The flag goes up immediately against Osimhen. A lovely move led to the striker being played in by Iheanacho and he finished cooly under the onrushing keeper. A decent dead-ball effort from just outside the area forces Uzoho to parry away, but he does so straight into the supporting attacker who knocks it home. Nigeria have had the bulk of possession and have created the more dangerous attacks Despite that, the scoreline has the hosts just one to the good, so everything still to play for in the second half.
The ball is pushed wide by the covering defender, the striker does well to win a corner. He gets the second for the Super Eagles. Brilliant hold-up play from Osimhen who found Etebo. The midfielder took the pass in his stride and fired the ball into the net. If the Super Eagles keep this up we could be in for quite a few more changes to the scoreboard.
A little shake of the boot by Iheanacho who lays it off to Iwobi and his cross finds their reliable number nine.
Enough blue shirts to crowd him out this time. Moerane having to put in a shift today not for the first time, grant you and does well to parry a strong hit from distance by Ebuehi which came through a number of players.
Osimhen who else?! Fed the ball inside the penalty box to the right, he guides it home to the far side of the goal leaving the keeper with no chance.
Tidy finish. Paul Onuachu at it again! Musa is on for Iheanacho and Anayo for Chukwueze. And that could be that. The referee blows the final whistle and Nigeria ends the campaign with a brilliant display of skill and technique to claim the victory. Nigeria will play another friendly against Tunisia on October 13 before resuming their AFCON qualification campaign at home to Sierra Leone on November 8 ahead of the reverse match eight days later.
Algeria, as mentioned, triumphed in the Africa Cup of Nations, beating Nigeria in the semi-finals before recording a victory over Senegal in the final of the competition. The Greens will face Mexico in another friendly on October 13 before resuming their AFCON qualification campaign at home to Zimbabwe on November 8 ahead of the return match eight days later.
Interestingly, there are only two caps between the four goalkeepers named in the Nigeria squad, but Maduka Okoye should earn his second cap for the national team in this match.
As mentioned, Osimhen is not in the squad, meaning that Paul Onuachu could join Chukwueze in an attacking spot, although Ahmed Musa is also an option through the middle. Interestingly, there are only two caps between the four goalkeepers named in the Nigeria squad, but Maduka Okoye should earn his second cap for the national team in this match. As mentioned, Osimhen is not in the squad, meaning that Paul Onuachu could join Chukwueze in an attacking spot, although Ahmed Musa is also an option through the middle.
Baghdad Bounedjah is the joint-leading goalscorer in the Algeria squad alongside Mahrez with 15 goals, but the year-old is expected to start the international friendly on the bench. Akpoguma, Dessers welcome to Super Eagles team as they begin training ahead of Algeria and Tunisia match. You must be logged in to post a comment Login. You must log in to post a comment. You must be logged in to post a comment.
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