Nigeria will face Algeria or DR Congo within the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal after a 4-0 win towards Mozambique.
Revealed On 5 Jan 2026
Victor Osimhen scored twice as Nigeria made brief work of Mozambique on the Africa Cup of Nations, cruising into the quarterfinals with a complete 4-0 victory of their last-16 tie.
Ademola Lookman, a former winner of the African footballer of the 12 months award, like Osimhen, opened the scoring after 20 minutes in Fes on Monday and helped arrange the opposite three objectives on the evening.
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Osimhen had began the sport with out sporting his trademark masks, however restored the face protecting earlier than netting Nigeria’s second objective on 25 minutes. He then scored once more simply after half-time earlier than Akor Adams sealed the win.
It’s the largest successful margin in an AFCON knockout tie since Egypt hammered Algeria 4-0 within the semifinals on the 2010 match in Angola.
Decided to make up for his or her failure to qualify for the World Cup, the Tremendous Eagles march on to a last-eight tie on Saturday in Marrakesh towards both Algeria or the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
The groups conflict within the final 16 on Tuesday, and a victory within the recreation for the DRC would provide Nigeria an opportunity to avenge their defeat on penalties towards the Leopards in a World Cup qualifying playoff in November.
Mozambique appeared within the knockout section of an AFCON for the primary time after advancing as among the finest third-placed sides within the group stage.
They had been no match for a Nigerian group that was much-changed from their ultimate group recreation, when coach Eric Chelle supplied an opportunity to a number of fringe gamers for a 3-1 victory towards Uganda.
Atalanta ahead Lookman, who scored within the 3-2 win over Tunisia within the second group match, was amongst these introduced again into the lineup, and Africa’s finest participant in 2024 gave his group the lead because the halfway level within the first half approached.
Alex Iwobi’s by ball launched Adams on the left aspect of the field, and his cutback was transformed first-time by Lookman.
The 28-year-old then turned supplier, along with his cross from the left within the twenty fifth minute being helped on by Adams, for Osimhen to poke the ball in from shut vary.
The Galatasaray striker emerged unscathed quickly after that, regardless of going right into a problem with Witi, which noticed the Mozambique participant knee Osimhen within the abdomen.
Lookman’s low ball throughout the face of objective from the left was completed off by Osimhen to make it 3-0 within the forty seventh minute and finish any prospect of a Mozambique comeback.
The 2023 African participant of the 12 months had gone seven AFCON matches with out scoring earlier than netting towards Tunisia within the group stage. He now has three to his title on the match in Morocco.
Lookman was not completed for the evening as he provided Adams contained in the field with 1 / 4 of an hour remaining, and the Sevilla ahead rifled a shot excessive into the online.
Earlier within the day, Egypt wanted additional time to overcome Benin 3-1 to e book their place within the subsequent spherical, the place both Ivory Coast or Burkina Faso await.
