Familiar foe lies in wait for Nigeria at World Cup
By Reuters
08 June 2018 |
5:20 am
Nigeria are the only African team returning to the World Cup finals after playing in Brazil four years ago and must get past a familiar foe if they want to reach the second round again.
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