Nigeria’s Super Eagles won all nine points available in Group D with a dominant performance on Wednesday, defeating Guinea Bissau 2-0.
Austin Eguavoen, who was also in charge when the Super Eagles won all of their group games in 2006, had a record-tying match.
After a scoreless first half, Sodiq Umar scored in the 56th minute to make up for his poor performance in the first half.
The arrival of Moses Simon boosted the intensity of Nigeria’s attack, resulting in the second goal.
After beating three defenders, the Nantes forward’s strike hit the crossbar and fell into the path of Troost-Ekong, who tapped into the empty net.
Despite the fact that it was initially deemed as offside, after consulting with the VAR, the decision was reversed.
Umar and Ekong’s goals mean that all six goals scored by the Super Eagles have come from six different players.
Egypt also qualified from the group with a 1-0 win over Sudan.
Nigeria will remain at Garoua for their round of 16 tie as group winners.
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