The national beach soccer team, the Supersand Eagles, defeated host South Africa in Durban 9-3 to claim the bronze medal at the Power Horse invitational tournament.
A 6-5 loss to Senegal on Saturday denied Nigeria a place in the final, but they were able to rescue something from the invitational with a third place finish.
Warri Wolves’ forward Abu Azeez was the star of the day scoring five goals while Victor Tale, who scored four in the loss to Senegal and Bartholomew, bagged a brace each.
The Supersand Eagles will return to Nigeria on Monday to continue preparations for their African Beach Soccer Championship qualifying fixture against Libya.
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The first leg comes up on Saturday, March 14 at the Elegusi Beach, Lagos.
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