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Nigeria vs Angola: Lookman Leads Eagles to Remix Asake’s Lonely At the Top for AFCON Quarterfinals
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Nigeria vs Angola: Lookman Leads Eagles to Remix Asake’s Lonely At the Top for AFCON Quarterfinals

by  Chinasa Afigbo 2 min read
  • The Nigerian Super Eagles team is brimming with fire as they gear up for their quarterfinal clash against Palancas Negras of Angola
  • A delightful video captured the team displaying their readiness through Asake's popular hit song "Lonely At the Top"
  • Ademola Lookman orchestrated the heartwarming moment as his teammates sang about the 2023 AFCON being the only thing they cared about

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The Nigerian Super Eagles team is charged up as they prepare for their quarterfinals against Palancas Negras of Angola.

A sweet video captured the football stars joyfully singing Asake's popular hit song, Lonely At The Top.

Super Eagles prepare for Angola
Super Eagles remix Asake’s Lonely against Angola. Credit: @ng_supereagles, @faf_angola
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Ademola Lookman was seen leading the moment as his colleagues sang that the 2023 AFCON tournament was all they had on their minds.

The highly anticipated match will take place at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan.

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The Super Eagles have already overcome Cote d'Ivoire and Cameroon in the competition.

Lookman and the team seem ready to go all out to beat the Pedro Goncalves side.

See the video below:

Reactions trail Super Eagles singing to Asake's song

Legit.ng compiled the reactions below:

officialyungwillis:

"Football and music is what is keeping Nigeria going."

zevigins:

"The only thing that unites Nigerians is FOOTBALL ⚽️ but when elections come we opens the evil doors of tribalism ethnicism, religionism and traditionalism."

mr.2kay:

"Nigerians are just some happy set people God created. Ghanaians just have to love us too much."

chukwunenye_o:

"Imagine you were Asake. I mean, how BIG the smile on your face would be. Success is sweet, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Chase your dreams with everything in you."

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aniekemefinbar:

'"Amid the trouble, these boys are giving us something to smile about."

AFCON: Peseiro gives update on Nwabali's injury

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the head coach of the Super Eagles, Jose Peseiro, gave an update on the injured Super Eagles goalie, Stanley Nwabali.

He said Nwabali underwent scans for a potential knee injury following the AFCON round of 16 tie against Cameroon.

Despite this, Peseiro expressed his desire to have Nwabali as the goalkeeper for the upcoming quarterfinal clash against Angola.

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Authors:
Chinasa Afigbo avatar

Chinasa Afigbo (Editor) Chinasa Afigbo is a pop culture/music journalist and content writer with over four years of experience in other mainstream media organisations, including Vanguard Media and Guardian Life. She holds a degree in Information Management Technology from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO). She also moved on to pursue courses in writing & media communications. Chinasa has also been published in other Intl journals, like The African Report. Reach her at: chinasa.afigbo@corp.legit.ng.

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