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AFCON 2023 Qualifier: Super Eagles Demolish Sorry Sao Tome and Principe

The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Monday produced a perfect performance in their second Group A game of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations with a 10-0 drubbing of hapless Sao Tome and Principe at the Stade d’ Agadir reports Prime Business Africa.

The win has become the second highest win by the three-time African champions with the 10-1 win over Dahomey in Lagos on 28 November, 1959 the record highest win by the Nigerian national team before Monday’s domination.

Head coach José Peseiro rang a few changes with Calvin Bassey coming into central defence to partner Semi Ajayi following the injury to William Troost Ekong. Zaidu Sanusi played at left back.

Victor Osimhen scored four goals while Terem Moffi scored twice. Moses Simon, Oghenekaro Etebo, Ademola Lookman and Emmanuel Dennis completed the rout of the opponents.

Osimhen opened the floodgates of goals in the 10th minute with a textbook header from a Moses Simon cross.

Simon then swept home the ball in the 28th minute but only before Osimhen was denied his second at the time for offside.

Lorient striker Terem Moffi made it 3-0 just before the break but the goals did not end there with seven more scored in the second half.

Osimhen (three), Moffi, Oghenekaro Etebo, Ademola Lookman and Emmanuel Dennis ensured that they stay stop the group until Guinea-Bissau play Sierra Leone.

Izuchukwu Okosi

Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc. In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio. He worked there for 13 years until October 2017. Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch. He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations. Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line. Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.