AFCON Qualifier: Super Eagles Fails to Qualify Like Senegal and 4 Others


The Nigeria’s Super Eagles played out a goalless draw against Sierra Leone in the second leg of the African Football Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match at the Siaka Stevens Stadium in Freetown.

Nigeria went into the match on the back of a disappointing 4-4 draw on Friday at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, with a promise of a better performance.

Leicester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho blew what was Nigeria’s best chance in the game, blasting over the goal after he was put through by Samuel Chukwueze in the 59th minute.

Nigeria also had a goal disallowed in the 62nd minute after Alex Iwobi was found in an offside position just before Kelechi Iheanacho headed in his cross.

Nigeria still tops the group with eight points and will face Benin Republic in March of 2021

Five countries have so far qualified for the 2022 AFCON following the conclusion of matchday four fixtures on Tuesday. The countries are Cameroon, Senegal, Algeria, Mali and Tunisia.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) disclosed this in a post via its Twitter handle on Wednesday.

Tunisia booked a place at the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations after playing a 1-1 draw with Tanzania on Tuesday, while Mali defeated Namibia 2-1 on Tuesday. Algeria secured their ticket after playing a 2-2 draw with Zimbabwe on Monday, while Senegal won Guinea-Bissau 1-0 on Sunday. Then, Cameroon have an automatic spot as hosts.

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