Four Things We Learned From Nigeria U23s AFCONQ 4-0 Rout Of Libya

Published: March 25, 2019

Dream Team VII thrashed Libya 4-0 to book their place in the next round of AFCON U23 qualifiers, thanks to a hat-tric from Victor Osimhen and an injury time strike from David Okereke.

Allnigeriasoccer.com takes a look at the top four lessons learnt from Nigeria's performance throughout the game:

Wasteful Frontline

Amapakabo's strikers were wasteful in front of goal as they couldn't convert many first-half begging chances.

Assuming they all took their clear-cut chances, Amapakabo’s side would have been three or four goals ahead of Libya in the first 45 minutes.

Victor Osimhen is a Real Gem

Victor Osimhen showed the reason why he's rated as one of the best youngsters in the world as he found the back of the net on three occasions and also provided the assist for the team's fourth goal.

His three goals provided all the inspiration needed by Amapakabo’s team to progress to the next round.

Should he continue his great run of form, Osimhen will definitely be one of Nigeria's greatest strikers.

Four Super Eagles Invitees showed Class

Osimhen, Ozornwafor, Awaziem and Uzoho all showed their respective class throughout the game.

Osimhen helped the team at the attacking department, while the remaining Super Eagles players assisted the team keep a clean sheet.

Kelechi Nwakali is ripe for Super Eagles duty

Arsenal youngster Kelechi Nwakali showed why he should be included in future Super Eagles squads with a world-class performance in the middle of the park.

He was a handful for the Libyans and had great understanding with Samuel Chukwueze and Osimhen.

Ibukun Italoye