Nigeria's players have arrived home and are boycotting Tuesday's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier with Libya after being stranded at an airport for over 12 hours.
Football is full of moments of poetry - but rarely so many in one go as Ivory Coast produced to secure a football fairytale by winning AFCON against the odds on Sunday.
Ivory Coast completed one of Africa Cup of Nations' most memorable comebacks to be crowned champions of Africa for a third time as Nigeria were beaten 2-1 in Abidjan.
Stanley Nwabali saved two penalties in the decisive shootout to guide Nigeria to a 4-2 shootout victory over South Africa.
Sky Sports' Nick Wright and Pete Smith agree that several Premier League clubs will be keeping a 'close eye' on Victor Osimhen's performance in the AFCON semi-finals.
Nigeria edged past Angola 1-0, while DR Congo beat Guinea 3-1 to reach the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals.
| # | Team | Pl | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| # | Team | Pl | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 | -5 | 0 |
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