Nigeria male football team, the Super Eagles kicked off their 2022 World Cup qualifiers win a 2-0 win over Liberia in Lagos on Friday.
Kelechi Iheanacho scored both goals as the Super Eagles started the encounter on a stronger foot with the most attempts on goal and greater possession that paid off with two goals in the first 45 minutes.
City star who put the ball past the helpless Williams to double the lead on the stroke of half-time.
Nigeria missed several chances in the second half, starting with Iheanacho who had the first opportunity immediately after the restart but his header was wide of the mark.
Nigeria continued their dominance and just before the hour-mark they had another chance to extend their lead after a fine series of movements from Ndidi in the penalty area but the final pass could not be converted by Iwobi.
Victor Osimhen kept pushing for his goal and he nearly found the net with his header off Moses Simon’s corner-kick but it was parried to safety by goalkeeper Williams.
The Napoli talisman ended the encounter without scoring as he was replaced by Paul Onuachu and Bordeaux winger Samuel Kalu replaced Simon in the 78th minute.
A few minutes later, Nigeria made another double substitution as captain Ahmed Musa and Abdullahi Shehu came on for Iheanacho and Iwobi, respectively.
Aribo was replaced on the stroke on full-time by Watford’s Oghenekaro Etebo.
In the recognition of their individual performances, Iheanacho was voted as the Man of the Match while Iwobi claimed another one million naira as the Most Valuable Player.
The victory powered Nigeria to the top of the Group C stable with three points after their rivals Cape Verde and Central African Republic played out a 1-1 draw on Wednesday.
Next up for the three-time African champions is a trip to Vape Verde for their second group match on September 7 while Liberia battle Central African Republic on Monday.
