The Super Eagles of Nigeria have secured qualification for the African Cup of Nations 2023 after a thrilling 3-2 victory over sierra lone on Sunday evening.

The Jose Paseiro-led men needed only a point to emerge group winners, got the job done through a late goal to secure their afcon ticket with a game to spare.

Nigeria opened the scoring through talismanic striker, Victor Oshimen who beat an offside trap to lob the ball impressively past the Sierra Leonean into the net.

The Seria A top scorer doubled the lead for the Eagles, but Nigeria were pegged back by the spirited lone stars who hauled themselves back into the game with two goals of their own to level the game 2-2.

With few minutes left to play, substitute kelechi iheanacho scored the all-important winning goal to book his team’s spot at the next African biggest football tournament.