{"id":35714,"date":"2017-10-12T12:00:10","date_gmt":"2017-10-12T11:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/?p=35714"},"modified":"2017-10-12T12:00:10","modified_gmt":"2017-10-12T11:00:10","slug":"caf-picks-victor-moses-shehu-abdullahi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/caf-picks-victor-moses-shehu-abdullahi\/","title":{"rendered":"CAF Picks Victor Moses and Shehu Abdullahi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Confederation of African Football has named Super Eagles stars Victor Moses and Shehu Abdullahi\u00a0 in its Russia 2018 World Cup qualifying\u00a0 XI.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Nigeria\u00a0 defeated\u00a0 Zambia 1-0\u00a0 in Uyo on Saturday to qualify for\u00a0 their sixth\u00a0 World Cup, with Chelsea wing-back Moses and Cyprus-based defender\u00a0 Abdullahi proving\u00a0 themselves\u00a0 in the encounter.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This will be Moses\u2019 third straight selection as he was also named in the team for last month\u2019s double-header against African champions\u00a0 Cameroon.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Liverpool ace\u00a0 Mohamed Salah, who scored late winner for Egypt to qualify for the World Cup after beating Congo 2-1,\u00a0 South Africa\u2019s\u00a0 Percy Tau and Kalidou Coulibaly of Senegal are among the players selected, according to ScoreNigeria.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The next round of World Cup qualifying action will be from November 6.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Confederation of African Football has named Super Eagles stars Victor Moses and Shehu Abdullahi\u00a0 in its Russia 2018 World Cup qualifying\u00a0 XI. 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