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AFCON 2023: Nigeria’s Super Eagles Beats Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions 2-0 To Reach Quarter Final

Nigeria Super Eagles have eliminated Cameroon with a 2-0 victory in the Africa Cup of Nations…

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Iwobi. Osimhen and Lookman celebrating goal

Nigeria’s Super Eagles reached the quarter-finals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations after Ademola Lookman scored twice to beat a disappointing Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions 2-0 in the round of 16 in Abidjan.

The Atalanta forward opened the scoring nine minutes before the break after Victor Osimhen forced Oumar Gonzalez into a mistake and then teed up Lookman to fire past goalkeeper Fabrice Ondoa, who was preferred against to Andre Onana.

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Former England Under-21 international Lookman sealed the win in the 90th minute after one of the game’s best moves, volleying home Calvin Bassey’s cut-back to spark huge celebrations among the three-time champions.

Despite introducing Vincent Aboubakar, top scorer at the 2021 edition, late on for his first appearance after a muscle injury sustained on the eve of the finals, Cameroon failed to register a single shot on target.

The Super Eagles will meet Angola, who impressed in a 3-0 win over Namibia earlier, in the last eight on Friday, also in the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium.

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Lookman won the TotalEnergies Man of the Match.

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