AFCON 2019: Nigeria vs South Africa match preview
By Guardian Exclusive
10 July 2019 |
11:40 am
Sports analyst Solomon Fowowe and The Guardian staff writer, Dennis Erezi return with what Nigerians should expect when the Super Eagles of Nigeria take on the Bafana Bafana of South Africa at the AFCON 2019 quarter-final on Wednesday.
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