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– Sierra Leone vs Nigeria’s 2022 AFCON second leg qualifier ended 0-0 in Freetown
– Both teams had the chance to win the encounter but wasted many scoring chances
– Super Eagles of Nigeria are now having eight points after four games played
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Super Eagles of Nigeria who are three-time African champions were once again forced to a draw by Sierra Leone in their 2022 African Cup of Nations second leg qualifier in Freetown.
Gernot Rohr and his men traveled to Freetown for this match with aggressive minds having played 4-4 draw in Benin, Edo state with Sierra Leone in the first battle.
Nigerians were not happy with the result of the match in which Gernot Rohr and his men promised to redeem themselves in the return leg.
Eagles started the match impressively with the duo of Alex Iwobi and Oghenekaro Etebo doing well in the midfield.
Ahmed Musa got a chance to put Nigeria ahead in the 5th minute after receiving a nice pass from Iwobi, but the former Leicester City man was unable to find the back of the net.
Three minutes later, Kelechi Iheanacho got his chance to give Nigeria the lead, but his shot was parried away by Sierra Leone goalkeeper Mohamed Kamara.
Sierra Leone also had glorious chance to make their fans happy in the 30th minute when Quee located Samura, but he was unable to beat Maduka Okoye.
Goalkeeper Maduka Okoye also made another save before the half time as he denied Kei Kamara from finding the back of the net.
Both teams tried their best to get the winning goal in the second half, but they were unable to find the back of the net as the encounter ended 0-0.
Sierra Leone vs Nigeria: Super Eagles forced to 0-0 draw in Freetown.
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Earlier, Legit.ng had reported how former Super Eagles midfielder Christian Obodo has explained that he is still battling to cope with the pains he went through when he was kidnapped for the second time in his life.
The 36-year-old former Udinese star was recently abducted in Warri, Delta state when he was trying to buy fruits for himself and his family.
While packing the fruits inside his car, some gunmen attacked him, and for the fear of his life, he did not argue with them and was taken to an unknown place.
Obodo explained that he was blindfolded by his abductors who threatened to shoot him if he failed to cooperate with them.
Before retiring from international football, Christian Obodo played 21 games for the Super Eagles scoring four goals.
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