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

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.

𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐃! ✅

🇳🇬 The second quarter-final ticket for the day goes to The Super Eagles! 🤩#TotalEnergiesAFCON2023 pic.twitter.com/eP6B3UGaTZ— CAF (@CAF_Online) January 27, 2024

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.

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.

Lookman won the TotalEnergies Man of the Match.

🇳🇬 Ademola Lookman 🇳🇬

Who else would it be? Lookman is the TotalEnergies Man of the Match! 👏#TotalEnergiesAFCON2023 | #NGRCMR | @Football2Gether pic.twitter.com/yU5jIY1Woy— CAF (@CAF_Online) January 27, 2024