The Tremendous Eagles of Nigeria will face Angola within the subsequent spherical of the continuing African Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire.
Nigeria will play the Large Sable Antelope within the AFCON 2023 Quarter Finals by 6pm, on the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, on Friday, February 2, 2024.
Ademola Lookman’s brace, every from the 2 halves of the sport, gave Nigeria the win over the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in a hard-fought recreation.
Furthermore, the Tremendous Eagles stay unbeaten within the event.
In line with CAF On-line, Angolan ahead, Jacinto Dala says they should qualify for the quarterfinals of the event.
The group defeated Namibia on Friday 3-0, with Jacinto Dala concerned in all three objectives.
Worthy of notice, Angola have reached the final eight of the event for the primary time since their run to the semi-finals in 2008.
“We had a superb efficiency at this time. The group deserved this qualification, and I’m very pleased we made it occur.
“I’ll say the dedication and the involvement of all of the gamers helped me win this man of the match,” he mentioned.
Nigeria at Egypt 2019
Within the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations hosted by Egypt, the Tremendous Eagles knocked out Cameroon within the Spherical of 16.
They got here from behind and secured a hard-fought 3-2 victory.
In the meantime, Ighalo’s brace within the nineteenth and 63rd minutes, mixed with Alex Iwobi’s 66th-minute winner, overcame Bahoken and N’Jia’s objectives for Cameroon within the forty first and forty fourth minutes.
Additionally, William Troost-Ekong sealed the take care of a last-minute winner (89th minute) in opposition to South Africa within the quarterfinals after a tense 1-1 draw.
Within the semifinals, Nigeria confronted Algeria in a nail-biting contest. Regardless of Ighalo’s 72nd-minute penalty, Ekong’s unlucky personal purpose and Riyadh Mahrez’s purpose within the 90+5 minutes secured Algeria’s spot within the closing as they received 2-1.
Nigeria beat Tunisia 1-0 within the third-place playoff. Odion Ighalo’s Third-minute purpose was sufficient to safe victory for the Eagles.