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Home Eagles crash out of CHAN after losing 4-0 to Sudan

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HomeEagles had earlier lost 1-0 to defending champions, Senegal.

By Kehinde Okeowo  

Sudah annihilated Home-based Super Eagles 4-0 in their second Group D game of the 2024 CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) on Tuesday night. 

Anthony Ijoma had a goal ruled out for offside in the 23rd minute.

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But Nigeria fell behind two minutes later when Leonard Ngenege put the ball into his own net.

Sudan were then awarded a penalty one minute before the break after Ngenege once again handled the ball inside the box.

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Walieldin Khidir coolly slotted the ball past Lawal Mustapha to make it 2-0. 

The Sudanese scored twice more in the second half through Abdel Raouf Yagoub in the 55th and 62nd minutes respectively.

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Nigeria with the second straight loss at the competition are effective out of the competition.

The Home Eagles will, however, take on Congo, who earlier drew against defending champions, Senegal, in their final group game.

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