Nigeria 6 Sao Tome and Príncipe 0: Osimhen nets hat-trick; Lookman, Awoniyi,  Chukwueze also on target 

The Super Eagles annihilated São Tomé and Príncipe 6-0 in the final qualifying game of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers played at the Godswill Akpbio Stadium on Sunday evening.

Jose Peseiro's side lined up in a 4-4-2 formation with Francis Uzoho, Calvin Bassey, Kelechi Iheanacho, Bruno Onyemaechi, Taiwo Awoniyi, Ademola Lookman, Bruno Onyemaechi, Frank Onyeka being named in the starting XI in a very much changed side.

Osimhen opened the scoring in the 14th minute from Ademola Lookman's cross.

Lookman would later double the home side's lead in the 27th minute having collected a pass from Wilfred Ndidi, before getting past his markers to slot the ball into the net.

Awoniyi bagged the third goal in the 51st minute with an exquisite finish from Iheanacho's outstanding pass.

Osimhen made it an emphatic victory for Jose Peseiro with a penalty he won in the 69th minute before bagging Nigeria's 5th goal and his hat trick 10 minutes later.

Substitute Samuel Chukwueze provided the final nail in the coffin of the São Toméans six minutes before the stoppage time with a cool finish from Victor Boniface's pass 

The victory seals the 2013 AFCON winner's place as the best-ranked team in their qualifying group with 15 points, 5 points more than Guinea-Bissau who still have a a game to play.

Nigeria will know their group stage opponents on October 12 when the draw for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations is made.

Abdulkareem Abdulhamid

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