As it happened: Nigeria impresses once again with a 2-0 win over Guinea-Bissau

After beating Mo Salah’s Egypt, then Sudan, Nigeria consolidated its status as a top challenger to win the Africa Cup of Nations 2022 with a convincing 2-0 victory over Guinea-Bissau.

Nigeria easily topped Group D with three straight wins – and in the last match they kept up the pace with both toughness and creativity.

The Super Eagles dominated ball possession in the first half but lacked a lead when Guinea-Bissauwere was difficult to break down. With 56 minutes played, a phenomenal play on the left side freed Kelechi Iheanacho, of Umar Sadiq, to ​​dash through and score another goal for the visitors.

The next minute, Moses Simon came and continued to light up the match, with glittering, evasive runs down to the left into the box. Such a race saw him overmaneuver three Guinea-Bissau defenders before firing at the crossbar – only to bounce back for William Troost-Ekong to hit the net, making it 2-0 for Nigeria in the 75th minute.

Read FRANCE 24’s live blog to see how the match developed: