By Moses Okorie
Super Eagles of Nigeria are through the semi-finals of the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) after a thrilling quarter-final match that ended 2-0 in favour of Nigeria against their Algerian counterparts.
Strikers Victor Osimhen and Akor Adams grabbed second-half goals as Nigeria powered to set up a meeting with hosts Morocco in the last four.
Osimhen steered home a long cross from the left by Bruno Onyemaechi two minutes into the second half as Algeria goalkeeper Luca Zidane made a bizarre jump to try and stop the effort but ended up getting his angles wrong and conceding an easy goal.
They ruled the relevant statistics, managing 12 shots compared to Algeria’s two. More crucially, they had five shots on target, while the Desert Foxes couldn’t even muster one.
Their Super Eagles talisman, Osimhen, played a significant role, scoring the opening goal before assisting Adams’s goal to put Nigeria firmly in control of the contest.