The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele joined the Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and other members of the state executive council at the VIP section of the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere to watch and cheer Nigeria’s football Team Super Eagles to victory in their World Cup qualifiers encounter with the Lone Stars of Liberia.
Nigeria’s Super Eagles defeated the visiting team by 2-0 in the Qatar World Cup qualifiers courtesy of a brace from Kelechi Iheanacho.
Iheanacho scored twice in the first half to seal the win for the Gernot Rohr’s side, with the first coming exactly 22 minutes into the match with a sizzling drive from the edge of the penalty area following a short corner kick and quick passes between him and Alex Iwobi.
Iwobi also provided the pass that served Iheanacho’s second goal in the 45th minute, following a long throw from Jamilu Collins met by a header flick by Iwobi which fell on Iheanacho’s path.
The Leicester City forward delightfully cushioned the dropped ball with his left foot before calmly slotting it into the net with his right foot.
The second half was much like the first with the Super Eagles controlling possession and dictating the pace of the game. Nigeria got off to a good start in the qualifiers with a win in front of home fans, led by the Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
The win put the Super Eagles top of Group C, and ahead of the duo of Cape Verde and Central Africa Republic who played out a 1-1 draw in their encounter on Wednesday.