World Cup Countdown: Top Five Fastest Goals Scored By Nigeria World Cup

Turkey's Hakan Sukur popped up with the fastest goal ever recorded in a world cup match, scoring 10.89 seconds into the 2002 third-place playoff against hosts, South Korea — a game which ended 3-2 in four of the Turkish team.

While that feat is a remarkable one, it took Nigeria four minutes to score her fastest goal in the history of the tournament, Leicester City striker, Ahmed Musa popping up with the goods in a 3-2 turnout against Argentina in the 2014 group stage edition.

With this piece, allnigeriasoccer.com would round up the top five fastest goals scored by Nigeria at the tournament.

Ahmed Musa's fourth minute equalizing effort in the 3-2 defeat to the Albiceleste stands out unparalleled as the fastest for the country in the tourney, a game which saw him bag a double.

In the 1994 edition, former Super Eagles manager, Samson Siasia opened the scoring after eight minutes in another defeat to Argentina, with a Caniggia double inspiring a comeback for the South Americans

On June 24, 1998, Wilson Oruma scored after eleven minutes in a 3-1 defeat to Paraguay, the goal coming in as the third fastest scored by the Super Eagles in a world cup.

Eight years ago on 22nd of June in the South Africa edition, Kalu Uche's 12th minute goal against South Korea came in as the fourth fastest for the country. The final scoreline for the game stood at 2-2.

Finally in the same edition, Uche struck again, this strike now coming after 16 minutes for the national team in another group game versus Greece, a game which they would go on to lose 2-1.

Top Five Fastest Goals Scored By Nigeria World Cup

1) Ahmed Musa - Four Minutes
2) Samson Siasia - Eight Minutes
3) Wilson Oruma - Eleven Minutes
4) Kalu Uche - Twelve Minutes
5) Kalu Uche - Sixteen Minutes

Emmanuel Chinaza

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