By Chisom Patience Ukachukwu
The Super Eagles of Nigeria proceeds to the top of the table in their African Cup of Nations 2019 Qualifying Group E after defeating the Mediterranean Knights of Libya 3-2, in a home game that was played away from home at the Stade Taieb Mhiri in Sfax, Tunisia yesterday.
Odion Ighalo scored a goal at the 13th minute in the first half with a smooth assist from the former Leicester City star Ahmed Musa. Three minutes later, Ighalo returned the favor to the Al Nassr forward Musa who was finely placed in the eighteen yard box, after much tackles from the Libyan defenders, but he managed to find his feet and made a shot past the Libyan goalkeeper.
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In the first 10 minutes of the game, the Super Eagles played like they weren’t the same team that took on the Mediterranean Knights winning 4 goals to nil in Uyo.
Mohammed Zaebbia pulls one for the Libyans with a superb header in the 35th minute into the post. The Libyan team tried so hard to come back at the Super Eagles.
There was also a great save from Uzoho, as Zaebbia strikes hard to get the net shaking, while the commentator cracks up Fans and Viewers at home as he makes a jest of the 19years old teenage Nigerian goalkeeper as he grabs the shot from outside the box.
Uzoho’s go wrong technique almost cost the three times Champions the 2-1 lead. At some point into the game, Uzoho goes down after a collision with a Libyan player in the box, it paused play as he was treated. Both players collided when going for a loose ball in the box after Uzoho’s technique to save a shot went wrong.
After so much pressure from the North Africans into the second half of the game, the Super Eagles conceded another goal by Ahmed Ben Ali who gave the equalizer making it a 2-2 draw beating the 2 goals lead the Eagles had from the first half.
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Most likely, the criticisms after the 2018 FIFA World Cup unstiffened Ighalo and made him up his performance which he’s turning out to becoming the Super Eagles main guy, just as he makes a brace at the 81st restoring the lead Gernot Rohr’s boys had against the Mediterranean Knights.
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The Super Eagles now lead Group E with 9 points making it to the top of the table, as South Africa who ended in a barren draw with Seychelles drops to second place with 8 points whom Nigeria would face in Johannesburg on 17th November.
Libya are now third with 4 points from four games and Seychelles occupying the bottom of the table with 1 point also from four games.
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