The Super Eagles of Nigeria move to the knockout stages after a 3-2 win over the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia. Lookman and Osimhen Shine with Goals and Assists
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have sealed their place in the knockout stages of the 2025 AFCON tournament after an impressive 3-2 win over the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia.
The match, which was played at the Complexe Sportif de Fès Stadium, saw a thrilling 5-goal match as both teams went head-to-head without holding back.
Nigeria and Galatasaray’s super striker, Victor Osimhen, got the Super Eagles ahead with a clean header connecting with a fine cross from Ademola Lookman in the 44th minute of the 1st half. This was his second goal of the tournament.
Wilfred Ndidi pushed the Super Eagles further with another clean header from an Ademola Lookman corner, which beat the Tunisian goalkeeper to find the back of the net. Ndidi, who was wearing jersey number 4, the same number worn by Nigeria’s footballing legend, Nwankwo Kanu, decided to celebrate his goal just like Kanu did in Atlanta 96′.
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And in the 67th minute of the match, with Nigeria leading by 2 goals to nil, they added another goal through Ademola Lookman to make it 3-0. Lookman pounced on a low cross from Osimhen, counted his steps before beating his marker, and fired a heavy shot with his left foot, which hit the Tunisian keeper and the near post before finding the net.
While leading at 3-0, the Super Eagles reduced their pace to control the match, but the Carthage Eagles kept making several attempts, which led to Montassar Talbi, the Lorient center back, scoring a header from a free kick to push the ball past Nigeria’s Stanley Nwabali into the net to make it 3-1 in the 74th minute.
Tensions began to rise in the Nigeria end of the pitch as Tunisia got a penalty appeal approved by VAR and the referee; the penalty was scored in the 87th minute by Ali Abdi, who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Tunisia national team.
The match ended at 3-2, with Nigeria securing its spot in the knockout stages with 6 points from two matches after beating Tanzania in the first match.
Ademola Lookman bagged the man of the match award for his sterling contributions in the match, 2 goals and an assist to help Nigeria secure the vital 3 points from the group.
Other matches from Group C saw Uganda play a 1-1 draw with Tanzania. The rankings currently stand with Nigeria (6pts), Tunisia (3pts), Uganda (1pt), and Tanzania (1pt). Nigeria’s next match will be against Uganda, who stand a chance of joining Nigeria in the next stage if they beat them and the other group match result goes in their favor.
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