The Super Eagles of Nigeria maintained their top spot in Group C after their final 2025 AFCON group stage matches, in which they coasted to a 3-1 victory over Uganda.
Onuachu, right, celebrates scoring with Dele-Bashiru at the 2025 AFCON [AFP]Nigeria got off to a flying start with Paul Onuachu, who scored a cool finish from a low cross to make it 1-0 in the 28th minute of the game.
Uganda started the second half on the wrong foot as halftime substitute Salim Magoola picked up a straight red card in the 56th minute. Capitalizing on the 1-man shortage, Nigeria and Club Brugge midfielder Raphael Onyedika made it 2-0 as he put the ball through the goalkeeper’s legs in the 62nd minute.
Uganda’s goalkeeper Salim Magoola is given his marching orders for a moment of madness at the 2025 AFCON [AFP]Five minutes later, Onyedika scored another beautiful goal to make it 3-0 following an assist from Samuel Chukwueze, who was also responsible for the assist to Onyedika’s first goal.
Rogers Mato of Uganda was able to pull one back to make it 3-1 in the 75th minute but was still not enough to secure a point in the final Group C match.
Mato scores his team’s first goal past Nigeria’s goalkeeper Francis Uzoho at the 2025 AFCON [AFP]With the round of 16 starting in a few days, the Super Eagles of Nigeria may face the third-place finishers from Group F in the last round of 16, which is likely to be either Cameroon or Mozambique, who play each other in Agadir on Wednesday evening.
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