Femi Azeez announced himself on the international stage in style, scoring twice on his debut as Super Eagles defeated Zimbabwe to book a place in the Unity Cup final.
The Nigeria national football team forward quickly moved on from Millwall’s recent Championship play-off disappointment by making an instant impact, firing the Super Eagles ahead within the opening five minutes before adding a second goal shortly after the hour mark to put the result beyond doubt.
Victory sends Nigeria, winners of all three previous Unity Cup editions, into Saturday’s final at The Valley, where they will face either Jamaica or India in a bid to retain their title.
The encounter had been billed as another chapter in the rivalry between Nigeria and Zimbabwe following their two 1-1 draws during the CAF World Cup qualifying campaign.
Those frustrating results had remained fresh in the minds of supporters before kick-off, but Nigeria produced a more convincing display on neutral ground to settle the contest.
While Zimbabwe had earlier dented Nigeria’s World Cup qualification hopes, they were unable to repeat that feat on Tuesday evening and must now compete in the third-place play-off scheduled for the same day as the final.
