The Super Eagles grabbed three points against the The
Falcons and True Parrots of São Tomé and Príncipe at the Grand Stade Agadir,
also known as Adrar Stadium, on Monday.
The Nigerian team had also bagged all three points in their
2-1 defeat of Sierra Leone at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja on Thursday.
On Monday, Victor Osimhen scored four times to give the
Super Eagles a resounding victory in their Day 2 encounter of the 2023 Africa
Cup of Nations qualification series in Morocco.
Osimhen scored in the ninth, 48th, 65th and 84th minutes
alongside Moses Simon who scored in the 28th minute, Moffi (43′, 60′),
Oghenekaro Etebo (55′),
Ademola Lookman (63′) and Emmanuel Dennis (90+2′).
Having pocketed another three points, Eagles are top of
Group A.
Head Coach Jose Peseiro had said at the Aeroport Agadir
Almarissa that the encounter against ‘The Falcons and True Parrots’ would bring
the best out of his team as they seek to go top of the Group A table.
“We want to be the team at the top of the table, so we must
fight hard against the opponents. Every match, we must commit ourselves fully
to winning it. As I said earlier in the week, Nigeria have huge pedigree and
they also have both quality and quantity of players. It is important that we
select the best all the time to win the big games,” he had said.
Defender and deputy skipper William Ekong and midfielder Innocent
Bonke had returned to their respective bases in England and France to attend to
injuries copped during the international break.
Bonke was injured in the friendly game against Mexico in
Dallas on May 28, while Ekong suffered a groin strain in the 2-1 defeat of
Sierra Leone in Abuja on Thursday.
With five goals, Osimhen is now the top scorer in the
qualification series for the competition billed for next summer. Nigeria’s next
game in the race for the biennial showpiece is in September when they take on
Guinea Bissau.