NIGERIANS PRAISE SUPER EAGLES DESPITE DRAW AS THEY MOVE CLOSER TO WORLD CUP AS NOTHING GOOD COMES EA

Nigeria survived a late Cameroon fire to raw 1-1 in Yaounde Monday and move closer to qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Moses Simon put Nigeria ahead on 30 minutes and substitute Vincent Aboubakar equalised from a 75th-minute penalty.

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President Buhari pictured as he watched the match

Unbeaten leaders Nigeria moved to 10 points from four matches in Group B and if they win at home over Zambia on October 7 it will clinch them a sixth World Cup appearance.

Despite the draw in Yaounde, Nigerians praised the Super Eagles for their efforts as they maintain their spot at the summit of the Group B which has Algeria and Zambia.

Here are some of the tweets:

Bravo👏👏👏👏 @NGSuperEagles for the the great result in #Yaounde#CMRNG #WCQ2018.👏👏👏 nothing good comes easy.bravooo — vinny (@vinpee) September 4, 2017

Congratulations Super Eagles. One more game and Russia will be a reality — Victor Ikpeba (@V_Ikpeba) September 4, 2017

Excellent performance by Super Eagles over the 2 legs. 4 points in 6 vs Cameroun is not to be sniffed. One more win & we are through.💪💪💪 — Babanla (@biolakazeem) September 4, 2017

Well done, Eagles! You did us proud. With the excellent football you displayed today, the Russia 2018 World Cup is within reach. — Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) September 4, 2017

First dropped points of #AFWCQ for @NGSuperEagles. Very enjoyable game though, and a brilliant result. #CmrNga — Solace Chukwu (@TheOddSolace) September 4, 2017

Thoroughly enjoyed this game, the Lions rallied from a goal down to salvage their reputation as it ended 1-1 #CMRNGA — Lolade Adewuyi (@Jololade) September 4, 2017

Brilliant result in the Lions' den, now let's get the job done against Zambia... #SoarSuperEagles — ÀYANFE (@tayo_taiwo) September 4, 2017