Nigeria beat Angola 1-0 to book Africa Cup of Nations 2023 in 2024 semi-final place, Ademola Lookman’s first-half goal.
Ademola Lookman first half strike help Nigeria to defeat Angola 1-0 and seal their qualification to the semi-finals of the 2023 AFCON.
Angola gave it everything, but their opponents just had too much quality.
Lookman’s goal was the difference on the scoreboard, but the Nigeria defenders were superb as they hardly allowed Angola any chances throughout the 90 minutes.
77′ Celebrations are cut short for Nigeria as referee say NO GOAL afta di VAR review show say na offside for Victor Osimhen goal.
Watch Full Video Of Ademola Lookman & Victor Osimhen Goals
How it happened: Nigeria 1-0 Angola
Ademola Lookman opened the scoring after good work from Moses Simon (41′)
Victor Osimhen thought he had made it 2-0 but VAR disallowed his headed goal (75′)
Therefore, Nigeria will play in the semi-final on Wednesday against Cape Verde or South Africa
Coming into this tournament, many expected it to be the Nigeria forwards that would power them into the latter stages of AFCON.
But it has been the defenders.
After conceding in the first half of their first group-stage game against Equatorial Guinea, they have not conceded another goal at the tournament.
Finally, Nigeria team will head into the semi-final with a four-game clean sheet streak.
