Nigeria’s second goal was born from another Iwobi “pre-assist”. His through-ball to Osimhen carried enough pace to break Algeria’s lines, but it was not so heavy as to make the chance difficult for the striker. Osimhen could have taken the chance himself, but unselfishly squared it to Adams, who rounded the goalkeeper to score.

Nigeria will be without captain Wilfred Ndidi for its Africa Cup of Nations semi final against hosts Morocco after the midfielder picked up his second yellow card of the tournament, triggering a one match suspension under competition rules,

There is every reason for Morocco’s Atlas Lions to enter into panic mode as they countenance confrontation with the very efficient Nigeria machine in the last-four of the ongoing 35th Africa Cup of Nations finals.

Eric Chelle, head coach of Super Eagles, has stated that the best team will win when Nigeria tackle Morocco in the AFCON semi-final tie on Wednesday.

Sports Mole looks at everything you need to know about how to watch the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final between Nigeria and Morocco, including TV and streaming options.

Having got all eight of his Last 16 predictions correct, Ed Dove is far less confident ahead of the quarters, and expects cagey contests, tense finales, and tears aplenty as giants of Africa are set to fall by the wayside.

Morocco head coach, Walid Regragui, has said a semi-final clash with Algeria at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, will be a "beautiful" encounter. Regragui

Nigeria claimed a comfortable 2-0 win against Algeria today to secure a spot in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-finals for the 16th time, courtesy of goals from Victor Osimhen and Akor