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Nigeria Go Down Fighting 0-1 to Cameroon

Vienna, Austria -- Nigeria went down 0-1 to Cameroon in an international friendly before 1,000 estimated attendance. Nigeria, debuting four players, never really got off the low gear until Cameroon stung with the only goal after 36 minutes had gone by. The goal was a 25 yard low bolt from Anguissa and goalkeeper Maduka Okoye was slow getting down with the ball already slammed past before he arrived. Although Cameroon won this game, there is nothing from the game that demonstrated superiority over Nigeria, except the scoreline.  The game was even for most of the night before Cameroon struck. Nigeria, in fact, had come close earlier when Etebo slipped the ball in deep but an onrushing Onuachu managed to hit the chance high when it seemed easier to score. However, that was not the definitive miss. The definitive miss was not until 57 minutes of the game had passed and Nigeria found itself chasing a goal. Yet, Simon managed to hit a rebound skywards from barely 10 yards after Cameroon had