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Afcon 2019: Garba Lawal not surprised by Guinea's hard stance in the narrow loss

Former Nigeria international Garba Lawal stated he was not surprised Nigeria needed a late goal to beat Guinea 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt on Wednesday.

The Super Eagles qualified for the knockouts of Africa’s flagship football competition with a game to spare, through Kenneth Omeruo’s sublime header in the 73rd minute of the Group B encounter played at Alexandria Stadium.

“The first half was not interesting from my point of view but the Eagles played very well in the second half,” Lawal told Goal.

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“It wasn’t as if that the Eagles were sleeping in the first half.