Latest score: Nigeria 2-0 Morocco

Finidi George gave Nigeria the lead midway through the first half in
their final group game.
Julius Aghahowa added a second nine minutes from time to leave
Morocco's quarter-final hopes dependant on Congo equalising against
Tunisia in the other final group game in Kano.

Morocco's Hadji could be returning to Coventry sooner rather than later

A draw between Nigeria and Morocco would ensure that both teams
qualified for the quarter-finals, but a positive result for either
could allow the winner of the other to edge in front.
If both games had ended 1-0 then the Moroccans would have survived due
to their superior goal difference to the Tunisians.

But they now need to either score a consolation goal in this match or
hope that Congo score against Tunisia.

Clash of Titans

The two teams went into this battle in Lagos, locked in a verbal war
over who can claim to be the continent's leading side.

The north Africans have been ranked by Fifa as the No 1 team in Africa
for more than a year with the star-studded Nigerians a full 14 places
behind, largely due to inacitivity.

Teams:

Nigeria: 1-Ike Shoronmu; 3-Celestine Babayaro, 4-Nwankwo Kanu, 5-Furo
Iyenemi, 6-Taribo West, 7-Finidi George, 8-Mutiu Adepoju, 10-Austin
Okocha, 13-Tijani Babangida, 19-Benedict Akwuegbu, 21-Godwin Okpara

Morocco: 2-Abdelilah Saber; 5-Rachid Neqrouz, 7-Mustapha Hadji, 8-Said
Chiba, 12-Khalid Fouhami, 13-Ahmed Bahja, 14-Salaheddine Bassir,
15-Lahcen Abrami, 16-Youssef Mariana, 19-Jamal Sellami, 20-Taher El
Khalej

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