AFCON 2025: Nigeria's Super Eagles Beat Algeria's Desert Foxes 2-0, Clash With Host, Morocco's Atlas Lions In Semi-final - EDU-BIZNEWS

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AFCON 2025: Nigeria's Super Eagles Beat Algeria's Desert Foxes 2-0, Clash With Host, Morocco's Atlas Lions In Semi-final

 


Nigeria’s Super Eagles will be clashing with home side , Atlas Lions of Morocco on Wednesday, January 14 , 2026 in one of the semi finals at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations 

The Super Eagles on Saturday booked their place in the semi-finals of the committee with a commanding 2–0 victory over Desert Foxes of Algeria in a quarter final match played at the Grand Stade de Marrakech 

The Nigerian side scored twice in the remaining half through Victor Osimhen in the 47th minute with a powerful header, before Akor Adams sealed the win in the 57th minute with a composed right-footed finish

The Desert Foxes, who had conceded just one goal throughout the tournament before the quarter-final, were undone by Nigeria’s relentless pressure and clinical second-half finishing

At full-time, Nigeria secured a convincing 2–0 victory over Algeria, with both goals arriving in an impressive second-half display

Victor Osimhen is still in contention for the highest scorer of the competition, after grabbing his fourth goal in the AFCON 


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