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- ↑ "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
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- ↑ "Falcons fly out with high hopes". Nigeria Football Federation. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
