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Gift Williams inspires Nigeria to defeat Zimbabwe in COPA Coca-Cola African Cup

The west Africans have secured a spot in the last four of the African championship holding in Kenya

Nigeria have booked a place in the COPA Coca-Cola African Cup quarter-final following a 3-0 win over Zimbabwe in a Group B match played on Wednesday.

Goals from Chukwuemeka Prosper, Gift Williams and Lekan Omodara were all the Nigerians needed brush aside the southern African side at Nakuru High School in Kenya.

On the heels of their defeat to Zambia in their last outing, Nigeria came into the clash with a dire need to win against the struggling Zimbabweans.