Super eagles of Nigeria get AFCON tournament underway after securing victory against Egypt

The super eagles of Nigeria claims three point over pharaohs of Egypt in the second group game of group D to stay too of the table.

The super eagles in the late hours of Tuesday beat pharaohs of Egypt in the second group game of group D at the AFCON tournament. The match which was played in garoua , Cameroon saw the super eagles been led by the interim coach Austin eguavoen but despite e this the eagles put on a good show and had to seal the game with a thirtieth minute strike from in form Leicester city striker Kelechi iheanacho who got the assist from the jersey number ten player joe Aribo.

The game was fiercely contested by the two teams but the super eagles dominated the first halves especially with Moses Simon runs , lot s of chances were missed by the team but their doggedness not to concede ensured that they went home with all three points . The super eagles will now play the Guinea Bissau in their next game on the nineteenth of this month in which they will hope to continue Their fine run as one of the favorites for this year AFCON title. Former players like Austin jayjay okocha, Joseph yobo and even current super eagles players have reacted to the win against Egypt and have pipped the team to go all out for this year trophy having won it last in 2013.