31.12.2025
Super Eagles attacking midfielder Ademola Lookman said the three-time African champions have set their sights on winning more games at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations entering the round of 16 stage in Morocco.
The Super Eagles won all their games in group C against Tanzania, Tunisia and Ugandan and they would likely face the third best finisher from group F in their next game on January 5.
Lookman who has scored two goals so far in the tournament said the team is ready for the knockout stages and the Super Eagles would be prepared to face any of the big teams they might meet on their way to the final.
“It is three games that we have won,” Lookman said in Fez.
“We want to continue to win the games as we face everybody because if you want to win the tournament, we have to face the best teams, so we are looking forward to the test ahead.”
Meanwhile, Lookman said it would be a disappointment if the AFCON moves to a four-year cycle as being proposed by CAF president Patrice Motsepe.
“The decision has been made, we can’t really change it,” Lookman said.
“It is a shame as Africans are not able to get the tournament every two years like we are used to. It is a disappointment.”
Ademola Lookman of Nigeria during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations AFCON match between Nigeria and Tanzania at the Complex Sportif de Fes in Fes, Morocco on 23 December 2025 © Nabil Ramdani/BackpagePix