After Fisayo Dele-Bashiru and Mohamed Salah had both seen their opening penalties saved, Akor got Nigeria on the board, and their position was immediately strengthened when Omar Marmoush was denied by Stanley Nwabali, allowing Moses Simon to make it 2-0.
Despite Ramy Rabia temporarily halving the deficit, Alex Iwobi made no mistake from 12 yards to put Nigeria on the brink of victory.
And although Mahmoud Sabar converted his spot-kick to keep the shoot-out alive, Lookman was on hand to fire home and send the large Nigerian contingent into celebration, ensuring the Super Eagles finished AFCON with something to show for their efforts.
Meanwhile, watch Ghanaians rate Daniel Laryea’s performance and predict the 2025 AFCON final.
