JUST-IN: Super Eagles Beat Guinea-Bissau, Slip Into AFCON Round Of 16
Team Nigeria has secured their place in the knockout stages of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Guinea-Bissau in their final Group A match.
Jose Peseiro’s men went into the match with much-needed confidence after beating host Ivory Coast courtesy of a well-taken penalty from skipper Troost Ekong
The Portuguese fielded a lineup that saw Kenneth Omeruo coming in for Ekong to captain the Nigerian side as well as Joe Aribo replacing Everton’s Alex Iwobi, while Alhassan Yusuf was still sidelined with an injury.
Guinea-Bissau claimed a hard-fought 1-0 win at the MKO Abiola Stadium on game week four of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series. and was hoping for a repeat.
Nigeria’s forward #9 Victor Osimhen kicks the ball during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2024 group A football match between Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan on January 22, 2024.
Osimhen made his intentions known as early as the 5th minute of the match but his shot went off the mark barely troubling the opposition goalkeeper.
Despite early pressure from the Suoer Eagles the Wild Dogs kept their composure and grew into the match as Nito tried his luck from a distance, but Stanley Nwabali would make a comfortable save.
A point would be enough for Nigeria to go through but Guinea Bissau was keen to deny such an opportunity with a claim to the lion’s share of possession
Guinea-Bissau was giving the Super Eagles’ defense some trouble as Dalcio Gomes was not far away from getting on the end of an overhead ball that beat Omeruo.
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