Victor Osimhen scored one and assisted another as Nigeria defeated Algeria 2-0 to lead the Super Eagles into AFCON ’25 semi-final.
The lead-up to this quarter-final encounter was dominated by Osimhen’s on-field argument with teammates in the round of 16 and threat bonus payment issues, but Nigeria rose to the occasion with two second-half goals, thanks to Osimhen’s contributions.
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Nigeria overwhelmingly dominated the first half, completing over twice the number of passes made by Algeria and testing their goalkeeper and not allowing the North Africans a sight of Stanley Nwabali.
