The Super Eagles of Nigeria have recorded their biggest win ever after thrashing Sao Tome & Principe 10-0 in their Group A clash of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers
The event happened on the Adrar Stadium on Monday.Napoli striker Victor Osimhen opened the floodgates inside minutes while he scored the first purpose from Moses Simon’s pass.Simon, who plies his alternate with Nantes in France, registered his name at the scoresheet to make it 2-0 for Nigeria…
A few minutes to the end of the first half, former Kortrijk forward Terem Moffi profited from Osimhen’s assist to open his international goal diary.In the 48th minute, Osimhen continued the onslaught after he benefited from Ademola Lookman’s excellent delivery.A fantastic free-kick from Oghenekaro Etebo at the edge of the box made it 5-0 for the Super Eagles five minutes before the hour mark.
Osimhen got his hat-trick in the 65th minute when laid on by a sweet Ahmed Musa pass, and in the 84th minute, another brilliant Musa pass found Osimhen in the right place to score his fourth and Nigeria’s ninth.Substitute Emmanuel Dennis won and converted a penalty kick on the dot of 90 minutes to round up a goal-spangled afternoon for Nigeria in Morocco’s southern coastal city.In only his second competitive match in charge of Nigeria, 62 –year old Portuguese José Santos Peseiro led the Super Eagles to wallop the National Team of Sao Tome and Principe 10-0.
