NIGERIA BEAT GUINEA-BISSAU TO BECOME FIRST TEAM TO CLAIM NINE POINTS IN ON-GOING AFCON
The Super Eagles continued their winning run at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, on Wednesday night with another victory over Guinea-Bissau. Just like the encounter with Egypt and Sudan, Nigeria displayed a brilliant performance to outclass their West African counterparts 2-0 amid excitement and cheers from supporters. The Eagles maintained a dominant form to end their group campaign, winning all nine points from three matches becoming the first team to record such feat in the ongoing tournament.
The three-time African champions went into the match with high spirits, taking charge of the first half of the game as fans cheer the players with drums and other musical instruments. But this was not enough for Nigeria to get the ball past Guinea-Bissau’s goalkeeper until the referee blew the whistle, marking the end of the first half. At the resumption of the match, Nigerian forward Umar Sadiq put the Eagles ahead of their Guinea-Bissau in the 56th minute before the captain, William Troost-Ekong completed it two goals.
