Osimhen nets hat-trick as Nigeria beat Sao Tome 6-0 to win AFCONQ group

Victor Osimhen scored a hat-trick to help the Super Eagles of Nigeria seal a 6-0 victory over Sao Tome and Principe in Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier.

The game played at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Sunday saw the Eagles thrash their visitors in a matchday six clash of the qualifying series.

Already qualified, the Eagles only needed a draw to seal top spot in the Group A, but ended up securing a big win to the excitement of the home crowd.

Osimhen opened the scoring in the 13th minute before scoring in the 69th and 79th minutes to complete a hat-trick and raise his tally to 10 goals in the series.

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The game saw new kids in the block, Victor Boniface and Bruno Onyemaechi make their debut for the Eagles with the former marking it with an assist.

Alongside Osimhen’s hattrick, a goal each from Ademola Lookman, Taiwo Awoniyi and Samuel Chukwueze helped Nigeria secure the big victory.

Ripples Nigeria recalls that the Eagles had defeated Sao Tome 10-0 in the reverse fixture of the tie which was the matchday two fixture of the series.

Nigeria finished the qualifiers losing once and winning five matches, earning 15 points to top the group, ahead of Guinea-Bissau, who face Sierra Leone in their final match on Monday.

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