Nigeria’s Super Eagles kept their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations hopes on track with a 3-1 win over Tanzania on Friday, November 13, at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo.
Alhassan Yusuf put the hosts ahead early, but Tanzania, co-hosts of the 2027 tournament, levelled through Alphonce Msanga in the 32nd minute. The Super Eagles had to wait until the second half to take control, when a change from the bench turned the game, beIN Sports reported. Tolu Arokodare scored twice to seal the points (Legit.ng).
The win was badly needed after a 3-0 defeat away to Guinea-Bissau in the previous round (allAfrica). It moves Eric Chelle’s side to second in Group L, one point behind Guinea-Bissau, who were held 1-1 by Madagascar (Legit.ng). The return leg is on Tuesday, November 17, at the Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar, kicking off at 2 p.m. WAT (Afrik-Foot).
Around the continent
- Ghana 2-0 Somalia: the four-time champions ended a 37-month winless run in AFCON qualifiers with victory in Essipong on Thursday (NAMPA/AFP).
- Morocco 5-1 Niger: Achraf Hakimi scored twice in Casablanca, with Zabiri, En-Nesyri and Oufkir also on target (NAMPA/AFP).
- Egypt 5-0 Malawi: Omar Marmoush and Mohamed Salah were among the scorers in Cairo, Salah netting twice late on (NAMPA/AFP).
- Gabon 2-0 Lesotho: Denis Bouanga scored both goals in Franceville (NAMPA/AFP).
- Senegal 4-1 Sudan: the Lions came from 1-1 at half-time in Dakar, with debutant Pathé Mboup scoring with his first touch (Pan African News Media).
- DR Congo 3-1 Sierra Leone: the Leopards kept their perfect qualifying record (Pan African News Media).
Teams play two matches between November 12 and 17 in this fourth window, which could reveal the first clear trends before the final two matchdays (Sport News Africa).
Flamingos still flying
The week’s results come days after Nigeria’s Flamingos made history in Morocco, beating Japan 2-1 in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup final on November 7. Goals from Awawu Bashiru (39th minute) and Oluebube Umejiaku (47th) made Nigeria the first African team to win the tournament and the first African women’s team to win a FIFA World Cup at any level (Channels TV). Nigeria is also now the first African country to win the U-17 World Cup in both the men’s and women’s categories (Pulse Ghana).
