The striker showed ice-cold nerves to ram home from six yards after buying himself space with some fancy nit of ball juggling.
Stephen Keshi's second competitive game saw the former Nigeria skipper taking the bold step of sending out five domestic league players out to battle.
It looked like the brave decision would pay off early, as Ejike Uzoenyi linked up well with Victor Moses and Ike Uche to fashion out multiple chances in the opening 15 minutes.
But Uche failed to put the ball inside the net, and that set the tone for most of the game.
Namibia barely threatened for most of the match, and only found themselves forward in spurts.
With Kenya drawing at home to Malawi on Saturday, Nigeria move into top spot in the group.




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Finally big Boss Keshi make u try to invite this player wey dem dey call ALABA from Byern Munich, i hear say him nah NIGER PIKIN OOH.
One Love to all our players and more grizz to una elbow in the up coming world qualifying matches.
JAYJAY RESPORTING FROM JOHANNESBURG.
Congrats to Nigeria.
E go beta as usual, lol.
May the souls of those who lost their lives in today's plane crash rest in piece, Amen.
your fascinating (and amusing) comments have been noted.
This is not the time to take you on. Be patient, bigger debates lie ahead of us. The time to talk to you will come, by then I hope you will still have some ammunition in your bag.
But in the meantime, you can keep toasting to mediocrity.
ABI U NO NO!
A combination of hardwork and luck. We pray Keshi gets it right in subsequent matches. Congrats Keshi, Congrats Super Eagles, Congrats Nigerians. RIP to all those who lost their lives in the plane crash in Lagos, Accra and the Boko Haram attack on a church in Bauchi this morning.
@Kola, usa, is this the same Kola i used to know, you used to post the best comments for and against a topic and i enjoyed it, but am sorry you seem to be diminishing in returns, please understand the difference between 'fan and fanatism' 'post to forumites and mockery'
please where is the real kola usa???
uzochi: 2012-06-03 21:51
Heart attack football is back.
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I concur my brother! Time will tell if NFF was hasty or not in off-loading Siaone
"Knowledge is like Onyx. One digs deep to have it."
NO COUNTRY IN WILL ALLOW SIASIA TO COACH HIS OR HER TEAM,NO WONDER SIASIA CARRER HAS BEEN FAILURE TO FAILURE .ONLY THE STUPID ONES WILL NOT AGREE ,JIHAD HAS COME UPON SIASIA AND HIS FANS THE MOMENT KESHI WON THE MATCH ,THE TEAM PLAYED LIKE GHANA ,WE WAS UNFORTUNATE BEACUSE WE COULD NOT USED THE CHANCES,I AM SURE IF WE PLAY GOOD GAME AS TODAY WE WILL SCORE 7 GOALS AS GHANA DID .
NOW SIASIA FANS BURY YOUR HEAD IN SHAME .SIASIA WILL NEVER AND CAN NEVER QUALIFY ANY COACH TO AFRICAN CUP ,HE DONT HAVE THE QUALITIES OF A GOOD COACH LIKE KESHI,SIASIA IS LACKIN COMMON SENSE,SIASIA HAS NOT ACHIVE ANY THING AS A COACH AND AS A PLAYER COMPARING TO KESHI,KESHI TAKE BOTH MALI AND TOGO TO AFRICAN CUP AND QUALIFY TO GO TO WORLD CUP ,WHICH SIASIA CAN NEVR DO IN HIS LIFE TIME.
KUDOS TO SE FOR THIS VITAL WIN