Sporting activities Information of Saturday, 6 July 2019
Supply: bbc.com
2019-07-06
Nigeria are three-time winners of the Africa Cup of Nations – last winning it in 2013
Holders Cameroon had been knocked out of the Africa Cup of Nations by Nigeria in a 5-intention previous-16 thriller.
Objectives from Stephane Bahoken and Clinton Njie saw Cameroon guide 2-1 at half-time after Odion Ighalo had set Nigeria ahead in Alexandria, Egypt.
But two plans in three minutes swung the recreation again in Nigeria’s favour and set up a quarter-remaining with either hosts Egypt or South Africa.
Ighalo equalised before the ahead set up Alex Iwobi to strike the winner.
Nigeria experienced been on the receiving close of an upset in their preceding recreation, a 2- defeat by Madagascar in their final team match.
Still they made their functionality of the event to ends Cameroon’s hopes of retaining the title they received in Gabon in 2017.
Ighalo’s deflected shot gave Nigeria the guide right before Bahoken facet-footed the equaliser immediately after Christian Bassogog’s cross.
In an enthralling tie, Cameroon took the direct by Njie’s composed finish.
Guy-of-the-match Ighalo built it 2-2 with a volley right after Ahmed Musa’s chest down prior to Ighalo turned supplier for Arsenal’s Iwobi to slot in a remarkable decisive objective.
