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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