The match kicks off at 9pm Egypt time (8pm Nigeria time).
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From Dakar to Cotonou, the two ECOWAS members would surely be putting aside francophone and regional ties to battle for a semi-final place in the tournament.
This will increase the possibility of drama in a tournament traditionally filled with refereeing controversy but has this year been rather muted.
Segun Odegbami, an ex- international, has expressed optimism that the Super Eagles of Nigeria will win the quarter final match against the South African team in the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Egypt.
Mali dominated most of the game however and missed a flurry of chances.
He was sacked just hours after the hosts were bundled out of the tournament by South Africa in the round of 16 on Saturday in Cairo.
Emmanuel Okala, a former Green Eagles Goalkeeper, has congratulated the Super Eagles for their 3 – 2 superlative win against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon.
Mutiu Adepoju, ex international, has hailed Super Eagles win over Cameroon at the 2019 AFCON with a call on the team to be more cohesive in their next matches.
The Nigeria Nationwide League One has hailed the Super Eagles for their resilience in the tension soaked match against Cameroon in the ongoing African Cup of Nations.
The Eagles scored first through Odion Ighalo, but the Cameroonians replied with two goals to lead 2-1 at half time.
Both teams finished runner-up in their respective groups despite being rated to top, and low fire power is a constant variable in both camps with only two goals in each team’s kitty.
Nigeria will confront Cameroon in one of the Round of 16 matches of the 32nd Africa Cup of Nations finals ongoing in Egypt.
Christian Atsu has been ruled out of the rest of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations with a hamstring tear, Ghanaian team officials said on Tuesday in Suez.
Tanzania, staging a come back after 39 years absence from the competition, lost all matches in Group C to Algeria, Senegal and Kenya to crash out of the 2019 African Cup of Nations tournament.
A brace from Sadio Mane and a goal from Ismaila Sarr were all Senegal needed to beat Kenya in their Group C Day three clash on Monday.
Max Alain Gradel and Geoffroy Serey Die scored at either side of halftime for the Elephants before Namibia, who missed two early chances to take a shock lead, pulled one back when Joslyn Kamatuka pounced on a mistake by goalkeeper Sylvain Gbohou.
Captain Mbark Boussoufa scored in the last minute to hand Morocco a 1-0 win over South Africa as they took top place in Group D at the Africa Cup of Nations with a 100% record.
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State disclosed Buhari’s feelings to State House correspondents on Monday after a private meeting with the president at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Following Sunday’s shock loss to Madagascar, the 2-0 defeat meant Nigeria were forced into second place in Group B.
Egypt’s Mohamed Salah produced another moment to savour when he curled in a free-kick to set the hosts on the way to a 2-0 win over an unlucky Uganda on Sunday.