President of Liberia George Weah has praised Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen after he scored a brace in the Super Eagles 3-2 win over Sierra Leone IN AN African Cup of Nations qualifier at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Monrovia, Liberia, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
Osimhen has now racked up an impressive tally of 17 goals in 25 matches for Nigeria at senior level, placing him joint-sixth on the country’s top scorers list alongside Samson Siasia.
Members of the Nigerian community in Liberia, as well as other ecstatic fans of Osimhen from Liberia and Sierra Leone, trooped to the window area of the Super Eagles’ dressing room trying to force it open while shouting, “We want Victor!” Osimhen’s two goals put Nigeria in front before Mustapha Bundu and Augustus Kargbo drew level, but in added period, substitute Kelechi Iheanacho converted from Zaidu Sanusi’s cross inside six yards to hand the three-time African champions the win.
Victory took Nigeria to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations finals with 12 points, with a match to spare, alongside second-placed Guinea Bissau on 10. The Leone Stars crashed out with only five points. Hosts Ivory Coast, Morocco, Algeria, South Africa, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Tunisia, Egypt, Zambia, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Mali are the 14 countries that have qualified for Ivory Coast 2023, with the remaining 10 to emerge in September, when Nigeria host Sao Tome and Principe in their final qualifying game.All rights reserved.
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