Ademola Lookman was the star of the show as Nigeria‘s Super Eagles put up big performances all over the pitch to claim a 2-0 victory over archrivals Cameroon in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 on Saturday.
The Atalanta forward helped himself to a brace in what turned out to be a comfortable performance for the Super Eagles against a team they have suffered against in the past.
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Once again, Victor Osimhen was involved in creating opportunities for Nigeria. The Napoli man robbed Oumar Gonzalez of a ball he had no right to in the first half, shook off the attentions of the defender, and then kept his composure to make the best possible decision under pressure by playing in Lookman for a clean look at Fabrice Ondoa‘s goal.
In the 90th minute, Lookman was again in the right place at the right time to meet Calvin Bassey‘s sweetly laid on cross to finish a fine team goal for Nigeria and seal the victory. The victory means the Super Eagles have beaten and eliminated Cameroon for a third time in the knockout stages of AFCON and they now proceed to the quarterfinals where they will meet Angola on Friday. The Palancas Negras beat Namibia 3-0 in the earlier game. Here’s what we took from another famous Nigeria win.
