Akanni Seyi
Nigeria walloped African champions Cameroon 4-0 at the next of Champions, to be in the driving seat to qualify for next year’s World Cup in Russia.
The Super Eagles have garnered nine points from three matches, while Cameroon remain on two points.
Zambia will host Algeria in another cracker tomorrow in Lusaka in continuation of the world cup qualification campaign. The two teams were tied with a point each.
Nigeria started the proceeding cautiously, with Bassogog creating the space for visitor to operate.
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| Ezenwa with a fantastic performance |
Odion Ighalo marked his return to the Super Eagles with the opening goal after 29 minutes, when he collected a through pass from Obi Mikel and muscle off his marker to bury the ball past the helpless Cameroonian goalkeeper Fabrice Ondoa towards the bottom left of the post.
The Eagles doubled their lead in the 43rd minute, when Mikel turned scorer from provider by poking a Victor Moses corner from the left beyond the Cameroon goalkeeper.
In the 55th minute, Victor Moses made it 3-0 when he initiated a quick counter and then released Moses Simon, who did well to pass back to his namesake, who fired the third goal.
A fourth goal from a flying header off Ogenyi Onazi’s right cross by substitute Kelechi Iheanacho in the 76th minute crowned a very satisfying outing for the hosts.
Both teams went into the attack from the first whistle with Cameroon threatening through Moumi Ngamaleu, but his effort from inside the box missed narrowly as Ikechukwu Ezenwa was the busier of the two goalkeepers in the early minutes of the game.
The Indomitable Lions took the game to Nigeria rather than sit back in their defence.
The Egyptian referee struck off a Nigerian goal by Ighalo for offside after 24 minutes, before Victor Moses header off a Moses simon cross missed target four minutes later.
Both teams will clash again on Monday in Yaounde in the return leg.
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