FCON 2020 Third-Placed Playoff

The following article provides an oversight for matches and tournaments taking place in 2020.

AFCON 2020 Third-Placed Playoff

Nigeria Gains AFCON Bronze With Four-Goal Romp

July 11, 2020

Algeria 1 Nigeria 4

 

Nigeria finished third in the 2020 AFCON with a solid 4-1 win over Algeria.

 

The Super Eagles opened the tale early with Moses Simon heading a free kick into the back of the net.

 

Ahmed Musa nearly had a second on two separate occasions. The first needed a Rais M’Bohli save, while the second, a volley, flew over the bar.

 

Instead, Simon cut back from the left wing and nailed into the top corner, doubling the lead in the ninth minute.

 

However, Youcef Brahimi had different ideas, and brought the match back to a goal.

 

Not phased, Nigeria kept attacking. Ahmed Musa caught Algeria on the counter and eased the ball into the top corner, similarly to Simon’s second goal.

 

Musa nearly had a brace, and John Obi Mikel nearly had a goal from a free kick, but Algeria kept the Nigerians at bay.

 

After the break, Algeria gave away a penalty for a handball, and Oghenekaro Etebo fooled M’Bohli enough to send him the wrong way, before he changed it and kicked to the right, which the Algerian goalkeeper could not switch enough in time and dive to his fullest.

 

Algeria tried in vain to gain a second goal, but it was too little, too late, as Nigeria rounded out third place with a 4-1 victory.