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| Nigeria Coach Saddened by Explosion at Home |
| 2014-06-26 |
| [ABCNEWS.GO] Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi says he is saddened by the deadly kaboom at an Abuja shopping mall shortly before his team played Wednesday at the World Cup, and that his team's progression to the second round is unlikely to offer any solace to the country as it suffers terrorist attacks. "How much of a victory is football going to give for those lives?" he said. Last week, a bomb struck a World Cup viewing site in Nigeria, killing 14. Wednesday's kaboom was blamed on Islamic snuffies but it was unclear if it was timed to coincide with the match. "What are they doing these guys? They did it the first game, and now they did it again. It is sad," said Keshi, who was unaware of the second incident when asked about it immediately after the match. Nigeria became the first African nation to reach the knockout stages in Brazil despite losing 3-2 against Argentina. It earlier drew against Iran and beat Bosnia-Herzegovina, earning second place in Group F. |
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