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Super Eagles soar again..

Super Eagles of Nigeria continues with their blistering form as they made it a double victory over Libya in the Group E AFCON qualifiers. The 3 times African champions have failed to qualified for the biannual Africa's most glamorous competition in sequences which has raised the expectations by the teeming who are not ready to watch the 32nd edition of tje tournament without their darling team participating. Libya were also looking forward to qualify for the tournament after a long time absent due to culmilative factors one of which was expressively detailed in previous reports https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3877602094780288620#allposts/src=sidebar Eagles drew the first blood via in-form Changchun Yatai fc prolific striker Odion Ighalo. Ighalo picked up from where he left his goalscoring touch in the last marches as he fires home Eagles to a 14mins lead against the run of play. 4mins later Ahmed Musa made it 2-0 which made seemingly difficult for the North Africa side...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria were clinical as they put 4 goals pass Libya and Odion Ighalo bags his first hat-hatrick on Green-white-Green jersey. There was anticlimax build up to the match as erstwhile Libya coach Adel Amrouche quit his job over non payment and non challant attitude by the LFF about towards his assistant which was detailed in this post  https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3877602094780288620#allposts/src=sidebar On the other hand there was minor worry for Super Eagles coach as injury scare to Odenyi Onazi and Sheu Abdullai forced Gernot Rohr to selection and tactical changes before and during the match The match started on a flying note for the Super Eagles. As early as 3mins Nigeria was awarded a penalty. The Libya goalkeeper failed to clear a back pass from his defender, Ighalo justled and won the ball from him but he was impeded by the goalie and the ref blew a spot kick. Ighalo step forward to convert the penalty, his 2nd goal in successive matches. ...