The Super Eagles of Nigeria conceded in each half to suffer a shock 3-0 defeat to Guinea-Bissau in their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027 qualifier at the 24 September Stadium in Bissau on Tuesday.
Franculino Dju, Mama Balde and Alvaro Djalo scored the goals
that sealed Nigeria’s defeat at the hands of the Djutus, denting the country’s
AFCON qualification bid.
Coach Eric Chelle made several changes from the slim win
over Madagascar, with Taiwo Awoniyi starting upfront ahead of George
Ilenikhana, Frank Onyeka coming into midfield, and Bright Osayi-Samuel
preferred over Ola Aina at right back.
Early warning signs saw Stanley Nwabali, the Nigerian
goalkeeper, clear the defensive lines in the opening exchanges, but the hosts
eventually took the lead on 15 minutes when Dju created space on the edge of
the box and curled expertly into the bottom far corner with Nwabali rooted to
the spot.
Despite a flurry of changes for Nigeria, it was
Guinea-Bissau who threatened, and although Nwabali kept the hosts from doubling
their lead with a low save, he could not prevent the inevitable on 66 minutes.
Balde got the better of Osayi-Samuel to enter the penalty
area before slotting into the bottom corner to double the lead.
Nigeria continued to seek a way back into the match but were
undone deep in added time by Djalo, who danced into the penalty area before
slotting into the net to seal a well-deserved victory.
It is the second time the Djutus have defeated the Super
Eagles in AFCON qualifiers, repeating the shock win they earned in Abuja in
2023 for a second-ever victory in five meetings.
Guinea-Bissau lead Group L with six points from two matches,
while Nigeria are second with three points.
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