The Elephants never threw in the towel and tried to mount a comeback and play tough throughout, but Nigeria had too many offensive weapons and their defence was stellar
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The Nigerian side led the Senegalese 3-2 in the first period, but the Senegalese came back to level and ended the regulation 3-3
However, Cote d’Ivoire scored first before the Eagles leveled, and then the game became a see-saw of sorts after Nigerian player, Igudia Godspower, was shown the red card late in the first period
Egypt showed on the opening day that they are very unselfish players and can play with anybody and the opening half of the opening period against Nigeria showed that it was not a fluke
The hosts played with high energy and did not play poorly, especially considering this was their first CAF African Beach Soccer Championship, but the Nigerian veterans helped carry them to the big win
At the Draw Ceremony inside the CAF headquarters, October City, Egypt on Sunday, CAF General Secretary, Hicham El Amrani, was assisted by Member of the CAF Executive Committee and chairman of the Organizing Committee for the African Beach Soccer Championship, A. Ahmad, from Madagascar
The coach told the News Agency of Nigeria that the weather may have been a factor but described his team’s performance as horrible
The Nigerian team previously won the tournament with impressive performances against the likes of beach Soccer giants, Brazil, and Portugal