohesion and concentration positioned them to win the tournament and qualify for the World Cup.

The Sand Eagles next match is against Ivory Coast on Thursday, April 16.

In the 2013 edition of the CAF championship in Morocco, Sand Eagles crashed out in the second round.

Two top finalist in the championship will represent Africa in the 2015 World Cup in Portugal. Enditem