Super Eagles of Nigeria has booked the first Semina final ticket of the ongoing AFCON 2023 competition by dismissing hard fighting Angola by one goal to zero.
See the tits bits:
75′ Oh wait, we’re headed for VAR! Osimhen may have been marginally offside
GOOAAAAAAAL!!!!!! Osimhen scores!!!!!!
73′ Another yellow card for Angola.
71′ Yellow card for Kialonda Gaspar for a challenge on Osimhen.
70′ Nigeria defending too deep now.
66′ Two changes for Angola. Bruno Paz replacing Fredy and Zito Luvumbo is in for Gilberto
61′ Moses Simon beats two men on the left but couldn’t get his curler in.
59′ OFF THE POST! Paciência slipped in behind but can only hit the post. Nigeria clear and then deal with the resulting corner well.
57 ‘ Osimhen attempts an overhead kick following a spot of head tennis after a corner but Angola clear.
54′ Bassey challenges Mbalulu down the left, referee awards a free kick for Angola. Bassey picks the game’s first yellow card.
51′ Simon’s cutback is just not quite enough for Osimhen to latch onto.
50′ Osimhen suffers a knock. He’s been attended to by the medics. He’s back on the pitch though.
48′ Nigeria still coming forward. Zaidu Sanusi gets in a strike, it misses the target, however.
46′ SECOND HALF starts.
HALF TIME!!! Nigeria leads Angola 1-0 in Abidjan thanks to an Ademola Lookman sublime finish.
45′ Three minutes have been added as additional time.
41′ Moses Simon beats his man on the left. Perfectly lays it for Ademola Lookman who wasted no time scoring. Nigeria leads 1-0.
GOOOOAAAAAAAAAL!!!! Nigeria scores
36′ Aina’s dangerous throw-in from the right troubles the Angolan defence but Osimhen could only direct his header wide.
35′ We are back again. The Eagles still finding it hard to break the resolute defence
COOLING BREAK! We are into half an hour mark. Still goalless in Abidjan.
23′ An inch-perfect cross from Simon on the right to Osimhen but the Angolan goalkeeper calmly picks the resulting header.
17′ Aina shackled down for a free kick to Nigeria.
16′ Super Eagles gradually finding their rhythm. Osimhen earlier had his dumping header over the post.
08′ Lookman crowded out when having a shot after a nice cross from Simon.
07′ Iwobi whips in a cross to find Osimhen but the Angolan defender clears it for a corner kick.
04’ Fantastic safe by Nwabali to deny Mabululu at point blank. The Angolans starting to turn on the heat early in the game
KICK OFF! Nigeria gets us underway
