{"id":233272,"date":"2024-01-23T06:02:38","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T03:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kahawatungu.com\/?p=233272"},"modified":"2024-01-23T06:02:38","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T03:02:38","slug":"nigeria-clinches-afcon-knockout-spot-with-1-0-victory-over-guinea-bissau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kahawatungu.com\/nigeria-clinches-afcon-knockout-spot-with-1-0-victory-over-guinea-bissau\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria Clinches AFCON Knockout Spot with 1-0 Victory Over Guinea Bissau"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A pivotal own-goal by Opa Sangant\u00e9 secured Nigeria&#8217;s advancement to the knockout stages of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CAF_Online\">Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)<\/a> in a hard-fought 1-0 triumph against Guinea Bissau, who were aiming for their first-ever victory in the tournament.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">Ft in Abidjan. Guinea Bissau 0-1 Nigeria <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SoarSuperEagles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SoarSuperEagles<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/letsdoitagain?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#letsdoitagain<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9Mb5SAFkX6\">pic.twitter.com\/9Mb5SAFkX6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddec Super Eagles (@NGSuperEagles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NGSuperEagles\/status\/1749509987834225147?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite being already eliminated, Guinea-Bissau, known as the Djurtus, exhibited remarkable resilience, preventing Victor Osimhen and the Nigerian squad from making any breakthroughs in the early stages. The Djurtus even posed a threat themselves but suffered a setback when Sangant\u00e9 accidentally redirected a clearance into his own net, giving Nigeria an unexpected lead. With a spot in the knockout stages on the line, Jos\u00e9 Peseiro\u2019s team entered halftime with a comfortable one-goal advantage, and Osimhen narrowly missed an opportunity to extend the lead with a header just before the break.<\/p>\n<p>The second half witnessed a back-and-forth battle, with both teams aggressively pursuing scoring opportunities. Nigeria believed they had doubled their lead, but a handball call during the buildup negated Osimhen&#8217;s apparent tap-in goal. Despite Osimhen missing another crucial header, Nigeria clung to their one-goal lead, while Guinea-Bissau harbored hopes of salvaging at least a draw.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kahawatungu.com\/egypt-secures-afcon-knockout-berth-in-dramatic-2-2-draw-against-cape-verde\/\">Egypt Secures AFCON Knockout Berth in Dramatic 2-2 Draw Against Cape Verde<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The tension escalated as both teams had goals disallowed \u2013 Franculino for offside for Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria facing a similar fate. In the end, the Super Eagles secured victory in their 100th AFCON appearance, solidifying a second-place finish in Group A behind leaders Equatorial Guinea. On the other hand, Guinea-Bissau exited the competition without a win for the fourth consecutive time, marking a streak of 12 winless games.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s triumph sets the stage for their journey into the AFCON knockout stages, while Guinea-Bissau faces disappointment in their quest for a maiden tournament win. The Djurtus, despite their spirited performance, bow out of the competition with a challenging record of 12 consecutive games without a victory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pivotal own-goal by Opa Sangant\u00e9 secured Nigeria&#8217;s advancement to the knockout stages of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in a hard-fought 1-0 triumph against Guinea Bissau, who were aiming for their first-ever victory in the tournament. Ft in Abidjan. Guinea Bissau 0-1 Nigeria #SoarSuperEagles #letsdoitagain pic.twitter.com\/9Mb5SAFkX6 &mdash; \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddec Super Eagles (@NGSuperEagles) January 22,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":138,"featured_media":233273,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[180479,61],"tags":[170100,169203,1892],"class_list":{"0":"post-233272","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-afcon","8":"category-sports","9":"tag-afcon-2023","10":"tag-guinea-bissau","11":"tag-nigeria"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v20.6 (Yoast SEO v21.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Nigeria Clinches AFCON Knockout Spot with 1-0 Victory Over Guinea Bissau<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"KahawaTungu Nigeria Clinches AFCON Knockout Spot with 1-0 Victory Over Guinea Bissau Nigeria vs Guinea Bissau\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kahawatungu.com\/nigeria-clinches-afcon-knockout-spot-with-1-0-victory-over-guinea-bissau\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nigeria Clinches AFCON Knockout Spot with 1-0 Victory Over Guinea Bissau\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"KahawaTungu Nigeria Clinches AFCON Knockout Spot with 1-0 Victory Over Guinea Bissau Nigeria vs Guinea Bissau\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/kahawatungu.com\/nigeria-clinches-afcon-knockout-spot-with-1-0-victory-over-guinea-bissau\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"KahawaTungu\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KahawaTungu\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-01-23T03:02:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/kahawatungu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/7aa83fdc-23c9-493c-a912-7e2bc4bb7473.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"740\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"416\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"KahawaTungu Editor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Kahawatungu\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Kahawatungu\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"KahawaTungu Editor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kahawatungu.com\/nigeria-clinches-afcon-knockout-spot-with-1-0-victory-over-guinea-bissau\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/kahawatungu.com\/nigeria-clinches-afcon-knockout-spot-with-1-0-victory-over-guinea-bissau\/\",\"name\":\"Nigeria Clinches AFCON Knockout Spot with 1-0 Victory Over Guinea Bissau\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kahawatungu.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-01-23T03:02:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-01-23T03:02:38+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kahawatungu.com\/#\/schema\/person\/bbe0506e3c95f8287907ffbba4047da4\"},\"description\":\"KahawaTungu Nigeria Clinches AFCON Knockout Spot with 1-0 Victory Over Guinea Bissau Nigeria vs Guinea Bissau\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kahawatungu.com\/nigeria-clinches-afcon-knockout-spot-with-1-0-victory-over-guinea-bissau\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/kahawatungu.com\/nigeria-clinches-afcon-knockout-spot-with-1-0-victory-over-guinea-bissau\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kahawatungu.com\/nigeria-clinches-afcon-knockout-spot-with-1-0-victory-over-guinea-bissau\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/kahawatungu.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Nigeria Clinches AFCON Knockout Spot with 1-0 Victory Over Guinea Bissau\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kahawatungu.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/kahawatungu.com\/\",\"name\":\"KahawaTungu\",\"description\":\"Bitter! 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