Nigerian football fans and indeed residents of Kubwa, Abuja had the best Saturday evening as the Super Eagles gave a masterclass performance against their AFCON nemesis Les Fennecs (The Desert Foxes) of Algeria.
Full time scoreline
On a day when many football clubs around Kubwa resumed training for the year, the progress of the Super Eagles at the ongoing 2026 TotalEnergies AFCON brought great excitement to aspiring football professionals.
Mr Ernest from Liberty Football Club said that the win made him ecstatic to the point he no longer feels sore from his training exercise earlier today. In his own words “if the Super Eagles keep playing like this, they will cruise to their 4th AFCON title.”
Liberty Football club training at Federal Housing Bridge, Kubwa Abuja.
From different homes and viewing centers, joyous shouts could be heard in the 47th minute when Victor Oshimen registered Nigeria’s first goal via a tricky header leaving Zinedine Zidane’s son in goal for Les Fennecs catching nothing but air.
Our joy became full, and the mountains beside Byazhin Across trembled as a result of riotous celebrations when Adams Akor netted the second goal in the 57th minute after an incredible build-up play that involved the pre-assist King of this tournament Alex Iwobi and lionheart Victor Oshimen.
The win sets up an encounter with the hosts in the semi-final of the competition and it is undoubtedly one of the biggest games for the two sides in the competition.
The Super Eagles Starting Eleven
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