The Nigeria coach, Stephen Keshi, insisted his players are “not gamblers” after his side twice came from behind to deny Scotland a fifth victory in six. His comments came after Gordon Strachan’s side produced an impressive performance to provide further hope that their years in the wilderness are coming to an end.
Before this game the Scottish Football Association was contacted by the National Crime Agency about a potential match-fixing threat. In the end Nigeria secured a draw in the 90th minute through Uche Nwofor, adding to an earlier effort from Michael Uchebo and cancelling out Charlie Mulgrew’s improvised opener and an own-goal from Azubuike Egwuekwe.
In an incident that was timed unfortunately given the events of the week the Nigeria goalkeeper, Austin Ejide, appeared to deflect the ball into
