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Super Eagles Suffer Defeat Against Mali In Friendly

  • The Eagles of Mali beat Super Eagles of Nigeria 2-0, with goals from El Bilal Toure and Kamory Doumbia.
  • Nigeria’s interim coach, George Finidi, faced his first defeat since taking over.
  • Despite their higher FIFA ranking, Nigeria suffered a defeat to Mali in the friendly match.

Eko Hot Blog reports that The Eagles of Mali clinched a 2-0 victory over Super Eagles of Nigeria on Tuesday night.

Nigeria faced defeat, conceding two goals in each half of the game during the Eagles’ clash.

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Atalanta striker, El Bilal Toure gave Mali the lead in the 18th minute and the runners-up in the recently concluded African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast could not severe a draw in the first half.

Kamory Doumbia sealed the victory in the 84th minute to give Mali the win in the friendly match.

This loss was the interim coach, George Finidi’s first loss since taking over from Jose Peseiro after the Portuguese contract expired.

Nigeria ended the March 2024 international break in ignominious fashion as they suffered a 2-0 defeat to Mali in a friendly match in Morocco.

Ranked 19 places below the Super Eagles in FIFA’s latest standings, Mali fully merited a victory in front of a boisterous group of travelling fans in Marrakesh as Finidi George saw the early positivity of his interim spell in charge come to a swift end.

Finidi had won his first as the interim coach, after securing a 2-1 victory over the Black Stars of Ghana, in a friendly Friday

Further Reading

Following his side’s 2-1 loss to Nigeria during the international friendly game, Ghana national team head coach, Otto Addo, says the Black Stars were unlucky against the Super Eagles.

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