defeated Cote d'Ivoire and sending them out of the quarterfinals.
The Nigerian superstar (Mikel) and Ivorian striker (Kalou) had a bet before the match in Rustenburg on Sunday, bragging that their team will win the clash of the heavyweight. Fortunately for Mikel, the bet fell on his side as the Nigeria's Super Eagles whom seemed to be the underdogs in the match turn out to edged their Ivorian counterparts 2-1 in the quarterfinal match at the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.
Salomon Kalou who is currently playing with French Ligue 1 outfit, Lille Metropole, has kept to the bargain of the bet and said. "It was a very good game with Nigeria and they truly deserved to win. They started the game very well and scored at the right time. Now I've fulfilled my part to him (Mikel)," said 27-year-old Kalou.
On the other hand, the Nigerian Mikel has also praise his National teammates hard work and commitment to oust the pre-tournament favourites, the Elephants out of the tournament.
"We are very happy with our achievement. A big congratulations to Ivory Coast for their achievement so far. We knew that they are a good team so if we were able to work together and play for each other on the pitch, we could stop them playing. And that's exactly what we have done," said the 25-year-old Nigerian midfielder.
Nigeria will now play Mali in the semifinals at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Wednesday.
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