Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Thursday, beat Sierra Leone 2-1 at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja to take off the qualification campaign for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.
Panetoliko winger, Jonathan Morsay opened scoring in the 11th minute for the Leone Stars, heading past Francis Uzoho after he beat his marker in Nigeria’s box. Alex Iwobi quickly restored parity five minutes later, rolling the ball past Kamara in goal, before Napoli hitman, Victor Osimhen doubled Nigeria’s advantage in the 41st minute.
It was the first win for new coach Jose Peseiro and an improvement for Nigeria from the sides’ previous meeting in Benin, where they threw away a four-goal lead under Gernot Rohr.
Nigeria now sit second in Group A and will next face São Tomé and Príncipe next Monday.
