Super Eagles Pick AFCON Ticket After Narrow Win At Sierra Leone

The Nigerian nationwide soccer workforce, generally known as the Tremendous Eagles had secured their spot within the subsequent AFCON, which can be held in Cote D’Ivoire.

The Tremendous Eagles made a powerful begin as Victor Osimhen, the striker from Napoli and Serie A, scored two objectives within the nineteenth and thirty second minutes, giving Nigeria a cushty 2-0 lead. Nevertheless, Mustapha Bundu managed to drag one again for the host workforce simply earlier than halftime.

Within the second half, the hosts got here out decided to degree the rating and had been rewarded with an equalizer from Augustus Kargbo within the 84th minute. The match appeared to be heading in direction of a draw till Kelechi Iheanacho, the striker from Leicester Metropolis, scored a late winner, eliminating Sierra Leone from the AFCON qualifiers even with extra video games to be performed.

After the match, the Tremendous Eagles coach expressed his satisfaction to the press, stating, “We deserved to win, but it surely was a tough and extremely aggressive match. Our workforce is the perfect within the group, and we did a incredible job in opposition to a powerful opponent. I’m happy with my gamers and congratulate them.”

Relating to the adjustments he made in the course of the recreation, the Portuguese coach talked about, “I made some substitutions to enhance the workforce’s efficiency. Aribo was drained and had to get replaced, and I needed to offer others with the chance to battle till the final minute.”

When requested about potential adjustments within the last qualifier in opposition to São Tomé and Príncipe, he replied, “If I hold altering the workforce on a regular basis, it will likely be tough to take care of good group. We had solely 5 days to organize for this recreation, so I wanted to pick out the suitable gamers. Nevertheless, the door to the Tremendous Eagles is open for everybody.”

With 12 factors from 5 matches, the Tremendous Eagles at the moment occupy the highest place in Group A, whereas Sierra Leone is in third place with 5 factors from the identical variety of video games. Guinea-Bissau sits in second place with 10 factors from 5 matches, and São Tomé and Príncipe is on the backside with a single level from 5 video games.

Nigeria’s subsequent match can be in opposition to São Tomé and Príncipe on September 4 on the Abuja Nationwide Stadium.

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