The Spruce Eagles on Saturday build apart up a solid efficiency to beat Sudan 3-1 in their 2nd match on the 2021 Africa Worldwide locations Cup being held in Cameroon.
The Eagles absorb now licensed for the Spherical of 16 regardless of what occurs within the pretty a pair of supreme Community D video games.
After beating Egypt in their first recreation, many Nigerians had been hoping the Eagles would outclass their North African counterparts. They didn’t disappoint.
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Samuel Chukwueze opened the scoring as early as the third minute with a scientific compose before a dwelling-fraction saw Taiwo Awoniyi luckily head into the on-line on the stroke of half-time.
Nigeria began the 2nd half as they completed the most main. Moses Simon, who became once later announced as the Man of the Match, went on one in all his daring runs to compose previous the stranded Sudanese goalkeeper within the 46th minute.
Even despite the truth that Sudan pulled one assist within the 70th minute after Ola Aina became once adjudged by VAR to had been responsible of a heinous within the 18-yard box, the Falcons of Jediane never in point of truth threatened the Spruce Eagles’ dominance for the remainder of the sport.
Nigeria now face Guinea-Bissau within the supreme neighborhood recreation on Wednesday and can absorb to finest desire a blueprint to compose prime.
Supreme bewitch watch over
Extraordinary Spruce Eagles broad title Augustine Eguavoen, in transient fee after supreme month’s sacking of German coach Gernot Rohr, stuck with the same line-up that defeated Egypt 1-0 in their opening recreation.
Nigeria took bewitch watch over with barely two minutes gone when Nantes winger Simon managed a protracted throw into the box by Ola Aina, teeing up Chukwueze to lead previous Sudan goalkeeper Ali Abu Eshrein.
William Troost-Ekong, the Nigeria captain, saw his volley saved out superbly from a free-kick, and Sudan rode their success all every other time moments later when Joe Aribo hit the put up and Simon poked the rebound against a defender sat on the highway.
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Nigeria grabbed a 2nd goal in a little bit lucky conditions as Troost-Ekong headed Kelechi Iheanacho’s destructive against a defender, the ball ricocheting off the head of Awoniyi and squirming in below the keeper.
Simon all nonetheless secured the victory 34 seconds after half-time when he mixed with Awoniyi before tapping home after bursting into the distance.
Sudan gash the deficit 20 minutes from time when they had been awarded a penalty following a VAR overview as Aina became once punished for a heinous on Mustafa Mohammed, with Khidir tucking a long way flung from the spot.
