Nigeria's Super Eagles Defeat Venezuela 3-1 in Friendly

Super Eagles goalkeeper and skipper, Austin Ejide saves at the feet of Venezuela forward Jose Rondon (23)

The Super Eagles of Nigeria defeated Venezuela 3-1 in a rather ill-tempered friendly match, that was played in Miami, US.
After both teams failed to convert multiple scoring opportunities in the first half, Nigeria broke through when Brown slotted his shot past goalkeeper Daniel Hernandez in the 48th minute.
Nosa Igiebor doubled the advantage, with a goal of sheer quality – the midfielder controlled the ball expertly on his chest and let fly from almost the halfway line.
The Venezuelans pulled one goal back, after a defensive mix-up and it took some brilliant goalkeeping from Austin Ejide to keep the Eagles ahead. They however got the third goal, when Newcastle star, Shola Ameobi, making his debut for his country of birth, used his strength to hold up the ball and set up Onazi Ogenyi to smash in from inside the box.