Nigeria came from behind to defeat Sierra Leone 2-1 on matchday one of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja today, Thursday, June 8th.
Goals from Alex Iwobi and Victor Osimhen helped Nigeria overturn Jonathan Morsay’s 11th-minute diving header for the Leone Stars.
Osimhen’s predatory finish minutes before the interval was all Nigeria needed to secure their tenth win over Sierra Leone.
That goal was Osimhen’s 11th in 21 appearances for the three-time African champions, and it takes him above Spartak Moscow’s Victor Moses and Peter Osaze Odemwingie on Nigeria’s all-time goalscorer chart.
The Napoli forward is now one goal short of former Arsenal forward, Nwankwo Kanu’s haul of 12 goals for the Super Eagles, two short of former Everton forward Daniel Amokachi’s 13, three behind former Paris Saint Germain forward Austin Jay-Jay Okocha (14) and five behind former Manchester United player Odion Ighalo (16).
Rashidi Yekini’s 37-goal haul is still miles away from Osimhen’s reach, but the 23 year old’s goal ratio of 0.52 is only bettered by two Nigerian strikers in history –Rashidi Yekini (0.63) and Sunday Oyarekhua (0.60).
Surely with many years left to play in the Green and white of the Super Eagles, Victor Osimhen will be looking to be Nigeria’s all time leading goalscorer.
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