close out a phenomenal 2013 with a
clash against Italy today at Craven
Cottage. Both sides have secured their
place at next year's FIFA World Cup,
with this match offering them an
opportunity to set the tone for next
year. The respective mangers will be
free will to tinker with their line-ups in
London as they begin preparations for
Brazil. Nigeria will have to consider a
replacement for Godfrey Oboabona,
while Italy will look to cover for Andrea
Barzagli after both players were injured
and pulled off in their team's
respective matches this past weekend.
The Super Eagles were unbeaten in all
eight matches of their World Cup
qualifying campaign. They topped
Group F to set up a contest against
Ethiopia in the mandatory playoffs. The
men from west Africa won with a 4-1
aggregate score, after beating Ethiopia
2-1 away in the first leg and 2-0 in the
return leg played on home-soil on
Saturday. Goals by Victor Moses and
Victor Obinna cemented their place in
the showpiece. While Nigeria played
their CAF play-off, the Azzurri tested
themselves against Germany at the
San Siro. AC Milan right-back Ignazio
Abate cancelled Mats Hummels' goal to
secure a 1-1 draw and maintain Italy's
record of having not lost to the
Germans since 1995. Cesare Prandelli's
charges were convincing in their
qualifying campaign, also going
unbeaten to top Group B four points
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