Two goals in the second half helped the Nigerian Super Eagles upset Tunisia 3-2 in their Africa Cup of Nations Group C match at the Fez stadium on Saturday. Thanks to goals from Ademola Lookman, captain Wilfred Ndidi, and Victor Osimhen, Nigeria won the Battle of the Eagles and advanced to the tournament’s knockout stage. Coach Eric Chelle replaced Bruno Onyemaechi, Frank Onyeka, and Samuel Chukwueze on the bench while Osimhen and Akor Adams continued to lead the assault.As the Super Eagles dominated the first half and created multiple opportunities, Osimhen twice went over the bar and had a goal disallowed for offside. The Galatasaray striker ultimately nodded down Ademola Lookman’s early cross, giving Nigeria a 1-0 lead at the break. Ndidi’s looping header from five minutes after the restartLookman scored his first goal for his nation and gave Nigeria a 2-0 lead with a corner kick.Lookman finished a swift counterattack to make it 3-0 at minute 67.Tunisia tried to make a comeback against the tired Super Eagles.Montassar Talbi headed home to halve the deficit on minute 74, and Ali Abdi’s penalty for handball on minute 87 set up a wild conclusion.Nigeria added a 4-2 group stage victory at AFCON2000, adding all three points in the final minutes of the five-goal thriller, to retain their group stage dominance over the Carthage Eagles, whom they had defeated twice.Furthermore, Nigeria became the first country to score three goals against Tunisia since Ivory Coast in 2013, making AFCON history.On Tuesday, December 30, Nigeria, who have six points and a perfect tournament start, will play Uganda in the last group C match.
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