Nigeria made a solid show as they beat a stubborn Angolan side on Friday evening
The 1-0 victory means the Super Eagles will play the winner of the South Africa and Cape Verde clash. That game is billed for Wednesday.
Nigeria’s forward #9 Victor Osimhen (2L) celebrates after the victory at the end of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2024 quarter-final football match between Nigeria and Angola at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan on February 2, 2024. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP)
Full-time
Nigeria are through to the semifinals.
Seven minutes added on!
Nwabali makes a great save
Nwabali parries a shot from Luvumbo to keep Nigeria’s lead intact
Osimhen is denied a great chance
Iwobi replaced by Yusuf
Nigeria’s first change sees midfield general Iwobi replaced by Alhassan Yusuf.
Goal disallowed
72 mins:
Osimhen fouled by Gasper
Gaspar goes into the book as he finds himself one-on-one with Osimhen and in his attempts to get to the bouncing ball fouls the Napoli striker
Simon weaves some magic
Moses Simon with a deft bit of footwork, weaves his way past two defenders with a single touch and bursts into the box before eventually seeing the path in front of him blocked.
Angola hit the crossbar
58 mins
A defence-splitting pass catches the Nigerian defence unawares and they hit the post beating Stanley Nwabali
Iwobi shoots wide from range again
Iwobi tries an audacious shot from outside the box but it goes wide\
Iwobi comes close
Halftime change for Angola
Estrela is replaced by No.9 Zini.
Half-time stats
- Shots: 6 – 5
- Shots on target: 2 – 1
- xG: 0.57 – 0.75
- Possession: 53% – 47%
- Accurate passes: 172 – 150
- Corners: 1 – 5
- Cards: 0 – 0
HT: Nigeria 1-0 Angola
GOAALLLl!
Lookman scores for Nigeria!
Ademola Lookman follows up his brace in the Round of 16 with the opener in the quarterfinal. Moses Simon skips past a couple of challenges on the left and squares in the box for Lookman to lash home.
Osimhen causing the Angola defence some problems
Osimhen’s movement in the penalty area is brilliant to watch.
He is on his bike again as Aina aims one of his trademark long throws into the Angola penalty area.
Angola starting to pile some pressure
Angola have largely being kept at bay for over 20 minutes as a result of Nigerian pressure. However they have started getting inox the game with some intricate play
Nigeria keep probing
Osimhen heads over
Angola hit the post
Kickoff
And, we’re off
1 mins: Nigeria 0-0 Angola
Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen, trains ahead of the clash against Angola.
Angola are not left out of the singing and dancing
That entrance video we all wait for every 🇦🇴 game! 🥰#TotalEnergiesAFCON2023 | #NGRANG
— Total Energies AFCON (@TotalAFCON2023) February 2, 2024
Nigeria arrive the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in their ever joyous mood<
Laughter, music, dancing, you name it. The Super Eagles have arrived! 🕺🇳🇬 #TotalEnergiesAFCON2023 | #NGRANG
— Total Energies AFCON (@TotalAFCON2023) February 2, 2024
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Just arrived in Côte d’Ivoire with HE @PeterObi to support our soaring Super Eagles to victory in the Quarterfinals of AFCON 2023. Quite a pleasant lunch at Sofitel Abidjan.
Let’s rally behind our team, knowing their strength and unity on the field mirror our spirit and passion… pic.twitter.com/P9eG00Qq28
— Valentine Ozigbo (@valentineozigbo) February 2, 2024
How we line up vs #Angola #soarsupereagles #letsdoitagain #ourafcon #afcon2023 pic.twitter.com/SysJOQiEBe
— 🇳🇬 Super Eagles (@NGSuperEagles) February 2, 2024
Dressing rooms! 👕
Everything looks ready for 🇳🇬 vs. 🇦🇴#NGRANG | #TotalEnergiesAFCON2023 pic.twitter.com/HnobUg6sAa
— Total Energies AFCON (@TotalAFCON2023) February 2, 2024
The Super Eagles and The Sable Antelopes #TotalEnergiesAFCON2023 campaign in numbers 📊
What’s your take on this one? 🤔#NGRANG pic.twitter.com/yAL221GueT
— Total Energies AFCON (@TotalAFCON2023) February 2, 2024
