The 25-year-old central defender, who spent last season on loan at Leganes in Spain where he made 31 appearances, headed in a corner with 73 minutes of the game played to give the Nigerians their second win of the group stage which is enough to progress to the knockout stages with a game to spare.Our former defender Ola Aina, who signed permanently for Torino this summer, was also in the Super Eagles side but another ex-Blue, John Mikel Obi, was left out having started their first game which was also a 1-0 win, against Burundi.Nigeria next play on Sunday against Madagascar. The tournament is taking place in Egypt.