Nigeria defeated Guinea 1-0 to become the the first team to book their place in the knockout stages.
Nigeria and Guinea are the first teams in the tournament to play two matches.
If the referee had given a VAR assisted penalty, the game would have ended 2-. But VAR is not allowed in the group stages
In the match, Super Eagles Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr dropped team’s captain Mikel Obi from the starting lineup. Arsenal’s starlet Alex Iwobi played the number 10 role of the former Chelsea star.
Striker Ighalo also replaced Paul Onachu in the game that is ongoing in Alexandria.
Nigeria and Guinea have met 17 times in the past with the Super Eagles winning five, drawing seven and losing five.
