Super Eagles beat E-Guinea 3-1, book Q-Final spot

Goals from Anthony Okpotu, Ojo Solomon and Rabiu Ali saw off Equatorial Guinea and guaranteed that the Super Eagles cruised easily into the quarter-finals of the progressing Championship for African Nations, CHAN in Morocco.

Having four focuses from their initial two recreations, every one of the Eagles required was an attract to book a quarter last billet yet won rather to top the gathering with seven focuses.


Things didn't at first go as arranged as the adversary took an unexpected lead in the 40th moment from a corner kick through Secundino Nsi who was left totally unmarked to uninhibitedly head and put the ball past a vulnerable Ikechukwu Ezenwa to end the principal half with a 1-0 lead.

From the impact of the Ivorian official's shriek to start the second a large portion of, the Super Eagles took the amusement to their rival, shooting from all chambers and raking up an aggregate of 18 shots on objective simultaneously.

Okpotu started the rebound in the 58th moment by splendidly beating his marker to head a phenomenal cross from Osas Okoro past the Guinean goalkeeper who could do only watch the ball hit the back of his net.

The Eagles demonstrated they were not done yet and implied business when Ojo Solomon soared from fresh to put Nigeria 2-1 ahead in the 69th moment.

Rabiu Ali put the what tops off an already good thing and ensured the Guineans went home without a solitary moment that he changed over a spot kick in the 83rd moment after Okpotu was fouled in the crate.

The Salisu Yusuf side completed as victors of the gathering C with seven focuses while Libya who beat Rwanda on account of a 93rd moment objective completed second with six focuses. The two groups will know their quarter-last rivals when groups in Group D play on Wednesday to complete gathering stage recreations.

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