{"id":44975,"date":"2025-12-24T08:58:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T08:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=44975"},"modified":"2025-12-24T08:58:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T08:58:00","slug":"afcon-2025-nigeria-senegal-bag-wins-as-benin-stumble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/afcon-2025-nigeria-senegal-bag-wins-as-benin-stumble\/","title":{"rendered":"AFCON 2025 : Nigeria, Senegal bag wins as Benin stumble"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong>The Super Eagles of Nigeria bagged their first win of the tournament at the expense of Tanzania at the Complexe sportif de F\u00e8s<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><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<div>Semi Ajayi and Lookman\u2019s goals were enough to unsettle the East African side, with Charles M&#8217;Mombwa\u2019s consolation the take-home package for them.<\/div>\n<div>A brace from Chelsea loanee, Nicholas Jackson, and a goal from Cherif Ndiaye helped Senegal to bask a win over Botswana at an almost packed 70,000 stadium at Stade Ibn Batouta.<\/div>\n<div>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"AFCON 2025 : Morocco, South Africa stroll to win, Mali held\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/afcon-2025-morocco-south-africa-stroll-to-win-mali-held\/\">AFCON 2025 : Morocco, South Africa stroll to win, Mali held<\/a><\/div>\n<div>The Carthage Eagles of Tunisia\u00a0 blew Uganda aside with cheeky ease with by three goals to one.<\/div>\n<div>READ MORE : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/match-report-nations-fc-1-0-young-apostles\/\">Match Report \u2013 Nations FC 1-0 Young Apostles<\/a><\/div>\n<div><strong>GAME 1<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Nigeria 2-1 Tanzania<\/div>\n<div><strong>[Semi Ajayi, Lookman\u2019s &#8211; Charles M&#8217;Mombwa]<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Senegal 3-0 Botswana<\/div>\n<div><strong>[N.Jackson 2x, Cherif Ndiaye<\/strong>]<\/div>\n<div>DR Congo 1-0 Benin<\/div>\n<div><strong>[Theo Bongonda]<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Tunisia 3-1 Uganda<\/div>\n<div><strong>[Ellyes Skhiri, Elias Achouri 2x- \u00a0Denis Omedi]<\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Super Eagles of Nigeria bagged their first win of the tournament at the expense of Tanzania at the Complexe sportif de F\u00e8s. 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