CHAN 2014: Eagles escape Elephants’ scare

The Super Eagles of Nigeria are through to South Africa 2014 CHAN despite their 0-2 loss to The Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire on Saturday.
The Stephen Keshi-tutored lads qualified on 3-4 aggregate, having won the first leg by 4-1 in Kaduna.
Cote d’Ivoire’s Kevin Koelly netted his first of the encounter in the sixth minute following a poor back header to Chigozie Agbim.
The Ivorians piled pressure in order for the Nigerian defenders to make mistakes. Solomon Kwambe fell their prey in the 24th minute following a poor clearance that made Rabiu Ali hack an Ivorian attacker down in the vital area.
Koelly stepped up to convert the penalty as he grabbed the second of the night.
Ivorian Davy Boua attempted to catch Godfey Oboabona and Egwuekwe napping but his touch was heavy and Agbim came to the rescue.
The arena became tensed as the Ivorians searched for the third goal to pick the South Africa 2014 ticket but all their efforts yielded no fruit.