Nigeria beat Algeria 2-0 at AFCON 2025 as Riyad Mahrez’s pre-match comments resurface online after the Super Eagles’ dominant quarterfinal win in Morocco.

Nigeria’s second goal was born from another Iwobi “pre-assist”. His through-ball to Osimhen carried enough pace to break Algeria’s lines, but it was not so heavy as to make the chance difficult for the striker. Osimhen could have taken the chance himself, but unselfishly squared it to Adams, who rounded the goalkeeper to score.