By Moses Okorie
Nigerian fans watched, under great tension, the match between the Super Eagles and their Tunisian counterparts in the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 played in Fes, Morocco, which ended in a five-goal thriller.
Eagles who were three goals up in the 57th minute of the goal were later forced into 3-2 score line; a situation that put Nigerians under palpable fear that the match could end 3-3, or maybe Super Eagles conceding defeat.
Nigeria had opened the goal festival through Victor Osinhen’s header in the 44th minute while Wilfred Ndidi and Ademola Lookman made it three goals for Nigeria, putting the Super Eagles in comfortable position to qualify for the knockout stages.
Though the Tunisian side where able to pull back two goals, but the win was enough to give Nigeria altermatic qualification having defeated Tanzania 2-1 on Tuesday.
Another Group C match decided on Saturday was the game between Uganda and Tanzania; an encounter that ended 1-1, thereby creating a wide chances for any of the three remaining teams to compete for the second position.