Lookman double takes Nigeria past Cameroon and into quarters
Nigeria's forward #18 Ademola Lookman (centre) celebrates scoring his team's first goal with Nigeria's forward #9 Victor Osimhen (right) during their Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2024 round of 16 match against Cameroon at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan on January 27, 2024.
Agence France-Presse is an international news agency headquartered in Paris, France.
What you need to know:
Peseiro has stressed that the priority for his team has been to make sure they don't concede goals, and they stood firm despite having goalkeeper Stanley Nwabili stretchered off late on.
Aboubakar's introduction for Cameroon changed nothing, and Nigeria got the killer second just before the game moved into 10 minutes of injury time.
Calvin Bassey crossed low from the left and London-born Lookman applied the finish.
