FIFA President,Sepp Blatter has sent a congratulatory message to the Super Eagles for becoming the first African nation to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
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Stephen Keshi's men beat Ethiopia 2-0 at the UJ Esuene Stadium, Calabar on Saturday,to qualify for the finals on a 4-1 aggregate scoreline.
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The Swiss wrote on his twitter handle minutes after the Gambian official, Bakary Papa Gassam blew the final whitsle.''
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Congratulations Nigeria! first African team qualified for #WorldCup after 4-1 aggregate win v Ethiopia. A 5th World Cup for the Super Eagles.''
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Nigeria will participate in the Mundial for the fifth time in their history and will look to become the first African nation to make it to the semi-final of the competition.
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The African Champions best performance at the soccer showpiece event was a second round finish at the 1994 edition in the United States of America and in France 1998.
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Only Cameroun, Senegal and Ghana have made it to the last eight in the history of the World Cup.