Ademola Lookman scored a brace as Nigeria beat Cameroon 2-0 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast on Saturday.
Playing in the stadium where they won the first of their five continental crowns, beating Nigeria in the 1984 final, the Indomitable Lions looked disjointed throughout, as they have been for much of the tournament.
Cameroon have seen off the West Africans in three Nations Cup finals, but the Super Eagles often have the better of their meetings when they meet earlier on.
The victory was Nigeria’s second over Cameroon at this stage of the tournament in the past three editions, having won 3-2 in Egypt in 2019.
The Super Eagles, seeking a fourth Afcon title, will face Angola on Friday, 2 February, for a place in the semifinals.
Nigeria edged Angola 1-0 to reach the semifinals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast on Friday. Ademola Lookman, who scored twice against Cameroon in the last 16, converted a cut-back from Moses Simon just before half time to fire the Super Eagles in front. It's Angola's…
Nigeria coach Jose Peseiro hailed Victor Osimhen's performance as "fantastic" in the victory against Cameroon that saw the Super Eagles progress to 2023 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals on Saturday. Forward Ademola Lookman scored both goals in the 2-0 win against the Indomitable Lions in Abidjan to set up a…
The Super Eagles trio of William Troost-Ekong, Ola Aina and Ademola Lookman has been named in the best eleven of the just concluded Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire. CAF announced the lineup in a post on its X account on Wednesday. Nigeria had the highest number of players on the…
