Victor Osimhen brace and Kelechi Iheanacho winner in injury time wins the tie for Nigeria in a 3-2 win against Sierra Leone as the Super Eagles qualified for the 2023 Afcon finals.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria opened the scoring in the 19th minute through Victor Osimhen. The on-form Napoli forward doubled up the visitors’ lead about 13 minutes later.
But the hosts pulled one back before half-time and it was 26-year-old Mustapha Bundu’s won got Sierra Leone’s opener.
It took them some time to launch a fight back through Augustus Kargbo who struck in the 84th minute, and from there, the match looked set to finish in a two-all draw. But Leicester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho had other plans and he scored the dying moments of the referee’s optional time.
The Super Eagles qualified for the 2023 Afcon finals after collecting a dozen of points in five games which sees them at the top of Group A standings.
