Nigeria's Super Eagles ended the group stage of the ongoing 2025 Africa Cup of Nations ( AFCON) in Morocco with 100 percent performance on Tuesday, after a brace from Raphael Onyedika and a goal from Paul Onuachu secured 3-1 thrashing against 10-man Cranes of Uganda
The Club Brugge midfielder netted in the 62nd and 67th minutes of the clash in Group C at Fes stadium in Fez after Paul Onuachu gave Nigeria the lead 28 minutes into the game
With the win, the Super Eagles ended the group phase with nine points, having beaten Tanzania and Tunisia in their first and second matches, respectively.
Against the Cranes in Fes, Nigeria went ahead on 28 minutes through a well-constructed move that exploited space in the Ugandan defence.
A clever pass from Bruno Onyemaechi set up Fisayo Dele-Bashiru to deliver a low cross that Onuachu struck into the net despite being surrounded by three opponents.
Uganda suffered a huge blow on 56 minutes when goalkeeper Salim Magoola was red-carded for handling outside the area. Magoola had replaced 40-year-old captain Denis Onyango for the second half
Legason Alionz came on, the third goalkeeper used by Uganda, with the match less than an hour old.
He was beaten twice within eight minutes by Raphael Onyedika as Nigeria surged to a three-goal lead.
Onyedika twice found the bottom right corner with shots. Samuel Chukwueze, on loan to Fulham from AC Milan, set the midfielder up to score on both occasions.
Carthage Eagles of Tunisia secured the second spot with four points in the group , after they were held to one- all draw by Taifa Stars of Tanzania who finished among one of the four best third placed teams in the competition
Tanzania pipped Angola on goals scored for one of the four places reserved for third-placed teams, making history qualifying beyond the group stage , since the country's first appearance in 1980
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