After defeating Angola 1-0 inside the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan on Friday night, Nigeria is through to the semifinals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
Ademola Lookman scored the only goal for the Super Eagles at first-half as Nigeria made it past the quarterfinals stage of the AFCON for the first time since 2019.
The goal placed Lookman into the record books as the fourth Nigerian to score three or more goals in the knockout rounds of a single AFCON edition, after Odion Ighalo in 2019 (4), Jay-Jay Okocha in 2004 (3) and Rashidi Yekini in 1994 (3).
In the 77th minute, Nigeria celebrated a second goal after Osimhen nodded home a freekick but VAR ruled it off correctly for offside.
Both teams chances had chances to change the scoreline but Nigeria were the happier side when the referee blew the final whistle.
The Super Eagles have progressed to the semifinals where they will meet the winner of the quarterfinal fixture between Cape Verde and South Africa.
