Super Eagles shows their superiority by pummelling Mali 4-1

In one of the biggest one sided semifinals game at the African Nations Cup,Nigeria had a resounding 4-1 victory over their West African neighbours Mali.

Coach Stephen Keshi once again proved his mettle and his knowledge of the Malian team,guiding the Super Eagles to a comfortable win that qualified Nigeria for a seventh Nations Cup.

Nigeria was set on the part of victory,after a nice work from Victor Moses down the right,going past Malian defender, Tamboure and crossed for Echiejile to stoop and nod in for 1-0 .

Brown Ideye made it two for Nigeria, squeezing the ball past goalkeeper Samassa,after a low cross from Emenike,to take the Super Eagles 2-0 up.

The Super Eagles were on a rout from then onwards and Emmanuel Emenike made it three for Nigeria before the break,after his deflected free-kick found its way beyond the Malian goalkeeper.

After Victor Moses was substituted as a precaution for the finals,Ahmed Musa,who came in for him,wasted no time in adding a fourth for Nigeria,beating the offside trap,after collecting a through ball from John Obi Mikel.

Though Mali got a consolatory goal,late in the game through Famtamady, there was no stopping Nigeria as they ran out comfortable winners to qualify for the finals for the first time since the year 2000 in Lagos.

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