Ademola Lookman turned in a virtuoso performance as Victor Osimhen struck twice to lead Nigeria to an emphatic 4-0 victory over Mozambique in the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) last 16 on Monday. Nigeriaโs dominance was near total as Lookman scored the opening goal and produced three assists to drive his side into the quarterfinals, where they will meet Algeria or the Democratic Republic of Congo. Akor Adams netted the other goal.
The scoreline was the biggest margin of victory at the tournament in Morocco and could easily have been doubled had Nigeria not spurned easy chances. Mozambique, who had never previously qualified for the knockout stages at the Afcon, looked overwhelmed by the power and speed of their opponents. ๐ ๐ธ๐ฝโ๐โ ๐๐๐๐ ๐โฝ๏ธ โผโโถโ: More goals for Nigeria!๐ณ๐ฌ 4โฃโ0โฃ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐จ LIVE๐บ SABC 2๐https://t.co/26PdrPrnVE#SABCSportFootball#TotalEnergiesAFCON2025#ItsGameOnEverywherepic.twitter.com/XauPSKCz8e Nigeria had the ball in the net as early as the second minute when Osimhen swept home Frank Onyekaโs cross but was clearly offside.
It took another 18 minutes before the opening goal came with Lookman placing a powerful side-footed shot into the net from Adamsโ pull-back. Osimhen made it 2-0 in the 25th minute with an easy finish at the back post after Lookman had driven a pass across the face of goal. The third goal, two minutes after halftime, was almost identical, although Lookman had the fortune of a rebound falling his way before passing to Osimhen to get a touch ahead of the Mozambique defence. ๐ ๐ธ๐ฝโ๐โ ๐๐๐๐ ๐โฝ๏ธ โผโโถโ: Victor Osimhen gets a brace!๐ณ๐ฌ 3โฃโ0โฃ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐จ LIVE๐บ SABC 2๐https://t.co/26PdrPrnVE#SABCSportFootball#TotalEnergiesAFCON2025#ItsGameOnEverywherepic.twitter.com/VGmPLI1hu5 Adamsโ effort in the 75th minute was the best of the goals, a fierce shot from a tight angle after being fed the ball by Lookman.
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