In a stunning finish of the group C group match, Nigeria striker Victor Moses scored two late goals to defeat Ethiopia by 2-0 at the Royal Bafokeng stadium in Rustenburg on Tuesday. With this win; Nigeria has entered into the knockout stage of the tournament where it will meet Cote d’voire in the quarterfinal. Last ten minutes changed the course of the game when Moses got two penalties and he converted them into finely tuned goals to lead his country into the next stage of AFCON 2013. Ethiopia’s long awaited spell at African event finished at the bottom of group C while defending champion Zambia also shadowed its dreams after a 0-0 draw with Burkina Faso. Moses got his two penalties when he was stopped first by defender Alula Girma and secondly by goalkeeper Sisay Bancha inside the area and he brilliantly exploited these opportunities to win a much needed game for his nation. As said, it was a much needed win coz otherwise Nigeria would have a tie with Zambia who also had five … [Read more...]
Ten-man Ethiopia restrict Zambia in their AFCON inauguration match
It was an eventful match where most of the actions went against of Ethiopia who was playing their first AFCON match after a gap of 31 years, yet they manage to restrict defending champion Zambia to a 1-1 draw. With this match, all Group C teams have played their first match, and more interestingly, each of them has an equal number of points. Overall, the performance of Ethiopia was much better than expected winner considering the loss of their goalie after he was red carded for a wild chest-high tackle. Moreover, Addis Ababa club also missed a penalty midway when Saladin Seid’s impeded shot was gleefully punched back by Zambia goalie Mweene depriving Ethiopia one goal. Though, Chipolopolo gained the lead right in the 24th minute when Emmanuel Emineke’s fast reaction deceived defender in taking a clever flick from Brown Ideye, but none of the Nigerian could enhance their one goal lead thereafter. Defending champion’s dreams were further shattered when Burkina Faso equalized the lead … [Read more...]