Croatia also reach the Round of 16 in the tournament, for the first time.
As the final whistle sounded, the Nigerian goalie lifted the referee up into the air. Joy!
Is coach Sunday Oliseh “ruling” the Super Eagles by sentiment?
The first half ended scoreless. Nigeria won in the end. Watch the highlights.
The victory must delight coach Sunday Oliseh who, as player and skipper, lost the Ghana-Nigeria nations cup to Cameroon.
“(Oliseh) said, ‘Vincent, get out! If you don’t leave, I’m going to call the cops to throw you out of this hotel’.”
“No Nigerian sports Journalist traveled as much as Felix…Mr Courageous.”
“We have no doubt in your ability to turn things around when we play Cameroon on Sunday”
It is unclear who initiated this move, but reports say Pinnick wants to “salvage the situation.”
“I am very disappointed at the character assassination Enyeama) has taken on my personality as regards this issue.”
Her parents discouraged her from playing football…but here she is…a star!
Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi seems to be the only Nigerian player on the pitch.
“I will serve only on an interim basis,” Hayatou said in a statement on Thursday.
Nigeria’s best player for the past decade, goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama, has quit the senior national team.
There are insinuations Wenger is “eyeing” “hot” French rapper Sonia Tatar.
“My whole world in my arms,” Mikel said.
“One punch can kill, whether you are outside a pub on a Friday night or in a boxing ring.”
…and there’s this Chelsea joke making the rounds.
