At the end of the match, sensational Victor Osimhen, who would not stop scoring, had netted a hat-trick as Super Eagles rounded up their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers with an emphatic 6-0 victory over São Tomé and Príncipe in Uyo, Akwa Ibom.
After 93 minutes of action at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Nigeria had 16 attempted shots and clinically made six of those count as goals – the visitors, whom Nigeria defeated 10-0 in the first leg of the Group A tie, only managed one in the one-sided fixture.
Osimhen opened the scoring for Nigeria in the 13th minute with a powerful header from Ademola Lookman’s corner kick before the latter doubled the lead 14 minutes later through a shot inside the 18-yard box. It was Lookman’s second goal of the qualifiers.
Six minutes after the break, Nottingham Forest informed striker Taiwo Awoniyi scored Nigeria’s third goal of the match when he acrobatically fired Kelechi Iheanacho’s assist past the goalkeeper.
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