Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman and Alex Iwobi starred for Nigeria.
Nigeria eased into the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations as they thumped Mozambique 4-0 in Fez.
The Tremendous Eagles had been heavy favourites for a last-16 conflict in opposition to a workforce competing within the AFCON knockout rounds for the primary time.
They usually swiftly and emphatically put any notion of an upset to mattress as a brace from Victor Osimhen, alongside objectives from Ademola Lookman and Akor Adams, secured a fourth win in as many video games at this version of the match.
Nigeria will subsequent face both Algeria or DR Congo, the workforce that ended the Tremendous Eagles’ World Cup qualification hopes, as they bid to atone considerably for that disappointment.
Nigeria ease into final eight
Osimhen had the ball within the web early on however noticed the linesman’s flag accurately raised for offside, earlier than Alex Iwobi and Semi Ajayi each went shut.
Iwobi was to the fore as Nigeria broke the impasse within the twentieth minute, taking part in in Adams down the left aspect of the field, with the Sevilla ahead then pulling again for Lookman to show residence.
5 minutes later it was 2-0. Iwobi’s pinpoint no-look cross from midfield discovered Lookman on the left, and his low cross was flicked on by Adams for Osimhen to transform a easy end.
Nigeria ended the sport as a contest two minutes into the second half, Osimhen given one other tap-in on the far put up after Lookman brilliantly labored his method down the left byline.
Lookman was the supplier as soon as extra as Nigeria added gloss to the scoreline quarter-hour from the top of regular time. The Atalanta star performed in Adams to slam residence his third worldwide objective because the Tremendous Eagles despatched a transparent message to their rivals for the title forward of the sterner check that lies in wait in Marrakech on Saturday.
