The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Wednesday defeated their Guinea Bissau counterparts 2-0 in the last match in Group D at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday in Garoua, Cameroon.
The Super Eagles, which dominated the game played at the Stade Roumdé Adjia in Garoua, Cameroon failed to take advantage of a number of goal scoring chances created in the first half of the match, which ended goalless.
The Super Eagles took the lead in the second half of the match through Sadiq Umar in the 56th minute of the game with an assist from Kelechi Iheanocho
The second goal for the Super Eagles came in the 75th minute of the game through defender and captain of the team, William Troost-Ekong, whose shot beat the goalkeeper of Guinea Bissau after a sensational dribble by Moses Simon, whose shot at goal hit the post and bounced back.
The efforts made by the Guinea Bissau team were contained by the Super Eagles team, made up of players, who could not play in the previous two matches against Egypt and Sudan.
With this victory, Nigeria finished top of Group D with 9 points, while Egypt, which defeated Sudan 1-0 on Wednesday, placed second with 6 points, while Guinea Bissau and Sudan finished 3rd and 4th with 1 point each.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Pharaohs of Egypt qualified from Group D for the Group of 16, which is the knockout stage of the tournament. The Super Eagles, which dominated the game played at the Stade Roumdé Adjia in Garoua, Cameroon failed to take advantage of a number of goal scoring chances created in the first half of the match, which ended goalless.
The Super Eagles took the lead in the second half of the match through Sadiq Umar in the 56th minute of the game with an assist from Kelechi Iheanocho
The second goal for the Super Eagles came in the 75th minute of the game through defender and captain of the team, William Troost-Ekong, whose shot beat the goalkeeper of Guinea Bissau after a sensational dribble by Moses Simon, whose shot at goal hit the post and bounced back.
The efforts made by the Guinea Bissau team were contained by the Super Eagles team, made up of players, who could not play in the previous two matches against Egypt and Sudan.
With this victory, Nigeria finished top of Group D with 9 points, while Egypt, which defeated Sudan 1-0 on Wednesday, placed second with 6 points, while Guinea Bissau and Sudan finished 3rd and 4th with 1 point each.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Pharaohs of Egypt qualified from Group D for the Group of 16, which is the knockout stage of the tournament.
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