Nigeria played a goalless draw with South Africa at the Cape Town Stadium on Wednesday in the second round of matches of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier.
After last weekend’s disappointing home loss to Congo, the Super Eagles, again found themselves wanting in terms of organisation and purpose in the final third.
Enugu Rangers’ Osaguona Ighodaro came close to breaking the deadlock on 81 minutes but his header from Ahmed Musa’s cross was cleared off the line.
Three minutes later, Tokelo Rantie fluffed a rare sitter after being sent through, one-on-one on goal with only goalkeeper Austin Ejide to beat.
The draw means ‘Bafana Bafana’ sits seconds in the table on 4 points, two points behind Congo, who beat Sudan 2-0 in Brazaville earlier in the day.
Nigeria, who visits Omdurman in their next game in November, have just a point, while their next opponents have lost two out of two.
The Red Devils take on Ephraim ‘Shakes’ Mashaba’s side in their next qualifier in Congo.