- Goals from Gary Cahill ensured England beat Nigeria 2-1 at the Wembley Stadium in a test game on Saturday, June 2
- The Super Eagles had poor performance in the first 45 minutes but reduced the deficit in the second half through a goal from Alex Iwobi
- Nigeria will play Czech Republic on Wednesday, June 6 in their last friendly match while England battle Costa Rica a day after
Nigeria's World Cup preparations was taken to another level as the three-time African champions took on the Three-Lions of England at the prestigious Wembley Stadium on Saturday.
In less than eight minutes, Chelsea defender Gary Cahill opened scoring for the hosts through a superb header to leave Francis Uzoho confused in the early minutes of the game.
With the visitors still trying to find their rhythm in the encounter, Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane doubled his side's lead barely six minutes to the end of the first half of the game.
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The Spurs forward benefited from Brian Idowu's poor clearances to place the ball at the back of the net, although, the goalkeeper attempted to save the ball.
Having scored the two goals in the first 40 minutes of the game, Gareth Southgate's men were looking to score more goals but the referee sounded the whistle at the end of the two extra minutes.
At the start of the second stanza of the game, coach Gernot Rohr made four changes to his starting lineup - with Oghenekaro Etebo replacing Ogenyi Onazi, Abdullahi Shehu substituted for Tyronne Ebuehi.
Leon Balogun also made way for Kenneth Omeruo, while Israel based John Ogu replaced Joel Obi in the game.
The changes helped the Super Eagles gain some balance in the midfield as against how they played in the previous half of the game.
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And just two minutes into the second half, Arsenal winger, Alex Iwobi pulls one back for Nigeria from the spot kick.
Meanwhile, they appeared to play better in the second half of the game with Gernot Rohr's men contending for possession in the middle of the park.
For the rest of the game, both sides tried to add to their tally, but the game ended 2-1 in favour of Gareth Southgate's men.
Nigeria will play Czech Republic in their last test game before the World Cup on Wednesday, June 6, while the English national team will fine tune their squad for the tourney against Costa Rica a day after.
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com earlier reported that England defeated the Super Eagles of Nigeria 2-1 in a pre-World Cup match played at Wembley Stadium.
Chelsea defender Gary Cahill opened the scoring with a header early in the match as the Three Lions produced a dominant first half display.
Captain Harry Kane scored the second after his shot slipped through Francis Uzoho's armpit as England doubled the advantage.
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Source: Naija.ng