After a scoreless first
half, substitute Fisayo Dele-Bashiru scored the winning goal as the Super
Eagles defeated Libya 1-0 in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying
fixture in Uyo on Friday.
The Super Eagles were
wasteful in front of the Libyan goal with Alex Iwobi the major culprit
He almost buried
Nigeria’s first chance of the game but his shot was saved by Libya goalkeeper
Murad Al Wuheeshi.
Despite the Libya.
goalkeeper 's heroics, the Nigerians continued to pile more pressure on the
visitors’ defence, with Al Wuheeshi standing between Ademola Lookman and goal
Even captain William
Troost-Ekong missed his own chance as his shot went wide from inside the box
two minutes before the half-hour mark.
The visitors sat back
to soak up the pressure and needed Al Wuheeshi to stop another effort from
Iwobi in the 40th minute.
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