{"id":137043,"date":"2022-01-19T22:22:20","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T21:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=137043"},"modified":"2022-01-19T22:22:20","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T21:22:20","slug":"afcon-2021-umar-ekong-score-as-nigeria-beat-guinea-bissau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/01\/19\/afcon-2021-umar-ekong-score-as-nigeria-beat-guinea-bissau\/","title":{"rendered":"AFCON 2021: Umar, Ekong score as Nigeria beat Guinea Bissau"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria defeated Guinea Bissau 2-0 in their Group D encounter at the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday in Garoua, Cameroon.<\/p>\n<p>William Troost-Ekong scored Nigeria\u2019s second goal against Guinea Bissau after a sensational dribble by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/01\/19\/rohr-reveals-super-eagles-player-some-people-didnt-want-in-the-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moses Simon<\/a> in the 75th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Simon\u2019s shot hit the bar after he dribbled three opponents before Ekong scored from the rebound.<\/p>\n<p>Sadiq Umar scored in the 56th minute to put Nigeria ahead in the game. He scored through an assist from Kelechi Iheanacho.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams created good chances but failed to score in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>Sadiq Umar had missed what should have been the first goal of the game in the 24th minute.<\/p>\n<p>In the 15th minute, Semi Ajayi also missed a goal by nodding above the goalpost.<\/p>\n<p>With the victory, Nigeria is the only team that reached the last 16 round winning all group matches at the 33rd AFCON.<\/p>\n<p>Guinea Bissau hopes to reach the last 16 failed after losing to already qualified and top of the group Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Although they came to the tournament with many absences and technical changes, Nigeria\u2019s Super Eagles established themselves as one of the favorites with an outstanding performance in their first two matches.<\/p>\n<p>A convincing victory over Egypt, followed by another against Sudan, ensured the Super Eagles qualified as the top of the group, regardless of the outcome of Wednesday\u2019s match.<\/p>\n<p>This is the first encounter between Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria at the Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n<p>Guinea-Bissau are winless in their nine matches in the Africa Cup of Nations (D3 L5).<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria have won 12 of their last 14 Africa Cup of Nations matches (L2), including both in this year\u2019s tournament so far. 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