Sport

Osimhen Hits Hat-trick as Super Eagles Thump Sao Tome 6-0

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By Oluwakayode Banjo

Napoli star striker and Ballon d’Or nominee, Victor Osimhen bagged a hat-trick as Super Eagles of Nigeria demolished Sao Tome and Principe 6-0 in their 2024 African cup of Nations, Afcon qualifiers.

The match played yesterday at the Godswill Akpabio stadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, saw the Super Eagles dominate the game from kick off till the final whistle.

Osimhen opened the scoring with a header in the 14th minute, before Ademola Lookman made it 2-0 in the 27th minute.

Nottingham Forest In-form striker Taiwo Awoniyi made it 3 in the 51st minute, before Osimhen scored again in the 69th and 79th minutes to make it 5.

Substitute Samuel Chukwueze rounded up the scoring with a 84th minute cool finish as the game ended 6-0.

It would be recalled that in the reverse fixture, Nigeria thrashed Sao Tome and Principe 10-0, a record victory for the Jose Peseiro boys.

Nigeria, who had already qualified before the game, have 15 points and will now finish top of Group A.

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Two Lost Sao Tome Fishermen Rescued in Bayelsa

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Two fishermen identified as Antonio Sabino and Osorio Pires from Neves in the SaôTomē and Principe were on Sunday rescued in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Southern Nigeria, five days after they got lost in the Atlantic Ocean.

The Portuguese-speaking fishermen were said to have been rescued by a trawler fishing around the Gulf of Guinea and handed over to some fishermen from Okpoama-Brass who ferried them ashore.

The Sao Tomeans were thereafter taken to the Okpoama Divisional Police Headquarters and received by the officer in charge, Ebimiesigha Bebetu, a Chief Superintendent of Police.

The Chairman of the Okpoama Kingdom Security Committee, Munalayefa William-Sinte said the fishermen looked malnourished but they were fed and clothed before handover to the police.

According to him, the fishermen were visibly afraid but were assured of their safety with sign language before the police took custody of them.

William-Sinte also said that a fisherman from Ilaje in Ondo State but a resident in Okpoama had been missing for over a week, adding that his colleagues have been searching the ocean for him for days now.

The Bayelsa State Police Command has confirmed the rescue of the two Sao Tome and Principe fishermen some 50 nautical miles off the Atlantic Ocean on July 2, 2023.

A statement issued by the spokesman for the command, Asinim Butswat, on Monday, said the Divisional Police Officer, Okpoama Division, took custody of them.

It said, “The two fishermen, Antonio Sabino ‘m’ 52 years and Osorio Pires ‘m’ 41 years from Neves in SaôTomē and Principe got lost in the Atlantic Ocean for five days before being rescued by a Captain of a fishing trawler.

“The Police authorities have established contact with a coastguard officer from Saô Tomē and Principe and are making a concerted effort to reunite them with their family.”

It would be recalled that in 2019, the decomposing bodies of two male fishermen were found in a fishing boat that drifted ashore in Okpoama from Saọ̄ Tomē and Principe.

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Super Eagles Trash Sao Tome 10 Nil in AFCON Qualifiers

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Napoli’s star striker, Victor Osihmen scored 4 goals as Super Eagles of Nigeria demolished Sao Tome and Principle 10 nil in their second Group A African cup of Nations qualifying match.

Terem Moffi, Moses Simon, Oghenero Etebo, Ademola Lookman, and Emmanuel Denis, who converted a 90th-minute penalty, were also on the score sheet as the Super Eagles breezed past their opponent to make it two wins out of two games in the qualifiers.

Nigeria, who had last Thursday defeated Sierra Leone in their opening group match, have now scored 12 goals in just two games, conceding just once in that time.

Having lost his first two games in charge of the Super Eagles, Head Coach José Peseiro has now led his side to back-to-back wins.

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