NIGERIA rolled to a 6-1 victory at Confederations Cup on Monday over Tahaiti, which was making its debut at a major FIFA tournament.

    Nnamdi Oduamadi scored a hat trick for the African champions, making him the first African soccer player to play a hat trick in the World Cup or Confederations Cup.

    Elderson Echiejile added two more goals for Nigeria.

    Still, the team from the South Pacific may have had the game’s best moment.

    Jonathan Tehau headed the ball into the net early in the second half, cutting the deficit to 3-1. The Tahitians then celebrated by pretending to row a boat together.

    The goal generated the biggest cheers of the match at the Mineirao Stadium, where the local Brazilians adopted Tahiti as their team while jeering the Nigerians.

    Tahiti, 138th in the FIFA rankings, is used to playing in front of a few hundred fans. But thousands were watching in Belo Horizonte and millions more on television.(SD-Agencies)