Nigeria’s Super Eagles reclaimed leadership of Group A of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers on Sunday in Monrovia with a 3-2 defeat of the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone.
The Super Eagles qualified for the 2023 Afcon finals after collecting a dozen of points in five games which sees them at the top of Group A standings.
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The Nigerians have won four of their five games, becoming one of the couple of sides to have already booked a ticket to next year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. In their opening game, they beat Sierra Leone 2-1 before a 10-0 demolition job over Sao Tome and Principe.
Kelechi Iheanacho scored the winner for Nigeria in a 3-2 win against Sierra Leone as the Super Eagles qualified for the 2023 Afcon finals.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria opened the scoring in the 19th minute through Victor Osimhen. The on-form Napoli forward doubled up the visitors’ lead about 13 minutes later.
But the hosts pulled one back before half-time and it was 26-year-old Mustapha Bundu’s won got Sierra Leone’s opener.
It took them some time to launch a fight back through Augustus Kargbo who struck in the 84th minute, and from there, the match looked set to finish in a two-all draw. But Leicester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho had other plans and he scored the dying moments of the referee’s optional time.
Nigeria – who have qualified alongside Guinea Bissau – will conclude their qualification in September when they host Sao Tome in their own backyard.
