Victor Osimhen has revealed the confident message he delivered to his Nigeria team-mates after a horror late miss against Gabon as he rebounded to score twice in extra time in a thrilling encounter.

The Super Eagles prevailed in Thursday night’s tense CAF World Cup play-off semi-final tie in Rabat, eventually winning 4-1 to keep their dreams of qualification for next summer’s tournament in North America alive.

Though the scoreline was emphatic in the end, it did not tell the full story of the game as Gabon were contentiously denied an early second-half penalty following a lengthy VAR review for a shirt pull inside the box by Bright Osayi-Samuel on Aaron Appindangoye.

Nigeria eventually took the lead at Morocco’s Moulay Hassan Stadium with 12 minutes to play after Sevilla forward Ako

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