VIDEO |AFCON 2025 Qualifiers Highlights: Nigeria vs Libya
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00:00As Libya get the match underway in the CAF, Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 25 qualifiers.
00:13Four points from their two games so far for Nigeria.
00:15They top Group D. Libya just one point from their draw with
00:23Rwanda.
00:27Pay tribute to the governor of Akwarebon State and his wife who passed away at the end of
00:36September.
00:37Nigeria coming forward now.
00:41First half chance of the match.
00:42They won the ball back again.
00:49Here's Ademola Lukman.
00:54Iwobi again.
00:56Back for Lukman again.
00:58Nice little one-two, goes down.
01:00Referee says nothing doing.
01:07Calvin Bassi straight through the middle for Iwobi.
01:10Lofts that out to Lukman.
01:11Ademola Lukman.
01:14He tried to play it, a cross goal between Agrawa and Troustekong.
01:21Keeper gets a fist to it.
01:24Shot comes back in, it's saved and then it's scooped over by Troustekong.
01:28Was Francon Yeka with the shot.
01:40And Didi.
01:48Cross deflects up.
01:49It's a lovely touch from Lukman but he can't quite get on the end of it.
01:54Ball given away.
01:56Now Nigeria have got men up.
01:58Ademola Lukman, Iwobi, Lukman.
02:05Back again to Iwobi.
02:06Just wriggles away from him.
02:11And Lukman is furious.
02:13Haven't really got a shot on goal really from it, despite being in a very strong position.
02:21Moses Simon.
02:23Lukman's in the area, it's saved and it's bounced wide.
02:28I think it came off mistake.
02:31The team have been the better side of the two on the pitch, but not a huge amount to
02:35cheer about.
02:38And that is halftime.
02:42Nigeria with more to the ball.
02:46Some good half chances.
02:51But at halftime in this Group D qualifier for the CAF Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations
02:582025, it is Nigeria nil, Libya nil.
03:15Now he's come out of the tunnel for the second half.
03:19Second half underway.
03:22Nil-nil.
03:26Only one defeat in their last 19 AFCON qualifiers for Nigeria.
03:31Libya only one win in their last 12.
03:42Calvin Bassi.
03:48Moses Simon inside for Iwobi, who goes back to Bassi.
03:55Ball down the line from Simon, and it's well kept in by Onyemaechi, and the keeper's been
04:01taken out there.
04:04Nigeria playing on, and the referee does now stop the play.
04:13Alwehishi in a collision.
04:19A bit of space to drive into, Onyemaechi stands it up, but Iwobi couldn't quite get over the
04:29ball.
04:38Nice play, but well, he does manage to keep it in.
04:42Got it down, Iwobi.
04:51Iwobi, oh, it's come all the way through.
04:56Saved again by Alwehishi.
05:00Chukwueze with another good opportunity for Nigeria, where they started creating quite
05:06a few chances.
05:14But that urgency has faded away a little bit.
05:17Lukman's won this ball back, though.
05:21Alshremi looked like he had it under control.
05:24Lukman, offside.
05:37Lukman.
05:44Onyemaechi.
05:45Draws it in low, and there it is.
05:52It's Delibeshiru.
05:59Once again, the danger came from down the left.
06:05And it's the Lazio man.
06:11Josiah Delibeshiru, who might have just nabbed the three points for Nigeria in their Africa
06:19Cup of Nations qualifying game.
06:23Nigeria won, Libya nil.
06:25It's been a long time coming.
06:30And just when Nasser Alhutairi thought they might be able to hold on, it was Moses Simon,
06:39a danger out on the left as he has been all game, made the delivery and really good positional
06:46play from Delibeshiru.
06:58Found the space and found the back of the net.
07:00We're back to the goalkeeper, Nwabali.
07:08Calmly brought down.
07:19Well won by Semih Ajayi.
07:22And Nigeria get it all the way back again to Nwabali.
07:26Calvin Bassi.
07:31Nigeria have looked very untroubled at the back.
07:38But the four minutes is up.
07:41And the game is up.
07:52And there is the anger from the Libyan team, because only four minutes of stoppage time
08:00is a surprise to them.
08:01But Nigeria won't care, because it is finished here.
08:07Nigeria won, Libya nil.
08:09A goal from Delibeshiru in the 87th minute, giving Nigeria all three points in their third
08:17match of the campaign.
08:19One point from three games.