{"id":55219,"date":"2022-01-11T20:10:11","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T19:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=55219"},"modified":"2022-01-11T20:10:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T19:10:11","slug":"iheanacho-scores-as-super-eagles-outclass-egypt-in-afcon-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/iheanacho-scores-as-super-eagles-outclass-egypt-in-afcon-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"Iheanacho Scores As Super Eagles Outclass Egypt In AFCON Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Super Eagles of Nigeria overcame Egypt 1-0 in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) at the Estadio Roumde Adjia in Cameroon on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Kelechi Iheanacho scored the only goal of the match as the Super Eagles outclassed the Pharaohs and took charge of group D.<\/p>\n<p>The Pharaohs, who paraded Mo Salah, Ramadan Sobhi, Mohammed Elneny and Trezeguet, struggled to find their groove in a game that the Super Eagles dominated, most especially in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>Iheanacho put the Eagles ahead in the 30th-minute with a stunning, long-range shot.<\/p>\n<p>The England-based striker, who played behind Taiwo Awoniyi, beat Mohammed El Shenawy, Egypt\u2019s goalkeeper, from a tight angle with his right-footed shot to hand Nigeria the lead.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>During the thrilling encounter, the Pharaohs also found it difficult to break down the Super Eagles defence with Kenneth Omeruo and William Troost-Ekong dealing well with long balls from the opposition.<\/p>\n<p>In the second half, the Eagles continued to push for the second goal but Iheanacho couldn\u2019t punish Egypt after they committed a blunder in the box.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams launched attacks with neither side happy to sit back and invite pressure. 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