Nigeria’s Super Eagles start their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign with a 2-1 win over Madagascar. George Ilenikhena and Moses Usor, making their international debuts, score in the match as Nigeria overturns an early setback to secure victory in their opening Group L game at Godswill Akpabio Stadium.
Several outlets describe Madagascar scoring first, with Nigeria later coming back to win. Premium Times notes the early goal briefly recalls Madagascar’s prior achievement of beating Nigeria 2-0 at AFCON 2019, while other reports focus more directly on the debutants’ impact and the match turnaround. Overall, the coverage aligns on the key result, the scorers, and the comeback after conceding early.
