Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Saturday sealed a smooth passage to the semi-finals with a dominant 2–0 win over Algeria in the ongoing 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
Nigeria took charge after a cagey, scoreless first half, and Victor Osimhen opened the scoring shortly after the restart with a towering header from a pinpoint Bruno Onyemaechi delivery.
Minutes later, Akor Adams stretched the advantage, completing a slick attacking move that shifted the momentum firmly in favour of the Super Eagles and extinguished Algerian hopes of a fightback.
The West Africans impressed with confident ball control, relentless pressure, and sharper finishing across the pitch.
Algeria — who had reached the quarter-finals after a draining extra-time victory in the Round of 16 — struggled to create clear opportunities, repeatedly stifled by Nigeria’s well-organised back line.
The result confirms Nigeria’s place in the AFCON semi-finals, where they await the winner of the Morocco tie or whichever side emerges from the remaining quarter-final fixture as the race for continental glory tightens.
