CAN 2023: Nigeria and Guinea-Bissau winners in qualifications
Victor Osimhen © REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Text by: David Kalfa Follow
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For the first day in Group A of the CAN 2023 qualifiers, Nigeria beat Sierra Leone 2-1, while Guinea-Bissau swept Sao Tome and Principe 5-1, this Thursday, June 9, 2022.
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will not go down in the annals of the Super Eagles... This Thursday, June 9, 2022 in Abuja, in an empty MKO Abiola National Stadium and on a lawn unworthy of its rank, the Nigerian selection has certainly won.
But it did not release the power and the talent which one lends to him, vis-a-vis the however modest Sierra Leone.
It was even the Sierra Leoneans who opened the scoring.
In the 11th minute, winger Jonathan Sahr Morsay indeed took over with a superb diving header a ball delivered to the penalty spot (0-1).
In the aftermath, center-forward Mohamed Buya Turay saw his shot deflected on the right upright by goalkeeper Francis Uzoho (15th).
Nigerians have been hot.
But they do not miss the opportunity to punish the Sierra Leoneans.
Because in the seconds that follow, midfielder Alex Iwobi concludes a long one-two with a cross shot: 1-1, 16th.
The Guinea-Bissau tour
In the 41st minute, Super Eagles star striker Victor Osimhen gave his side the lead.
The Marc-Vivien Foé 2020 Prize throws itself on a ball passed from the head by Moses Simon: 2-1.
In the second period, Nigeria manages its effort and its advantage, without genius.
In September, the new coach José Peseiro and his players will undoubtedly have to be more convincing, during a double confrontation against Guinea-Bissau.
Bissau-Guineans who themselves dominated a Portuguese-speaking duel 5-1 against Sao Tome and Principe, in Marrakech, after a relocated meeting in Morocco.
The second day in this group A will take place on June 13 with the meetings Sierra Leone-Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome-and-Principe-Nigeria.
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