Nigerian Super Eagles have vigorously eliminated Cameroon
with a 2-0 victory in a match played at Felix
Houphouet Boigny stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Saturday, January 27, 2024, in the Africa Cup of Nations, advancing
to the quarter-finals to face Angola. All the battalion charged for the battle
were elegant and humorously ready for the match and were graced to perform at
the top of their efforts.
Ademola Lookman scored a brace
as Nigeria pounced on a Cameroon mistake to progress into
the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals on Saturday night.
Iwobi plays in Bassey, who
fires a cross into Lookman. Full of confidence, he opens up his right foot and
smashes it into the back of the net.
Nigeria, hence, advanced to the quarter-finals of the Africa
Cup of Nations with a comfortable win over Cameroon. Ademola Lookman was the
man to seal the spot in the last eight, as he netted early in the match and
added a second late in the contest. Cameroon were unable to find a way past the
Nigeria defence, as The Super Eagles kept their hopes of AFCON glory alive.
The former Everton, Fulham and Leicester midfielder scored a
goal in each half to help secure the Super Eagles’ place in the last-eight.
In the 36th-minute, Lookman was played through by Victor
Osimhen and his shot squeezed through goalkeeper Fabrice Ondoa, who was chosen
ahead of Manchester United’s Andre Onana.
Inspired by the lively Osimhen, Nigeria continued to create
chances after the restart as Lookman’s free-kick agonisingly whistled over the
bar.
Osimhen, the talisman was excellent all evening, defending
from the front, stretching the Cameroon defence with his pace and intelligent
moving and, crucially, laying on the assist for the breakthrough goal.
The Golden Boot winner of the 2021 edition, Vincent Aboubakar
was introduced for his first appearance of the tournament but with just over 10
minutes of normal time remaining, the Cameroon striker failed to have any
influence.
Lookman secured victory with a tidy finish from Calvin
Bassey’s cross in stoppage-time and Nigeria can now look forward to a meeting
with Angola.
The Super Eagles were inspired by Osimhen, who had been under
pressure to perform after three underwhelming performances in the group stages.
While he was unable to add to his solitary goal in the tournament, the African
Player of the Year created the opener and asked questions of the opponent’s
defence all evening.
Should he replicate
this kind of performance further in the tournament, Nigeria will feel they have
every chance of winning a fourth AFCON title.
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