Super Eagles goalkeeper, Adebayo Adeleye, is thrilled to eventually make his competitive debut for Nigeria on a winning note after their hard-fought 3-2 win over Sierra Leone in the penultimate game of the 2023 AFCON qualifier on Sunday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
goalkeeper, Adebayo Adeleye, is thrilled to eventually make his competitive debut for Nigeria on a winning note after their hard-fought 3-2 win over Sierra Leone in the penultimate game of the 2023 AFCON qualifier on Sunday,The victory was more significant for the goalkeeper as Kelechi Iheanacho’s stoppage time goal booked Nigeria’s spot in Ivory Coast 2023 after the Leone Stars fought back from two goals down to level up with Nigeria.
“Dream debut done and dusted. Thank you to everyone for believing in me & for the support,” Adeleye tweeted on Monday. With Francis Uzoho not invited this time around, the Hapoel Jerusalem goalkeeper got his chance to man the sticks for Jose Peseiro’s men, ahead of Nigeria Professional Football League duo Victor Sochima of Rivers United and Olorunleke Ojo of Enyimba.
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