{"id":40182,"date":"2024-01-15T07:33:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T07:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=40182"},"modified":"2024-01-15T07:33:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T07:33:54","slug":"afcon-2023-osimhen-saves-nigeria-in-draw-with-equatorial-guinea-in-group-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/afcon-2023-osimhen-saves-nigeria-in-draw-with-equatorial-guinea-in-group-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"AFCON 2023: Osimhen saves Nigeria in draw with Equatorial Guinea in group opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Osimhen saves Nigeria in draw with Equatorial Guinea in group opener<\/strong><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nNigeria&#8217;s start to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations didn&#8217;t unfold as anticipated, as they faced a challenging encounter against Equatorial Guinea on Sunday afternoon in Abidjan.<\/p>\n<p>Victor Osimhen swiftly equalized, preventing Nigeria from a surprising defeat against Equatorial Guinea. The Napoli striker headed in a goal immediately after Iban Salvador&#8217;s opener for the underdog team.<\/p>\n<p>Salvador&#8217;s impressive first-half goal was the only shot on target for his side, momentarily posing a threat for a significant upset in the tournament&#8217;s second game.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:\u00a0<a title=\"Chris Hughton expresses disappointment and issues apology to Ghanaians following the defeat of the Black Stars by Cape Verde\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/chris-hughton-expresses-disappointment-and-issues-apology-to-ghanaians-following-the-defeat-of-the-black-stars-by-cape-verde\/\">Chris Hughton expresses disappointment and issues apology to Ghanaians following the defeat of the Black Stars by Cape Verde<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the second half, Jesus Owono made several crucial saves to thwart the Super Eagles, and Osimhen missed a chance after breaking free.<\/p>\n<p>The draw in the Group A match positions both teams two points behind Ivory Coast, who kicked off the tournament with a 2-0 victory over Guinea-Bissau on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Equatorial Guinea will return to the Alassane Ouattara Stadium to face Guinea-Bissau on Thursday (14:00 GMT).<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria, in their subsequent match at the same venue (17:00 GMT), will take on Ivory Coast, setting the stage for a clash between two teams widely considered strong contenders for the title.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Osimhen saves Nigeria in draw with Equatorial Guinea in group opener Nigeria&#8217;s start to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations didn&#8217;t unfold as anticipated, as they faced a challenging encounter against Equatorial Guinea on Sunday afternoon in Abidjan. Victor Osimhen swiftly equalized, preventing Nigeria from a surprising defeat against Equatorial Guinea. The Napoli striker headed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40183,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,8417],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-40182","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-african-football","8":"category-featured"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/osi-scaled.webp?fit=2560%2C1440&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-as6","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":40185,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/afcon-2023-ghana-falls-to-cape-verde-in-group-b\/","url_meta":{"origin":40182,"position":0},"title":"AFCON 2023: Ghana falls to Cape Verde in Group B","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"January 15, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The BlackStars fell to a late Gary Rodrigues goal in additional time in their opening game of the group games at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The BlackStars were in their usual slow to start as they were stunned just 17 minutes after goalkeeper, Richard Ofori parried a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AFCON 2023&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AFCON 2023","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/category\/afcon-2023\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/blackstars.jpeg?fit=1024%2C846&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/blackstars.jpeg?fit=1024%2C846&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/blackstars.jpeg?fit=1024%2C846&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/blackstars.jpeg?fit=1024%2C846&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":40190,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/afcon-2023-jordan-ayew-blames-inexperience-blackstars-squad-for-cape-verde-defeat\/","url_meta":{"origin":40182,"position":1},"title":"AFCON 2023: Jordan Ayew blames inexperience BlackStars squad for Cape Verde defeat","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"January 15, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"BlackStars forward Jordan Ayew has attributed the team's defeat to Cape Verde in the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations to the team\u2019s lack of experienced players.\u00a0 The Black Stars shockingly lost to Cape Verde by 2-1 in a game they were hotly tipped to win against all odds.\u00a0 READ\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AFCON 2023&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AFCON 2023","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/category\/afcon-2023\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/JORDAN-AYEW.jpg?fit=600%2C488&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/JORDAN-AYEW.jpg?fit=600%2C488&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/JORDAN-AYEW.jpg?fit=600%2C488&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16257,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/awcon-2018-nigeria-thrash-equatorial-guinea-progress-semis\/","url_meta":{"origin":40182,"position":2},"title":"AWCON 2018: Asisat Hattrick Helps Nigeria Thrash Equatorial Guinea","author":"Selasi Fiawoyi","date":"November 24, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"A hattrick from Nigerian forward Asisat Oshoala helped the Nigerian Super Falcons thrash Equatorial Guinea 6-0 to progress to the semis of the AWCON. After a shaky start to the tournament in a 1-0 loss to South Africa, the Super Falcons sought to amend things with a resounding 4-0 victory\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AWCON 2018&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AWCON 2018","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/category\/awcon-2018\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"A hattrick from Nigerian forward Asisat Oshoala","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Asisat-Oshoala.jpg?fit=814%2C552&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Asisat-Oshoala.jpg?fit=814%2C552&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Asisat-Oshoala.jpg?fit=814%2C552&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Asisat-Oshoala.jpg?fit=814%2C552&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":40400,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/afcon-2023-equatorial-guinea-captain-emilio-nsue-wins-puma-golden-boot-award\/","url_meta":{"origin":40182,"position":3},"title":"AFCON 2023 : Equatorial Guinea captain, Emilio Nsue wins PUMA Golden Boot award","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"February 12, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Equatorial Guinea captain, Emilio Nsue scooped the top scorer award at the just-ended TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations tournament. The tournament which came to an end on Sunday saw the host Cot\u00ea d\u2019Ivoire beat Nigeria in a fiercely contested game at the Alassane Outtara Sports Stadium in Abidjan. READ\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AFCON 2023&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AFCON 2023","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/category\/afcon-2023\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EMILIO-NSUE.jpg?fit=1200%2C926&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EMILIO-NSUE.jpg?fit=1200%2C926&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EMILIO-NSUE.jpg?fit=1200%2C926&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EMILIO-NSUE.jpg?fit=1200%2C926&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EMILIO-NSUE.jpg?fit=1200%2C926&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15570,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/womens-afcon-caf-reinstates-disqualified-equatorial-guinea\/","url_meta":{"origin":40182,"position":4},"title":"Women\u2019s Afcon: Caf reinstates disqualified Equatorial Guinea","author":"Clinton Eleto","date":"November 9, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Two-time champions Equatorial Guinea will compete in the 2018 Women\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations finals in Ghana following a Caf Appeal Board decision on Wednesday (nine days to the start of the championship).\u00a0 Kenya had taken their place after the Confederation of African Football accepted their protest over the eligibility\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;African Football&quot;","block_context":{"text":"African Football","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/category\/african-football\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Equatorial-Guinea-women-celeb.jpg?fit=800%2C532&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Equatorial-Guinea-women-celeb.jpg?fit=800%2C532&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Equatorial-Guinea-women-celeb.jpg?fit=800%2C532&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Equatorial-Guinea-women-celeb.jpg?fit=800%2C532&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":40379,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/afcon-2023-sebastien-haller-powers-cote-divoire-to-victory-over-nigeria-in-finals\/","url_meta":{"origin":40182,"position":5},"title":"AFCON 2023 : S\u00e9bastien Haller powers C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire to victory over Nigeria in finals","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"February 12, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Cote d\u2019Ivoire staged an impressive comeback to win at the expense of Nigeria at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium. The Nigerians' run to the finals saw them topping a group with 7 points, two wins against, the host and Guinea Bissau, and a draw against Equatorial Guinea.\u00a0 READ MORE: Troost- Ekong,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AFCON 2023&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AFCON 2023","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/category\/afcon-2023\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/seb-haller-1-300x218.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/seb-haller-1-300x218.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/seb-haller-1-300x218.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40182"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40184,"href":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40182\/revisions\/40184"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}