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World Cup Qualifier: Nigeria lead Liberia 2-0 at half-time

By Uchechi Ojo September 3, 2021283 views

Super Eagles striker, Kelechi Iheanacho, scored a first-half brace to hand Nigeria a comfortable 2-0 lead heading into the halftime break in their Group C 2022 World Cup qualifier against Liberia at the Teslim Balogun Stadium on Friday.

Nigeria who started the game brightly went ahead in the 24th minute through Iheanacho after a clever play from midfielder Alex Iwobi from the right flank.

The Eagles continued to pile pressure on their opponent as they searched for their second.

On the stroke of halftime, the Liberians failed to clear their lines with Iwobi flicking a header to Iheanacho who showed good footwork to slot the ball past the goalkeeper.

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