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AFCON U-23: Hitman Osimhen scores hat trick as Nigeria trash Libya

Victor Osimhen, former Golden Eaglets star, delivered a hat-trick yesterday as Nigeria ‘s under-23 male national football team defeated their Libyan counterparts 4-0 on Monday in Asaba, Delta state.

by Seun Awoyemi
March 26, 2019
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Nigerian side lost 0-2 in the first leg game played on Wednesday in Tunisia, Libya’s home ground for now, and have now advanced to the qualifiers’ next round 4-2 aggregate.

The second leg game, which was watched by a handful of spectators, saw the Libyan team putting up a defensive play right from the first blast of the whistle.

Although, the Nigerian team took total dominance of the midfield, as they mounted sustained attacks on the Libyan defence.

The team’s efforts gave them a goal in the 33rd minute of play when Osimhen grabbed his first goal of the game from a rebound just after a free-kick hit the upright.

In the second half, the Nigerian team went on the offensive in their search for more goals, forcing the Libyan defence to commit errors.

Victor Osimhen again rose to the point, as he put in the second goal of the game in the 64th minute after the Libyan goalkeeper, Aymar Altihar, mistakenly parried a cross onto his path.

Osimhen got his hat-trick in the 75th minute following a goalmouth scrabble after the Libyan defence failed to clear a Nigeria cross inside the penalty box.

Before the ovation which trailed the goal could die down, Nigeria’s Chidozie Okereke grabbed the fourth goal at exactly 90 minutes for Nigeria.

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Speaking at the post-match media conference, Nigeria’s coach Imama Amapakabo expressed joy and satisfaction with the win.

The coach said the Nigerian team played according to the game plan and deserved the victory.

“After the first leg in Tunisia which we lost, we learnt a lot because we saw their pattern of play.

“So, we came home and decided to work on how to break down their style of play.

“Today, we played according to our game plan, to get an early goal, and then follow it up with as many goals as possible,” he said.

Also the Nigerian team captain, Azubuike Okechukwu, said the victory was well deserved.

“We came down here to win and we have achieved that. I must say we played our game, we were not under pressure.

“More so, the fans here today are so marvellous. They gave us so much support and we really appreciate it,” Okechukwu said.

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