Ekweremadu, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Uche Anichukwu said that he doffs his cap for the Super Eagles.

The statement reads: “The Eagles were super in every sense of the word in the race to Russia. They lived the Nigerian spirit. They demonstrated that united we can scale over every mountain. They made us proud.

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“I doff the cap for them.”

Arsenal star, Alex Iwobi scored the only goal of the match in the second half, to give Nigeria the required victory.