Uyo, Nigeria Football National team,Super eagles defeated Libya 1-0 in a highly tense match at Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital. Thanks to a late goal from Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, who entered the game as the Mediterranean Knights of Libya were mainly defending. throughout the entire game.
The Lazio player’s goal broke the North Africans’ tenacity, as they used a number of strategies, including wasting time, to hold the Eagles at bay.
Following the victory, For their Tuesday return encounter in Libya, Eguavoen promised to change their game plan and field a stronger squad.
William Ekong, the captain of the For their Tuesday return encounter in Libya, Eguavoen promised to change their game plan and field a stronger squad.
William Ekong, the captain of the Super Eagles, gave Uyo supporters confidence that the squad will be able to compete in the Morocco 2025 AFCON. now lead group D with seven points, one point ahead of Benin Republic (6), Rwanda (2), and Libya (1) following their victory.
Prior to the score, the referee dismissed a goal by Ademola Lookman’s claiming it was an offsite which many spectators says it was not.
In a game when goals were hard to come by, the Nigerian squad controlled play from the very start until the very end.
Coach Austin Eguavoen opted for a three-man attack led by Victor Boniface, Ademola Lookman and Moses Simon in the absence of injured Victor Osimhen.
Samuel Chukwueze replace Simon who started in the last two games for the Eagles in the starting line-up against the Libyans.
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Meanwhile,, the Super Eagles’ head coach Augustine Eguavoen expressed his and his players’ immense relief after their one-goal victory against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya.
Coach Eguavoen said this during Friday’s post-match briefing at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Eguavoen, who was smiling expressed his expectation that his team would have scored more goals.
The Super Eagles coach said that his side was deprived of goals by the Mediterranean Knights’ strategies, as they played the first half of the game in defense.
However, the Eagles Coach expressed gratitude to God for the team’s victory which allowed them to win all three points and put the Super Eagles on top of Group D with seven points.
Emotions were high, and when the goal came, it was a huge relief. Actually, we should have scored more goals but the tactics that they deployed was compact as they defended in numbers when the ball was in their area.
We were a bit slow in the first-half, but the boys picked up in the second half and ball circulation became faster as instructed. The last 25 minutes was better,” Eguaveon said.
For their Tuesday return encounter in Libya, Eguavoen promised to change their game plan and field a stronger squad.
The captain of the Super Eagles, Williams Ekong gave Uyo supporters the assurance thatnthe squad will be able to compete in the Morocco 2025 AFCON competition