Nigeria coach saddened by explosion at home

Published June 25, 2014 9:56pm ET



PORTO ALGRE, Brazil (AP) — Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi says he is saddened by the deadly explosion 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.

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