AFCON 2021: Euro clubs laud Eagles stars after Lesotho win
European league clubs are still celebrating the exploits of Nigerian players in the AFCON 2021 qualifying matches at Uyo, Akwa Ibom and Maseru in Lesotho where the Super Eagles recorded outright victories to stay afloat in the series.
📽 Our favourite movie of the weekend: a #CAF blockbuster starring @victorosimhen9. We give it 5️⃣ stars🤓. https://t.co/zt6luXib3l
— LOSC Lille EN (@LOSC_EN) November 18, 2019
Clubs like Lique 1 side, Lille of France, English side, Everton Football Club and Villarreal FC are drumming in support of their players who registered their presence in the two matches for Nigeria with goals
Lille is proud of their striker, Victor Osimhen, after helping Eagles to subdue beat Lesotho 4-2 on Sunday.
Our winger @chukwueze_8 scored as @NGSuperEagles beat Lesotho 2-4 in the #AFCON2021Q! 🇳🇬👏💛 https://t.co/3M48myIZRy
— Villarreal CF English (@Eng_Villarreal) November 17, 2019
Osimhen scored two goals and provided the assists for the other two to emerge the Man of The Match.
Lille said in a tweet that they are proud of the 20-year-old following his latest feat.
It is Nigeria’s second win in two 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier matches following a 2-1 victory over Benin on Wednesday in Uyo.
🇮🇸 Sigurdsson ⚽️
🇳🇬 Iwobi ⚽️Goals for Gylfi and @alexiwobi in today's internationals! #EFC 🔵
— Everton (@Everton) November 17, 2019
Everton also appreciated the contributions of Alex Iwobi in Nigeria’s victory on the twitter handle.
The club was elated to congratulate to Iwobi and the Nigerian Football for the heart-warming victory.
Villarreal of Spain greeted Samuel Chukwueze for scoring one of the goals in Nigeria’s 4-2 win over Lesotho.
The club was impressed to see Nigeria team coming from a goal deficit to beat the host team in front of their teeming fans.