AFCON THREE TIME WINNERS, SUPPER EAGLES OF NIGERIA STARTED THE ON-GOING AFRICAN 2025 GROUP C OPENER,TUESDAY NIGHT, DROWNING THE LOWLY RATED TANZANIAN NATIONAL TEAM 2-1.
IN THE TENSION SOAKED ECOUNTER AT THE COMPLXE SPORTIF DE FES IN MOROCCO,SEMI AJAYI NODED IN THE 36TH MINUTE OPENER FROM ALEX IWOBI’S IMPRESSIVE AREA CROSS GIVING NIGERIA A 1-0 LEAD AT HALF TIME.
EARLY AT SECOND HALF,CHARLES M’MOMBWA EQUALISED AT 50TH MINUTE BUT NIGERIA’S ACE STRIKER ADEMOLA LOOKMAN BLASTED HOME THE WINNER TWO MINUTES LATER GIVING THE SUPPER EAGLES FIRST VICTORY OF THE AFRICAN 2025 FIESTA.
THE MATCH PLAYED UNDER RAINY CONDITIONS WITNESSED SEVERAL LOST CHANCES ON BOTH SIDES.
VICTOR OSIMEN HAD A SHOT CLEARED OFF THE GOAL LINE,WHILE TANZANIA’S KELVIN JOHN HIT THE WOOD WORKS LATE ON IN THE GAME.
NIGERIA DOMINATED POSSESSION FOR MOST PART OF THE ENCOUNTER BUT NEEDED LOOKMAN’S STRIKE TO SURVIVE THE TANZANIAN SCARE.
THE WIN PUTS THE NIGERIAN TEAM TEMPORARILY ON TOP GROUP C TABLE AHEAD OF THE NEXT CLASH IN THE GROUP.
