Three time African champions, the Super Eagles of Nigeria came from behind to defeat Cameroon 3-2 in a pulsating 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) round of 16 game played at the Alexandria Stadium on Saturday.
The defending champions of the AFCON tournament went ahead during the first half following Christian N’jie and Stephane Bahoken quick-fire goals which cancelled out Ighalo early opener for Nigeria.
Nigeria however, would relent as Ighalo grabbed his brace and Alex Iwobi scored the winner just three minutes later to see the Super Eagles edge the Cameroonians into the the next round of the tournament.
Watch below all five goals scored in the 3-2 thriller…
1. ODION IGHALO – 19′ (NIGERIA 1-0 Cameroon)
"It's Odion Ighalooooooooooooo!"
The goal poacher finds the ball at his feet and fires home from close range, via deflection, to give the #SuperEagles the lead over Cameroon after 20 minutes.#AFCON2019 pic.twitter.com/sYpaNaQzCg
— SuperSport ⚽️? (@SuperSportTV) July 6, 2019
2. STEPHEN BAHOKEN – 41′ (Nigeria 1-1 CAMEROON)
3. CHRISTIAN N’JIE – 44′ (Nigeria 1-2 CAMEROON)
"It's Clinton Njiééééééééééééééééé"
What a five minutes for the #IndomitableLions who equalized through Stéphane Bahoken and then Clinton Njié's pace saw him get in behind to fire Cameroon into a 2-1 lead over Nigeria just before half-time!#AFCON2019 pic.twitter.com/BJ7Xc3kpMQ
— SuperSport ⚽️? (@SuperSportTV) July 6, 2019
4. ODION IGHALO – 63′ (NIGERIA 2-2 Cameroon)
Ighalo's second goal for Nigeria #NGACMR pic.twitter.com/Bp3kwo2zIu
— #NFFCSHOW #FANSWEYSABI #football (@NFFCshow) July 6, 2019
5. ALEX IWOBI 66′ (NIGERIA 3-2 Cameroon)
"Ighalo's through, Iwobiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii"
What a game we are witnessing with the #SuperEagles scoring twice in the space of three minutes to retake the lead against Cameroon. Alex Iwobi's first AFCON goal makes it 3-2 with 25 minutes left!#AFCON2019 pic.twitter.com/DxeFPMiSJ9
— SuperSport ⚽️? (@SuperSportTV) July 6, 2019
The Super Eagles now face the winner of the game between South Africa and Egypt in the quarter finals next Wednesday.