Nigeria will chase a second win in Group A of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
Nigeria will chase a second success in Group A of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers when they face 'hosts' Sao Tome and Principe at Stade Adrar in Agadir, Morocco, on the evening of Monday 13 June.
Nigeria opened their mission with a somewhat brazen 2-1 win over Sierra Leone last Thursday night in Abuja, coming from a goal down to guarantee triumph through strikes from Alex Iwobi and Victor Osimhen.
It was not the most persuading execution from the Super Eagles, yet they took care of business and placed three points on the board - a significant marker in a year where they stumbled out of the Afcon finals at the last 16 stage and neglected to fit the bill for the World Cup.
Coach Jose Peseiro contended that Nigeria "made a great deal of scoring chances, we might have won with a greater edge, yet the group needs additional time and we must work".
The Portuguese also safeguarded his decision to pick Iwobi and Joe Aribo in focal midfield - a choice he amended in the game by welcoming on Peter Etebo toward the start of the second half.
"I can play any player, I settle on the last choice. Assuming I ask you, to give me your XI, it will be not quite the same as others," Peseiro made sense of. "I put stock in my players, it's my responsibility to select the players as per our plans."
Sao Tome and Principe, in the mean time, set their Group A mission in motion with a 1-5 loss at the hands of Guinea-Bissau at the same Stade Adrar last Thursday. The minnows guaranteed an early lead through Eba Viegas, however were eventually out-gunned by the Djurtus more than an hour and a half.
Seleção dos Falcões e Papagaios (The Falcons and True Parrots Team) have never equipped for the Afcon finals. Their endeavor to arrive at the 2021 finals saw them finish lower part of a gathering which included Ghana, Sudan and South Africa.
In no holds barred terms, this will be the first gathering of Sao Tome and Principe and Nigeria.
Lesotho ref Osiase Koto will assume responsibility for the match in Agadir. The other Matchday 2 apparatus in the gathering sees Sierra Leone host Guinea-Bissau in Conakry, Guinea, later on Monday.
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