African Cup of Nations, Lookman’s Nigeria to the RO16

Coming off the bench in the 1-0 win over Guinea-Bissau

Ademola Lookman’s Nigeria are through to the next African Cup of Nations stage after defeating Guinea Bissau 1-0 in the third and last match of the group stage.

Coming off the bench in the 80th minute, the Atalantino played the last 10 minutes (plus added time) of the match.

On the grounds of the Super Eagles‘ win, Nigeria have qualified to the RO16 as runners-up with 7 points: although tied on points with Equatorial Guinea, The Elephants made it to the next stage topping Group A due to a better goal average.

In the Round of 16, Nigeria will challenge Cameroon on the 27th of January at 20:00 CET at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan for a place in the quarterfinals.

  • 22/01/2024
  • Ademola Lookman
  • Internationals