Games went down in the Africa Cup of Nations yesterday as teams rounded up their Matchday two group stage fixtures. We saw Nigeria face Sudan and Egypt against Guinea-Bissau in Group D. The Super Eagles of Nigeria qualified for the knock out stages after their win against Sudan yesterday.
The Super Eagles had an excellent performance against Sudan in yesterday’s match. They completely dominated the first half of the match but Sudan came back a bit stronger in the second half of the match. Samuel Chukwueze scored the opening goal for the Super Eagles after he scored from Moses Simon’s assist. It was a well built team goal by the Super Eagles and a well deserved lead in the opening minutes of the first half.
The Super Eagles dominated play after Samuel Chukwueze scored the opening goal, Sudan found it difficult to get beyond the Super Eagles defense. Taiwo Awoniyi extended their lead to 2-0 after he scored from a loose ball, it was yet another well built goal. Kelechi Iheanacho played a major role in the goal build up as he played a brilliant free kick into Sudan’s penalty area. The first half of the match ended with Super Eagles 2-0 up.
Down into the second half of the match, Moses Simon made it 3-0 for the eagles. It was a well deserved goal for Moses Simon as he was brilliant in the first half of the match. They failed to create more chances of scoring as Austin Eguavoen made back to back substitutions. Walieldin Khidir scored from the penalty spot to pull one back for Sudan after a penalty was conceded by the Super Eagles. Sudan couldn’t get more chances in the final minutes and the match ended 3-1.
Egypt got their first win in the group D yesterday, a lone goal from Mohamed Salah was enough to earn all three points for Egypt and make them one win away from qualifying for the next stage of the competition. Amr Al Sulaya set up a brilliant ball for Mohamed Salah and the Liverpool forward wouldn’t miss from that position. It was a well deserved lead for Egypt as they dominated play and had better chances of scoring in the match.
Here’s how Group D and the full Africa Cup of Nations group tables look after yesterday’s games.
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