Goals and Highlights: Liberia 0-2 Nigeria in 2022 World Cup Qualifiers

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Finish the match in Morocco:

Liberia 0-2 Nigeria

Goal! Nigeria.

Ahmed Musa converts the penalty for 2-0 and thus ends the match in Morocco!

Penalty for Nigeria. Foul within the area and the referee scores a penalty.

Boison Wynney has been shown the yellow card.

3 more minutes will be added.

Substitution Nigeria:

Ahmed Musa on with Iheanacho leaves the action. Cap 103 for the veteran Super Eagle.

Foul. Free kick for Nigeria in the attacking half.

Substitution Liberia:

Sylvanus Nimely replaces Peter Wilson.

Foul. Free kick for Nigeria in the attacking half.

Foul. Free kick for Liberia on the right wing.

Substitition Liberia :

Allen Njie replaces Seth Helberg.

Moussa Sanoh replaces Abu Kamara.

Foul. Free kick for Nigeria on the right wing.

Substitution Nigeria:

Chidera Ejuke replaces Alex Iwobi.

Foul. Free kick for Nigeria on the right wing.

Foul. Free kick for Liberia on the left wing.

Foul. Free kick for Liberia in the attacking half.

Foul. Free kick for Nigeria in the attacking half.

We started the second half from Tangier, Morocco.

First half ends:

Liberia 0-1 Nigeria

Corner kick for Nigeria.

Mark Parbai's shot into the goalkeeper's hands.

Foul. Free kick for Liberia in the attacking half.

Victor Osimhen's shot that goes astray from the goal.

Corner kick for Nigeria.

Foul. Free kick for Nigeria in the attacking half.

Victor Osimhen's shot that goes astray from the goal.

Foul. Free kick for Liberia in the attacking half.

Offside, Nigeria.

Goal! Nigeria

Victor Osimhen converts the penalty and Nigeria takes the lead on the scoreboard.

Penalty for Nigeria. Foul inside the area and the referee scores a penalty.

Nigeria's shot that passes deflected from the goal.

Whistle the referee and start the game!

23- (GK) Boison Wynney De Souza

11- Mark Parbai

12 - Prince Balde

24 - Sampson Dweh

18 - Murphy Dorley

3 - Jamal Arago

22 - Seth Hellberg

2 - Marcus Marcauley

7 - Abrahim Soumaoro

18 - Peter Wilson

8 - Abu Kamara

All set from Morocco in an empty and soulless Stade Ibn Batouta welcoming the two teams with less than 100 fans in the stands.

While we wait for the confirmed Liberia lineup, let's take a look at this Matchday's knockout matches on the African continent.

Tonight's match moved from Liberia to Morocco, this because FIFA decreed that the National Stadium in Monrovia was not suitable to host a qualifying match for the World Cup. Therefore, the match will be played at Stade Ibn Batouta, home of Ittihad Tanger de la Botola Ligue, in the city of Tangier, Morocco.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria starting XI vs the Lone Stars of Liberia:

The Liberian National Team, which is eliminated and in the background of Group C, will seek to defeat Nigeria and surprise by achieving their second victory of the qualifying rounds.

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Meanwhile, coach Rohr has called up 26 players for his last two qualifying matches, including Napoli striker Osimhen, who has scored five goals in 10 Serie A appearances this season.

After playing the Central African Republic last time, Ahmed Musa tied Joseph Yobo and Vincent Engrama on the nation's all-time appearances list and Fatih Karagumruk's man will be looking to score a record 102 appearances this weekend.

Former Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo has come out of his retirement and is set to make his first appearance with the Super Eagles in more than two years. The 32-year-old retired from international soccer in 2019, shortly after leading Nigeria to third place at the African Cup of Nations, where he scored five goals en route to collecting the Golden Boot award.

Oghenekaro Etebo remains out of action after sustaining a muscle injury with his club, while Villarreal forward Samuel Chukwueze is returning to football after recently returning from a serious injury.

The Liberian National Team has assembled a strong team with the best it has for these two qualifying matches, including players like Slavia Prague midfielder Oscar Dorley and Aarau Allen Njie midfielder.

The Lone Stars have struggled with running issues in the defensive end of the field and coach Peter Butler is expected to make some lineup changes and take a defensive approach to the game to contain the Super Eagles' attackers.

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Liberia's victories against Nigeria have been difficult to come by, as they have lost six of the previous seven matches against the Super Eagles.

The most recent meeting was on September 3, a match corresponding to the World Cup qualifiers and Nigeria took home victory 2-0.

Prior to that match, a friendly was played in 2018, which Nigeria won 2-1.

Liberia's last victory against Nigeria came in July 2000.

The young Nigerian Wilfred Ndidi is the current conductor of Leicester City. Since his arrival at the English club, he has managed to become an essential player in the starting line-ups of the British city center team.

He is a young player, with extraordinary physical qualities. It was the answer to the emptiness that N'Golo left after his departure to Chelsea.

Kpah Sherman is a Liberian professional footballer who currently plays for Kedah Darul Aman in the Malaysian Super League as a forward.

Sherman made his debut for the Liberian National Team in a qualifying match for the African Cup of Nations, against Lesotho, on May 30, 2014.

Liberia:

Sanogo; Dweh, Maccornell, Balde; Macauley, Njie, Hellberg, Dorley; Kamara, Sherman, Kosiah.

Coach: Peter Butler.

 

Nigeria:

Okoye; Sanusi, Balogun, Troost-Ekong, Aina; Onyeka, Ndidi, Iwobi; Musa, Iheanacho, Osimhen.

Coach: Gernot Rohr.

The Tunisian Youssef Essrayri, 42, will be the central referee of the match of the fifth day this Saturday, November 13.

Essrayri will be assisted by fellow Tunisians Aymen Ismail as assistant referee 1, Youssef Jami as assistant referee 2, and Mehrez Melki as fourth official.

Former FIFA referee Seli Zinko from Côte d'Ivoire will be the referee advisor, while Sullay Kamara from Sierra Leone will be the match commissioner.

Nigeria after securing its place in the 2021 African Cup of Nations, is now fully focused on achieving its seventh World Cup qualification and comes into this game on a winning streak after beating Liberia and Cape Verde.

However, Gernot Rohr's team had a slight setback on their next outing, when they were surprised by a 1-0 defeat at the hands of the Central African Republic on October 7, falling on a goal from Karl Namnganda in the 91st minute.

Having risen from the setback, they come into this match with nine points from four matches, and are currently at the top of Group C, two points ahead of second place Cape Verde, and this is due to the good work done on the field of game, where they have scored six goals and allowed only two.

After failing to qualify for the 2021 African Cup of Nations and being left out by two points, Liberia was denied a good start in the tie heading to the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup as they were defeated by Nigeria 2-0 in the month. of September.

Peter Butler's players quickly passed the bitter taste of that painful defeat by beating the Central African Republic 1-0 three days later, thanks to Kpah Sherman's goal in the 86th minute. However, the Liberian National Team could not take advantage of that momentum. spirited, he collapsed and took two defeats in a row against Cape Verde.

This setback puts the Lone Stars at the bottom of Group C, and although their chances of reaching the final qualifying round are over, they will look to surprise in their last home games.

The Tanger Stadium, also known as Stade Ibn Battouta, is a multipurpose stadium in the city of Tangier, Morocco. It has a capacity for 45,000 people and the city's soccer team, IR Tanger, plays its home games there. It was named in honor of the medieval explorer Ibn Battuta and inaugurated on April 26, 2011 with a friendly match between Atlético de Madrid and Raja Casablanca.

The stadium was built to host the 2015 African Cup to be held in Morocco, however this competition was not held on Moroccan territory. The 2011 French Super Cup was also played at the Tangerine stadium.

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