The three-time African champions started the qualifying campaign with a nervy 2-1 win against Sierra Leone at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja.

Peseiro’s charges then went full throttle annihilating Sao Tome 10-0 in their matchday two encounters in Agadir, Morocco on Monday.

The win was the biggest recorded in international football by Nigeria.

The Super Eagles top Group A with six points from two games and in a good position to secure the ticket to Cote d’ lvoire 2023.

An elated Peseiro took to social media to show his excitement about his team’s achievement.

“We achieved our goal of points won, grew as a group and conquered a historical record, always based on fundamental values: team spirit and mutual help.

“We made the Nigerian nation proud. We are focused on improving our work to achieve our goals,” the Portuguese wrote on his Twitter handle on Wednesday.

The Super Eagles will next host the Djurtus of Guinea-Bissau in their next game in the qualifiers in September.

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The Super Eagles travelled for the game as group leaders with nine points, with the Bafana Bafana second with eight.

Gernot Rohr’s men went ahead through Samuel Kalu, in what appeared like an own goal before the hosts levelled.

There were no goals in the second half.

In the other game, Libya mauled Seychelles 8-1.

Nigeria host Seychelles in their last fixture of the qualifying series.

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Nigeria on Saturday qualified for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, following a 1-1 draw with South Africa on Saturday.

The Super Eagles travelled for the game as group leaders with nine points, with the Bafana Bafana second with eight.

Gernot Rohr’s men went ahead through Samuel Kalu, in what appeared like an own goal before the hosts levelled.

There were no goals in the second half.

Reacting, the Senate President, on his Twitter page, congratulated Super Eagles for making the country proud.

Saraki wrote: “Congratulations Super Eagles on qualifying for AFCON 2019, you’ve made us all proud!”

Also, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar congratulated the Super Eagles for their performance.

He wrote: “Congratulations Super Eagles on qualifying for the 2019 #AFCON. We will be here to cheer you to victory in the coming tournament.”

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