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Super Eagles Defeat Tunisia To Qualify For AFCON 2025 Round Of 16
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The trio of Victor Osimhen, Wilfred Ndidi and Ademola Lookman has just fired Super Eagles To AFCON 2025 Round Of 16 after edging Tunisia 3–2 in a pulsating Group C encounter that tested both nerve and character on Saturday night
The Genius Media Nigeria reports that Super eagles of Nigeria secured their second victory, defeating the defending champions, tunisia, with a score of 87-66 in their second game of the tournament
The Super Eagles took control of the contest late in the first half when Victor Osimhen rose highest to power home a close-range header in the 44th minute, converting a well-weighted cross from Ademola Lookman.
Nigeria’s dominance in possession and tempo was evident long before the breakthrough, with Osimhen having an earlier effort ruled out for offside.
Nigeria emerged from the interval with renewed intensity and doubled their lead five minutes into the second half. From a perfectly delivered corner, Wilfred Ndidi thumped a bullet header past the Tunisian goalkeeper to make it 2-0, putting the Super Eagles firmly in command.
The pressure continued, and the Super Eagles struck again in the 67th minute when Lookman capped an impressive performance with a composed low finish that nestled inside the post, stretching the lead to 3–0 and seemingly putting the contest beyond reach.
Tunisia, however, refused to capitulate. The Carthage Eagles pulled one back in the 74th minute through Montassar Talbi, who headed home a free kick to reduce the deficit.
Late drama followed when VAR awarded Tunisia a penalty in the 86th minute, which Ali Abdi converted to make it 3–2 and set up a tense finale.
The Super Eagles were forced to withstand sustained pressure during seven minutes of added time, with goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali and the defence holding firm as Tunisia searched desperately for an equaliser.
The final whistle was met with relief and celebration from the Super Eagles, who secured the victory needed to confirm qualification for the knockout stage.
Egypt have become the second African country to qualify for the last 16 of the 2026 World Cup.
The Pharoahs beat Australia 4-2 on penalties after the game ended 1-1 after 120 minutes.
Emam Ashour opened the scoring in the first half, before Mohamed Hany’s own goal levelled the game in the 55th minute.
It’s a first ever World Cup knockout win for Egypt and they will face either Argentina or Cape Verde next.
Morocco were the first African team to progress into the Round of 16 and they will take on co-hosts Canada.
Six countries from the continent have already been eliminated.
FIFA is considering switching the 2026 World Cup last-16 match between co-hosts Mexico and Egypt to a 7pm BST kick-off time on Sunday, due to thunderstorms in Mexico City.
The game, which will be played at the Azteca Stadium, was initially scheduled to start 6pm local time on Sunday (1am BST on Monday).
Latin America broadcaster Claro Sports reports that due to forecasts of heavy thunderstorms and rain in the area, the match has been moved to an earlier time.
Andres Vaca, a commentator for Mexico’s official World Cup broadcaster TUDN, has also announced that the kick-off time for Mexico vs England has moved to the earlier time.
FIFA has yet to officially confirm the switch.
Former Liverpool F.C. manager Jürgen Klopp is set to become the new head coach of the Germany national football team after indicating his willingness to take over following the departure of Julian Nagelsmann.
The German Football Association confirmed on Friday that it has begun the process of appointing a new coach after parting ways with Nagelsmann in the aftermath of Germany’s disappointing 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign. The federation said discussions with Klopp would commence after he signalled his readiness in principle to accept the role.
In a statement, the DFB said it would now seek talks with Klopp regarding the vacant position following Nagelsmann’s departure.
Nagelsmann stepped down after Germany’s shock elimination by Paraguay in the Round of 32, bringing an end to his tenure as national team coach. The decision followed discussions with DFB officials after the team’s early World Cup exit.
Klopp has been out of frontline coaching since leaving Liverpool at the end of the 2023/24 season after nearly nine years in charge, during which he guided the club to both the Premier League and UEFA Champions League titles.
The 59-year-old is currently serving as Red Bull’s Head of Global Football. However, reports indicate that he has a verbal agreement that would allow him to leave the role should he accept the opportunity to coach Germany.
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