Super Eagles lift Mandela trophy

The Super Eagles of Nigeria defeated Bafana Bafana of South Africa to lift the Nelson Mandela trophy at the Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban on Wednesday night courtesy of Uche Nwafor brace. The game ended 0-0 at half-time but Uche Nwafor who came into the game as a substitute scored within a few minutes after the start of the second half.The VVV Venlo striker who was substituted for Shola Ameobi later completed his brace and doubled the Super Eagles' lead minutes later. Bafana Bafana had their own chances too but the Nigerian goalie made some outstanding saves to deny the hosts a chance of scoring. Bafana Bafana will be looking forward to their next match against the AFCON 2013 runners-up, Burkina Faso which comes up on Saturday, 17th August.