Cyriel Dessers scored his debut international goal in the friendly between Mexico and Nigeria at the AT & T Stadium on Sunday.
Dessers also made his first start for the Eagles, having only got one cap, coming off the bench, on his debut.
FT: MEX 2-1 NGA. Not the result we expected but the positives from the game are immeasurable. #SoarSuperEagles pic.twitter.com/KuLYh09Ue8
— 🇳🇬 Super Eagles (@NGSuperEagles) May 29, 2022
The Forward scored with Nigeria’s only shot in target until the 54th minute. It cancelled out Santiago Gimenez’s opener inside the opening 12 minutes of the game.
However, the Super Eagles eventually lost, 2-1 to El Tri, who have also never lost a game against the Africa side.
