Nigeria won 2-0 on Saturday January 27 at Abidjan’s Stade Félix Houphoüet-Boigny against Cameroon, who never managed to turn the game around.
A double from Lookman sent Nigeria straight into the quarter-finals.
Even the introduction of Vincent Aboubakar in the 75th minute for his first minutes of action in this AFCON, as he returned from injury, did nothing to change the scenario.
The Indomitable Lions star striker was no more effective than his team-mates.
After a very complicated group phase, Cameroon were not completely cured and fell, as they will do in 2019 in Egypt, to the realism of the Super Eagles, led by a Victor Osimhen at his best.