Leicester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho showed his goalscoring prowess when scoring both goals as Nigeria kicked off their Group C with a comfortable 2-0 win over Liberia.
Playing in Lagos and with a full compliment of players available to coach Gernot Rohr, Iheanacho drilled home midway through the first half before a smart turn-and-finish sealed the win just before half-time.
Nigeria will be without Iheanacho for their next Group C game however as Cape Verde, who drew 1-1 with Central African Republic, is on the British government's Covid red list.
This means that anyone entering such a country would need to quarantine for 10 days upon their return to their club in the United Kingdom, so meaning Nigeria will be without eight such players next Tuesday.