The Nigerian team, led by Augustine Eguavoen, hosted Benin, managed by Gernot Rohr, in Group D of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Victor Osimhen, Galatasaray's new transfer, who started on the bench, scored a historic goal. 6 MINUTES WERE ENOUGHNigeria won the match 3-0 at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, with goals from Ademola Lookman in the 45+2 and 84th minutes, and Victor Osimhen in the 78th minute. Victor Osimhen, Galatasaray's new transfer, entered the game in the 72nd minute, replacing Victor Boniface, and managed to score after 6 minutes. BECAME THE 3RD TOP SCORERWith this goal, Osimhen rose to 3rd place on the list of Nigeria's all-time top scorers. The Nigerian striker, who scored his 22nd goal in his 36th international match, surpassed Yakubu Aiyegbeni, who scored 21 goals and also played for Kayserispor. Osimhen is only one goal away from catching up with Segun Odegbami, who is in second place on the list. At the top of the list is Nigeria's legendary striker Rashidi Yekini. Yekini scored 37 goals wearing the "Super Eagles" jersey.
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