Friday, February 2, 2024

Nigeria Beats Angola 1 - 0 to Reach Semifinal at AFCON 2023

Nigeria Super Eagles secured a semifinal ticket at the Africa Cup of Nations with 1 – 0 win over Angola in the last eight on Friday, 2 February 2024, at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

The Super Eagles were the first among the last eight of the AFCON 2023 to book its semifinal with Ademola Lookman's first-half goal.

Lookman finished off a flying run down the
left by winger Moses Simon, who skipped the challenge of defender Kialonda Gaspar to break free and then teed up his team mate for his third goal of the tournament.

The 26-year-old's 41st-minute strike was enough to set up the semi-final meeting on Wednesday, 7 February 2024 against either the Cape Verde Islands or South Africa, who play their quarterfinal on Saturday.

Nigeria have now qualified for the semi-final in 13 of their last 15 Cup of Nations appearances and been elevated to the role of favourites at a tournament where almost all the heavyweight contenders have been dumped out.

 


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