Having opened the net in the 9th minute of the first half, with Nigeria finishing with 3 goals against São Tomé and Príncipe in AFCON 2023 qualifying matchday two at the Adrar Stadium, Agadir, Morocco, Napoli’s Victor Osimhen did launch Jose Peseiro’s side to a thrilling and swift second half-game.
The second half was nothing close to the first, even though the 3 goals enjoyed by the Super Eagles seemed as if the game would be more competitive come halftime, but the story was “greeny” for Jose Peseiro’s side as the São Tomé and Príncipe suffered a humiliating defeat with as much as six Nigerian players tearing the opponent’s net.
Nigeria’s Super Eagles finished the game with 10 goals against the net of the São Toméan, with Osimhen shining the most with four goals.
Kemifilani recalls that the Super Eagles were able to secure a 2-1 victory against the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone in matchday one of the AFCON qualifiers after losing to Mexico and Ecuador in friendly matches played in the United States of America (USA).
Unlike the Super Eagles, São Tomé and Príncipe suffered a 5-1 loss to Guinea-Bissau in their opening group game of the qualification campaign and have now lost the Peseiro’s side after a humiliating 0-10 in Morocco.
Napoli’s Victor Osimhen scored on the 9th minute, followed by goals by Moses Simon and Terem Moffi; 28 and 43 minutes respectively, The second half, Osimhen started off with a 48 minutes goal, Etebo (55min), Tere (60min), Lookman (63min), again Osimhen scored 65 and 84 mins with Emmanuel Dennis finishing with a Penalty at 92nd minutes.
Nigeria now lead the group with six points, with Sierra Leone hosting Guinea-Bissau next.
