Nigeria senior men’s national team edged host, Cote D’Ivoire 1-0 to move to the second position in Group A after two games.<\/p>\n
Victor Osimhen made a yard for himself inside the box after an accurate pass and took a shot that went over the bar in the eighth minute.<\/p>\n
A minute later, Christian Kouame had a great chance inside the six-yard box. He shot to the middle of the goal but Stanley Nwabali pulled off an exquisite save hands to deny him.<\/p>\n
Seko Fofana wasted an opportunity in the 31st minute when he found himself in acres of space and fired a terrific shot from long range straight toward the right side of the target but the goalkeeper made a brilliant save and stopped his attempt.<\/p>\n
Six minutes into the second half, Osimhen went down in the box after a challenge from a defender.<\/p>\n
Referee Mustapha Ghorbal pointed to the spot awarding a penalty to the Super Eagles after a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) check.<\/p>\n
Captain William Troost Ekong won the battle of wills as he sent an unstoppable penalty past Yahia Fofana into the middle of the goal.<\/p>\n
Up next for the Super Eagles is their final group game against Guinea Bissau.<\/p>\n
The Elephants will face group leaders Equatorial Guinea.<\/p>\n
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