Nigeria’s Super Eagles have defeated Guinea-Bissau 1-0 in their last Group A match of the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON).
The Eagles went into the game on the back of a 1-0 win over host Ivory Coast and were clear favourites against Guinea Bissau who had lost their opening 2 matches.
However, just like in the first 2 games, the Super Eagles failed to create clear-cut chances and were wasteful with the few they created, relying on an own goal from Opa Sangante in the 37th minute to clinch the win and pick all 3 points.
https://twitter.com/NGSuperEagles/status/1749509987834225147?t=i4DD29RH-xkCU_IVL8tnnA&s=19With the win, Nigeria qualified for the round of 16 but finished second in Group A as Equatorial Guinea finished with a superior goal difference, with both teams level on 7 points.
https://twitter.com/NGSuperEagles/status/1749510674101776849?t=NUjFQTAPMGQmEpy97-FBHg&s=19Equatorial Guinea were able to rack up their impressive goal difference thanks to their stunning 4-0 win over host Ivory Coast, with talisman Emilio Nsue scoring 2 goals to take his tournament tally to 5 and emerge clear favourites for the Golden Boot.
The 4-0 defeat for Ivory Coast is the biggest loss ever for a host nation in the history of AFCON.
https://twitter.com/CAF_Online/status/1749506561012326894?t=ZPI3N8sPcmXpE3Fi1Lm4Gw&s=19