Nigeria’s senior men’s national team edged Guinea Bissau 1-0 in the last group game of the 2023 Africa Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Abidjan.<\/p>\n
Stanley Nwabali, Clavin Bassey, Kenneth Omeruo, Semi Ajayi, Ola Aina, Joe Aribo, Frank Onyeka, Bright Osayi Samuel, Moses Simon, and Samuel Chukwueze started for the Super Eagles.<\/p>\n
For the Wild Dogs, Jonas Mendes, Nanu, Opa Sangante, Edgar Ie, Houboulang Mendes, Nito, Janio Bikel, Carlos Mendes, Dalcio, Famana Quizera, and Zinho Gano started for the team.<\/p>\n
An own goal opened the scoring for Nigeria in the 36th minute.<\/p>\n
It was a pitiful moment for Opa Sangante who tried to clear a cross into the six-yard box but instead send the ball behind his own keeper.<\/p>\n
In the additional minute of the first half, the three time African champions tried to double the lead.<\/p>\n
Osimhen squandered a promising opportunity as he latched on to a perfect cross from the wing.<\/p>\n
He produced a bullet header from around the penalty spot which went just wide of the right post.<\/p>\n
The Napoli forward should really have done better with a close-range header, but he head it a whisker wide of the left post. The ball went out of play.<\/p>\n
Nigeria at the end of the match finished second in Group A with seven points and inferior goals behind top placed Equatorial Guinea which thrashed Cote d’Ivoire 4-0.<\/p>\n
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