LEOPARDS DEFEAT OLISEH EAGLES

Two first half goals by the Leopards consigned Sunday
Oliseh to his first defeat in charge of the senior national
team
Nigeria bowed 2-0 to DR Congo in an international friendly
played at the Stade de la Cité de l'Oie, Visé on Thursday
evening.
Goals from Dieumerci Mbokani and Jordan Nkololo were
all the Leopards needed to cage the Eagles who put up a
lackadaisical display.
Mbokani turned home Nkolo's pass after the Super Eagles
was breeched with goalkeeper trying in vain to rescue the
ball from sailing across the goal line.
Sunday Oliseh's men reacted quickly reacted well to
conceding so early and should have levelled on three
occasions as Ahmed Musa and Mikel Obi both missed
good chances.
Mikel fired two shots straight at Parfait Mandanda and
Musa failed to react to a Odion Ighalo's pass that had
evaded a host of players inside the penalty area.
Florent Ibengé's side controlled the majority of the half
with neat passing and fluid movement, and their efforts
resulted to another goal when Nkololo fired past Ikeme
having profited from another moment of carelessness from
the Eagles' backline.
Odion Ighalo– who had been quiet in the first half – went
close to getting his second international strike with
Nigeria's best sight of goal. His effort was waved away by
Mandanda who had earlier thumped away Ogenyi Onazi's
freekick after Mikel Obi was fouled near the goal area of
the Congolese.
Oliseh made a host of changes to the side in the second
half, especially handing Alex Iwobi his debut appearance
but that did not help matter as the Leopards dominated
every department of the game.
Nigeria face Cameroon on Sunday as they would be
seeking for redemption after an awful display in Vise.