Sunday best ends Nigeria's 19-year Africa drought
- Published: 11 Feb 2013 at 00.44
- Online news: Sports
Nigeria ended a 19-year Africa Cup of Nations title drought Sunday with a 1-0 final victory over Burkina Faso at Soccer City thanks to a superb late first-half goal from Sunday Mba.
Nigeria's defender and team captain Joseph Yobo (C) holds the trophy as he and his teammates celebrate winning the 2013 African Cup of Nations final against Burkina Faso on February 10, 2013 at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg.
It was a result that took winning coach Stephen Keshi into the record books as he equalled the feat of late Egyptian Mahmoud El Gohary by winning gold medals as a player and a coach.
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