Nigeria defeated the Mozambique team and confirmed their passage to the quarter-finals of the CAN.
Geny Catamo (Sporting) and Diogo Calila (Santa Clara) were starters for the Mozambique team, which could have been at a disadvantage after just two minutes, but Osimhen was in an irregular position and the move did not count. Even so, the Nigerians needed five minutes to score two goals, one from Lookman and the other from Osimhen, with two assists from Akor Adams.
Lookman and Osimhen scoring two goals in five minutes against Mozambique 🇲🇿#sporttvportugal #CANnaSPORTTV #AfricanNations Cups #Nigeria #Mozambique pic.twitter.com/cGGi7IOF7s
— sport tv (@sporttvportugal)
January 5, 2026
The scorers of the first two goals had a tense moment shortly afterwards, in a heated exchange of words that ended with heads touching and the intervention of teammates.
The atmosphere heated up between Osimhen and Lookman 😬#sporttvportugal #CANnaSPORTTV #AfricanNations Cups #Nigeria #Mozambique pic.twitter.com/HQaL7qy6RY
— sport tv (@sporttvportugal)
January 5, 2026
Nigeria’s two-goal lead remained until half-time and the second half began with Osimhen’s double, after an assist from Lookman. Despite the changes, the team led by Chiquinho Conde was unable to face the superiority of their opponent, who still gave the result a rout by Adams (75 minutes).
In this way, Mozambique falls into the “eighth” of the competition and it is likely that Rui Borges will have Geny Catamo available for the League Cup final, if he manages to get the better of V. Guimarães, this Tuesday.
