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Zambia beat Algeria to keep pressure on Super Eagles
Nigeria’s World Cup qualifying foes, Zambia stunned Algeria 1-0 in their matchday 4 encounter in Constantine on Tuesday night to go just three points behind Nigeria.
Zambia had defeated Algeria 3-1 in the reverse fixture in Lusaka last Saturday, and again grabbed all three points after pipping their hosts.
The only goal of the game was scored by Patson Daka in the 67th minute.
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With the win, Zambia are now on seven points, three points behind group leaders Nigeria with two matches left.
The Eagles will host Zambia on October 7 in Uyo, where Nigeria will be hoping to win in order to claim the group’s ticket to Russia.
Meanwhile, Algeria and Cameroon are clearly eliminated from the race to qualify for the global tournament which holds next year’s summer.
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