qualifier against Zambia with a 2 – 1 in the
first match in Group B.
The Super Eagles got the better of the
Chipolopolo in the first half with two goals
which eventually proved crucial in
winning the match.
Zambia nearly got back into the game with
Mbesuma’s 71st minute strike but the
Nigerian team held on to get maximum
points at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium.
Here are the four things we learnt in the
Nigeria/Zambia match
1. First away win
Nigerians are happy with the result
because the national team have never
recorded an away win against Zambia in
history and the victory came at the crucial
time of the Russia 2018 World Cup
qualifiers.
The eye-catching performance of the team
have given the Super Eagles team a
psychological advantage going into their
next round of home matches against
Algeria and Cameroon respectively.
2. Formidable attack
For the first time in a few years, the
Nigerian team can boast of their attackers
to deliver the goods at the needed time.
The combination of Alex Iwobi, Kelechi
Iheanacho, Brown Ideye and Moses Simon
put the Zambian defenders on their toes as
they also kept Kennedy Nweeney busy in
goal.
3. Promising youngsters
Kelechi Iheanacho and Alexi Iwobi strikers
are two of Nigeria’s most promising
youngsters on paper and they proved it on
they field as they got the goals that won the
match.
The Arsenal strikers’ goal was exquisite
after he opened his body to volley home
his shot which too hot to handle for
Nweeney and City’s forward showed a
touch of class as he rounded the Zambian
keeper to squeeze in the second for
Nigeria.
4. A worthy replacement in goal
Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper
Karl Ikeme posted a man-of-the-match
performance in the match as he made
series of outstanding saves.
The Super Eagles were lucky to have won
the match but for the point blank saves
made by Ikeme especially from Rainford
Kalaba’s header which was stopped by the
30-year-old.
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