Nigeria beats Ethiopia 4-0 in Africa Cup qualifier
Posted Monday, March 28, 2011 by YAHOO Sport
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP)—Peter Utaka and Ikechukwu Uche scored two goals each to lead Nigeria to a 4-0 win over Ethiopia in an African Cup of Nations qualifier on Sunday.
Utaka made it 1-0 inside the opening 30 seconds, the ball deflecting from a defender into his path in the box. He doubled the lead in the 53rd minute after a having a clear shot at goalkeeper Zerihun Derese’s net.
Utaka was replaced in the second half by Uche, who found the net in the 78th minute and then sealed the win in injury time.
It was the first competitive win for Nigeria’s new coach, Samson Siasia. He took over in the wake of the poor performance at the World Cup last year and with the team mired in a corruption scandal.
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