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Kanu and Okocha congratulate Super Eagles after 'massive win' against Benin

Nwankwo Kanu and Jay-Jay Okocha have commended the Super Eagles’ performance following their 1-0 victory over Benin in Saturday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.

Nigeria waited until the 93rd minute to grab maximum points at the Stade Charles de Gaulle, thanks to Paul Onuachu’s header.

The victory stretched Nigeria’s tally in Group L to 11 points as they remain unbeaten after five matches, which leaves Benin and Sierra Leone to battle for the last qualifying ticket in the group in Tuesday’s crunch match in Freetown.

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Immediately after the historic win in Porto-Novo, which ended Benin's unbeaten home record since 2013 and secured Nigeria's qualification, Okocha took to social media to thumbs up Gernot Rohr's men.