Nigeria's Africa Cup of Nations competition got off to a hard-earned
winning start on Saturday 22 June, 2019 as they edged out Burundi 1-0 at
El Burug Alexandria Stadium, Egypt.
Gernot Rohr's warriors struggled for long periods in
their Group B opener at the Burug Stadium but sealed all three points in the 77th
minute.
Odion Ighalo, introduced for Paul Onuachu just four minutes
earlier, latched onto Ola Aina's wonderful back-heeled pass and coolly whipped
the ball past Jonathan Nahimana.
The stage was, after several tenacious struggles, set for
Ighalo, the Shanghai Shenhua forward clinically lifting past Nahimana and
in off the right-hand post to get his side up and running in the tournament.
Nigeria will hope to put in a vastly improved
performance against Guinea on Wednesday 26 June, 2019, while Burundi face
Madagascar a day later.
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