The Super Eagles are through to the last-16 at the Africa Cup of Nations after beating Guinea Bissau at the Stade Roumde Adjia in Garoua .
Building on their impressive win over Mohamed Salah and seven-time champions Egypt in a heavyweight Group D opener in midweek, the Super Eagles brushed aside limited opposition on Saturday evening thanks to goals from Samuel Chukwueze, Taiwo Awoniyi and Moses Simon.
The clash got off to the perfect start as Villarreal winger Chukwueze capitalised on loose defending to fire Nigeria in front early on. Taiwo Awoniyi, the Union Berlin striker, then inadvertently doubled his side’s lead as Iheanacho’s free-kick ricocheted off his head and into the Sudanese goal before the interval.
Immediately after the restart, Nantes winger Moses Simon chested a high ball down and slid it into the net to further assert Nigeria’s dominance.
1970 champions Sudan, participating in the contest for the first time in a decade, were then awarded a spot-kick with Abdelgader Karshoum’s shirt being tugged by Ola Aina in the area. Khedr Safour Daiyeen stepped up to get one back from 12 yards, but the Super Eagles held out for the points.
But that proved to be only a consolation goal as Augustine Eguavoenβs side comfortably saw out their latest triumph that sees them join hosts Cameroon and Morocco in the knockout rounds.
Guinea-Bissau are next up for Nigeria on Wednesday.
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