Twitter Reacts As Sierra Leone Stun Nigeria In AFCON Qualifiers

The Super Eagles drew Sierra Leone in an 8-goal thriller in the city of Benin, Nigeria on Friday evening. Nigeria were leading 4-1 at the end of half time.

AllNews understands that Nigeria still leads Group L with seven points after drawing bottom-placed Sierra Leone at home.

Alex Iwobi opened up the scoring in the early stages of the match as the Everton player scored before five minutes to give Nigeria the lead, followed by Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen.

Iwobi grabbed a brace before the half-hour mark and Villarreal winger, Samuel Chukwueze made it four for the Super Eagles.

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Sierra Leone got a consolation as Kwame Quee scored before the end of the first half to make it 4-1 but the game turned on its head as the one goal was more than a consolation.

Al-Hadji Kamara scored twice and Mustapha Bundu scored once to level the game for the bottom-placed team as they earned a point from the game.

Reaction trailed the match on Twitter as several Nigerians spoke on the tactics and players' mentality in bottling a 4-0 lead.

See the reactions below:

Super Eagles are Messed up. Can't get ordinary 3 points on SLE. Haha..

— BigGwaz???⚽??? (@BonettGwazah) November 13, 2020

 

Sierra Leone played us like say na we loot their own palliatives. Wtf was that ??

— SAMWISE (@Diadribs) November 13, 2020

 

I told a guy today that this match shud have not been played so that our Govt will know the youth are serious abt this country,or are the super eagles not youth of this country??

— I am Ire(Irènimi) (@Walexypheeky) November 13, 2020

 

How will you go from 4-0 to 4-4 ? When you’re not AirTel advert #NGASLE

— YOUR UNCLE FROM KADUNA (@Real_jaeflex) November 13, 2020

 

The Super Eagles were acting like Goliath, but Sierra Leone came back twice as tall

I think Messi is the motivation for the Nigerian team because their bottling game is ?
#NGASLE pic.twitter.com/MSwvFxlEC2

— Idris Elba (@idris_elbar) November 13, 2020

 

Tammy Abraham actually knew what he was doing when he chose England over Nigeria, pretty difficult for him to start ahead of Victor Osimhen#NGASLE #AFCON2021Q pic.twitter.com/4vsewRNbHI

— sheriff (@iamshivex) November 13, 2020

 

Super EAGLES in the 1st half vs Super Chickens in the 2nd half ?? #NGASLE pic.twitter.com/1NnZqGJCd7

— Radio Friend (@ogunmilorokenny) November 13, 2020

 

A message to you @NGSuperEagles #NGASLE pic.twitter.com/iKzBX58J9s

— V. I. C. T. O. R. Y (@VictoryAlex4) November 13, 2020