{"id":21102,"date":"2019-06-22T19:23:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-22T19:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=21102"},"modified":"2019-06-23T00:11:58","modified_gmt":"2019-06-23T00:11:58","slug":"afcon-2019-odion-ighalo-target-nigeria-beat-burundi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/afcon-2019-odion-ighalo-target-nigeria-beat-burundi\/","title":{"rendered":"AFCON 2019: Odion Ighalo on target as Nigeria beat Burundi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>AFCON 2019: Odion Ighalo on target as Nigeria beat Burundi<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Nigeria secured a narrow 1-0 win against newcomers Burundi in their first game of the 2019 AFCON thanks to Odion Ighalo&#8217;s late strike.<\/h3>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nBurundi were composed and organized in the first few minutes of the game and forced Nigeria to work hard to keep the ball.<\/p>\n<p>Mikel had the opportunity to put the Super Eagles in front but his header from the corner was way wide.<\/p>\n<p>Nsabiyumva also came close to scoring for Burundi but was unlucky as his header glanced the crossbar.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Nigeria dominated the first half but couldn&#8217;t find a way to break the Burundi defence, the first half ended goallessly.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria continued to press in the second half but couldn&#8217;t find the breakthrough until Ighalo came on for Onachu and made an instant impact with a goal in the 77th minute.<\/p>\n<p>The Super Eagles controlled the game until full time.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AFCON 2019: Odion Ighalo on target as Nigeria beat Burundi Nigeria secured a narrow 1-0 win against newcomers Burundi in their first game of the 2019 AFCON thanks to Odion Ighalo&#8217;s late strike. 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