{"id":10606,"date":"2022-01-15T20:19:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-15T20:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=10606"},"modified":"2022-01-15T20:19:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T20:19:00","slug":"nigeria-3-1-sudan-afcon-2022-result","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=10606","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria 3-1 Sudan AFCON 2022 Result"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0Nigeria 3-1 Sudan AFCON 2022 Result<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">By George Flood<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Nigeria vs Sudan highlights<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">GOAL! Daiyeen nets penalty after Aina foul<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">GOAL! Moses Simon strikes after the break<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10612\" src=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220115_40220-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220115_40220-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220115_40220-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220115_40220-696x457.jpg 696w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220115_40220-741x486.jpg 741w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220115_40220-639x420.jpg 639w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220115_40220.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">GOAL! Awoniyi doubles the lead before half-time<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">GOAL! Chukwueze fires the Super Eagles in front<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Super Eagles are through to the last-16 at the Africa Cup of Nations with a game to spare.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze struck after just three minutes of Saturday\u2019s clash at the Stade Roumde Adjia in Garoua to set Nigeria &#8211; who beat Egypt in a heavyweight opening fixture &#8211; on their way to a second straight win in Group D.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Taiwo Awoniyi added a second in slightly fortunate circumstances on the stroke of half-time, before Moses Simon struck straight after the interval.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Walieldin Khedr Safour Daiyeen notched Sudan\u2019s maiden goal of the tournament &#8211; and his first at international level &#8211; from the penalty spot with 20 minutes left after VAR intervened following a foul by Ola Aina.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Super Eagles are through to the last-16 at the Africa Cup of Nations with a game to spare.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10609\" src=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220115_27587-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220115_27587-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220115_27587-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220115_27587-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220115_27587-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220115_27587.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze struck after just three minutes of Saturday\u2019s clash at the Stade Roumde Adjia in Garoua to set Nigeria &#8211; who beat Egypt in a heavyweight opening fixture &#8211; on their way to a second straight win in Group D.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Taiwo Awoniyi added a second in slightly fortunate circumstances on the stroke of half-time, before Moses Simon struck straight after the interval.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Walieldin Khedr Safour Daiyeen notched Sudan\u2019s maiden goal of the tournament &#8211; and his first at international level &#8211; from the penalty spot with 20 minutes left after VAR intervened following a foul by Ola Aina.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">But that proved to be only a consolation goal as Augustine Eguavoen\u2019s side comfortably saw out their latest triumph that sees them join hosts Cameroon and Morocco in the knockout rounds.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10611\" src=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220115_59214-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220115_59214-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220115_59214-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220115_59214-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220115_59214-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220115_59214.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Hopes will be rising that Nigeria can add to their three AFCON titles, the last of which was won in South Africa in 2013.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">standard .<a href=\"http:\/\/co.uk\/\">co.uk<\/a>\u00a0football<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Nigeria 3-1 Sudan AFCON 2022 Result By George Flood Nigeria vs Sudan highlights GOAL! 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