Nigeria held by Corsica in International Friendly

By Olabode Abolaji

The Super Eagles of Nigeria were on Friday night held to a one all draw by the Corsica national side in an international friendly in France.

The Eagles trailed their opponents for The larger percentage of the game as Kelechi Iheanacho cancelled the away team’s goal through a penalty in the 80th minute after Oghenekaro Etebo was brought down.

The Corsicans proved a hard nut to crack as they held to their 5th minute penalty lead in the game.

The Gernort Rohr tutored side will next play Togo in another friendly in France before playing the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in the 2019 AFCON Qualifiers in Uyo.