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Turkish giants Galatasaray have prolonged their congratulations to Victor Osimhen after his essential 81st-minute equaliser in opposition to Benin sealed Nigeria’s qualification for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, Soccernet.ng stories.
The Tremendous Eagles have been going through a troublesome problem of their AFCON qualifier in opposition to Benin, as Mohamed Tijani’s first-half objective gave the house facet an early benefit.
Regardless of dominating possession and creating a number of possibilities, Nigeria struggled to interrupt down a resolute Benin defence, leaving them below stress to reply within the latter phases of the sport.
As time ticked down, the Napoli-owned striker, Osimhen, rose to the event. His completely executed header from Simon Moses’ cross within the 81st minute restored parity for the Tremendous Eagles, which secured a significant level that confirmed their qualification for subsequent yr’s match in Morocco.
Following the match, Galatasaray, who famously received the 1999-2000 UEFA Europa League, took to social media to have fun Osimhen’s essential position of their nation’s success.
The membership wrote: “Congratulations to Victor Osimhen who scored the one objective for Nigeria within the 1-1 draw with Benin within the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, securing their qualification from the group stage.”
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The draw left Nigeria with 11 factors from their group, a complete that ensures their spot on the AFCON finals, with a ultimate qualifier in opposition to Rwanda remaining.
With qualification safe, the 2013 AFCON champions will now goal to complete their marketing campaign on a excessive be aware once they host Rwanda on the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, in Uyo.
Ayomide Oguntimehin
Ayomide Oguntimehin is a CAF-accredited sports activities journalist and an Editor at Soccernet.ng, with a confirmed monitor file in conducting interviews with Tremendous Eagles stars corresponding to William Troost-Ekong, Taiwo Awoniyi, Vibrant Osayi-Samuel, Ademola Lookman, and plenty of others. He has additionally made a major influence in breaking switch information tales.
Grounded in video enhancing, video journalism, social media administration, and content material technique, Ayomide brings a wealth of experience to his work.
With a Bachelor’s diploma in English Language from Adeyemi School of Schooling and a Grasp’s Diploma in Faculty Library and Media Expertise from the College of Ibadan, Ayomide is well-prepared to excel within the subject.
