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Lookman is hero as Eagles fly into semi-final

Nigeria’s forward #18 Ademola Lookman (L) celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with Nigeria’s forward #9 Victor Osimhen during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2024 round of 16 football match between Nigeria and Cameroon at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan on January 27, 2024. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)

Ademola Lookman double fires Super Eagles past Cameroon, into AFCON 2023 quarter-finals

Ademola Lookman of Nigeria celebrates with team mates after scoring his goal ,during the Total Energies CAF Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 match between Nigeria and Cameroon at Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny on January 27, 2024 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. (Photo by AFP)

Ademola Lookman, Gelson Dala Star As Nigeria And Angola Triumph In AFCON

Ademola Lookman scored twice for Nigeria and Gelson Dala bagged a brace for Angola on Saturday to send their countries into a Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals showdown. Lookman struck after 36 minutes against Cameroon in Abidjan and clinched a 2-0 last-16 victory for the Super Eagles by finding the net again in the final minute of regular time. Dala took his goal tally to four -- one less than 34-year-old chart-topper Emilio Nsue of Equatorial Guinea -- by scoring twice before half-time in a 3-0 victory over Namibia in Bouake.