Victor Osimhem Scores As Super Eagles Beat Sierra Leone 3-2 To Qualify For 2023 AFCON
Victor Osimhen scores as Super Eagles beat Sierra Leone 3-2 to qualify for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with one game to spare.
Kelechi Iheanacho scored the third goal for Nigeria at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium on Sunday.
The Eagles started the game on the front foot and their pressure paid off in the 19th minute after Napoli striker Osimhen met a long ball and lobbed it over the onrushing Sierra Leone goalkeeper who watched helplessly as the ball went into his net.
Joe Aribo sent a beautiful through ball to Osimhen in the 32nd minute and the striker bagged his brace to put Nigeria 2 goals up.
The Eagles went napping just before half-time and were punished by the Leone Stars, who got one goal back to make the score 2-1 after the first 45 minutes.
The Leone Stars kept piling on the pressure and it paid off as Augustus Kargbo bagged an equalizer in the 84th minute.
However, the Eagles sealed the victory in the added minutes after Saidu Sanusi ran through the opposition defense to set up Kelechi Iheanacho who tapped in Nigeria’s third goal.
Nigeria now tops the group with 12 points from five games, followed by Guinea-Bissau with 10 points.
