AFCON: Nigeria crush Mozambique to book quarter-final spot

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have advanced into the quarter final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with a comfortable 4-0 win over Mozambique in their round of 16 encounter on Monday.

It was a mismatch for Eric Chelle’s boys who silenced the Mambas thanks to Ademola Lookman’s opener, Victor Osimhen’s brace, and Akor Adams’ strike, as Nigeria became the only nation to score four goals at AFCON ‘25.

Two goals in five minutes put Nigeria in firm control as Lookman scored the opener on 20 minutes when he expertly converted Adams’ lay-off for his third goal at AFCON ‘25, with the 28-year-old finding the back of the net in every match he featured in Morocco.

Osimhen then arrived at the back post to tuck home his first from another Adams assist for 2-0 to Nigeria on 25 minutes. Both Lookman and Osimhen then combined two minutes into the second half, as the Galatasaray striker arrived at the back post to finish another team move for 3-0, claiming his second of the night, third goal in Morocco, and 34th international goal. Adams added his name to the scoresheet with a ferocious shot into the roof of the net on 75 minutes to seal Nigeria’s four-goal win. Victory is Nigeria’s fourth consecutive win at AFCON ‘25, and the first time in history the Super Eagles will achieve the feat in the competition. The win is also Nigeria’s fifth consecutive win against a Mozambique side they also defeated at AFCON 2010.

The Super Eagles await the winners of the round of 16 tie between Algeria and DR Congo in their 18th AFCON quarter final at the Marrakesh stadium on Saturday, January 10.

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