Luxembourg 1 Nigeria 3: Iheanacho strikes again for Super Eagles

Goals from Brown Ideye and Kelechi Iheanacho helped Nigeria to a 3-1 friendly win over Luxembourg on Tuesday.

Iheanacho scored a late winner to give the Super Eagles victory over Mali on Friday, ending a run of four games without a win across all competitions.

And interim boss Salisu Yusuf, who is vying to secure the post on a permanent basis, gave his chances another boost thanks to Ideye s finish his first international goal since 2013 and the Manchester City striker s simple finish.

But the biggest cheer of the match came in the 89th minute, when Vincent Thill who became Luxembourg s youngest international at 16 years and 50 days in March capitalised on an error from Kenneth Omeruo to score a consolation.

Odion Ighalo made the win safe in the dying moments, however, scoring his side s third after Iheanacho s brilliant run.

Nigeria, who made six changes to the starting line-up from the Mali win, always looked to be in control of proceedings and took the lead 10 minutes before the break. Anthony Moris saved Ogenyi Onazi s fierce strike, but Ideye was on hand to steer home the rebound from inside the six-yard box.

Both sides made a number of changes in the second period, with Luxembourg handing a second cap to 16-year-old Thill, but Nigeria made sure there was no threat of a shock comeback with 20 minutes to play.

Moris s poor clearance was pounced upon by Moses Simon, and he squared across the box from the left to give Iheanacho an easy finish.

Substitute Ighalo had a
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third goal ruled out late on and Luxembourg gave themselves hope of a result when Thill picked up the ball after Omeruo s slip before finishing with aplomb.

But Ighalo would not be denied in injury time, when Iheanacho s superb run set him up to steer home Nigeria s third.

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