The Super Eagles, put aside their jet lag to defeat Tahiti 6-1, in their opening game at the Confederations Cup.
Players and officials arrived Brazil just 36 hours before the game, but there were no signs of fatigue, as Elderson Echiejile’s opened scoring with a deflected effort, as early as the 5th minute.
Oduamadi doubled the lead five minutes later, with a composed finish from inside the box. Nigeria went into the break leading 3-0, after Oduamadi pounced on a goalkeeping error, to tap into an empty net.
Jonathan Tehau scored nine minutes into the interval, to spark wild celebrations among the crowd and the players. Efe Ambrose lost the player and he towered above the Celtic man, to thump in a corner kick.
Tehau then scored at the wrong end, to restore the Eagles’ three-goal advantage. Oduamadi made it 5-1, thanks to good work down the right from Brown Ideye, before Echiejile grabbed his brace with a low drive.
Stephen Keshi, will however be worried ahead of the matches against Uruguay and Spain, as his strikers had a bad day at the office against the minnows.
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