Super Eagles were nervous towars the end of the match to staged a comeback and beat Leone Stars of Sierra Leone 2-1 thanks to goals from Alex Iwobi and Victor Osimhen at an empty MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja.
Despite the poor condition of the pitch, Eagles manage to beat their visitors.
The 62-year-old tactician surprised many observers by starting with two strikers- Osimhen and Umar Sadiq while reverting to a flat back four that had Ola Aina, Calvin Bassey, Semi Ajayi, and Captain William Troost-Ekong.
In 12 minutes, the Leone Stars took the lead. Musa Noah Kamara dazzled down their left flank and left Ekong in his wake before producing a cross that was finished by a diving header from Jonathan Morsay.
The Eagles responded three minutes later after a good inter-play between Alex Iwobi and Moses Simon. Iwobi controlled the return pass and passed into the net. Samuel Chukwueze has a half-chance in the 18th minute but his shot was blocked before Simon headed straight at the goalkeeper who then needed treatment.
