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Garba Lawal's only goal against Senegal's goal in the last ten minutes of the match allowed Nigeria to win the African Nations Cup bronze medals for the third time in a row.
Nigeria 1 - 0 Senegal 79` [1 - 0] Garba Lawal
The match for third place was boring - both teams tried to play slowly. In addition, both national teams were far from being the strongest.
The most memorable events of the first half were Nigeria's left-back Taye Taiwo hitting the crossbar and the fantastic save by Nigeria's goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama with his fingertips after a long shot by Guirane Ndaw.
In the 79th minute of the match, Nigeria managed to capitalize on what was perhaps the only real chance in the second half - after a long pass from John Utaka from the right side, Garba Lawal received the ball near the penalty area and sent it into the far corner of the goal with a precise shot.
Before the end of the match, Jay Jay Okocha ended his career in the national team as the coach decided to substitute him. However, the team captain, who had played 74 times in Nigeria's lineup over 13 years, looked rather dull in this match.
