The result ensured Cape Verde and Malawi advance as two of the four best third-placed teams in the group stages, with the latter reaching the knockout rounds for the first time.
Nigeria have been slick and stylish in the matches to date and while not quite at their best in this one, coach Augustine Eguavoen was able to make eight changes with the job already done in the pool. Guinea-Bissau have now failed to score in their last seven Cup of Nations matches spanning three finals, the first time a side has gone so long without a goal. They are also waiting for their first ever win.
They rarely threatened Nigeria and the closest they came was a free kick that whistled just past the post with Nigeria goalkeeper Francis Uzoho struggling to make up the ground. There was a long Video Assistant Referee check for a potential offside on Nigeria’s second goal after 75 minutes as Ekong reacted quickest to turn the ball home, but the decision eventually went his way in what looked a tight call.
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