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BREAKING: Nigeria Qualify For AFCON Quarter Final, Beat Cameroon 3-2

The Super Eagles of Nigeria are through to the quarter finals of the Africa Cup of Nations holding in Egypt.

The three-time AFCON Champions defeated the defending champions 3-2 in a tension soaked 90 minutes game

China-based forward Odion Ighalo opened the scoreline for the Eagles in the 20th minutes but the Cameroonians doubled the scorelines in the 41st and 43rd minutes to lead the match in the first 45th minutes.

The Eagles returned to the second half with more determination and equalised in the 63rd minutes through a brilliant goal from Odion Ighalo.

Alex Iwobi made it the third goal for the Eagles at the 65th  minutes, less than three minutes after their second goal.

With this win, the Eagles have booked  their place in the quarter finals of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

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