•Kanu wants more wins
Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi has revealed
his delight at scoring his first competitive goal for Nigeria on his full
competitive debut for the Super Eagles on Sunday.
The Premier League
partnership of Manchester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho and Iwobi paid dividends as
the Super Eagles made a winning start to the group phase of the World Cup
qualifiers with a 2-1 victory in Zambia on Sunday.
The strikers, both 20,
scored in the first half in Ndola as Nigeria served notice of their potential
in Group B despite their failure to qualify for January’s African Nations Cup
finals.
ALEX IWOBI English-bred Iwobi swept home a right-footed effort just
after the half-hour mark when Zambia’s defence failed to clear a long throw in.
Nigeria’s second came when City starlet Iheanacho went on a mazy run, rounded
the goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene and cut inside to squeeze the ball inside the
goal in the 42nd minute.
Zambia pulled one back through veteran striker Collins
Mbesuma with 20 minutes remaining but could not conjure up an equaliser and
look likely to struggle in Group B.
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