AFCON 2025: Man Reacts after Super Eagles Thrashed Mozambique, Names Best Player of Tournament

AFCON 2025: Man Reacts after Super Eagles Thrashed Mozambique, Names Best Player of Tournament

  • A Nigerian man grabbed many people’s attention on social media as he reacted to the AFCON 2025 match between the Super Eagles and Mozambique
  • He mentioned the name of a player he considered the best due to the individual’s performance in the recently concluded game
  • Several other individuals who watched the match took to the comment section of the post to share their thoughts

Just hours after the Super Eagles delivered an exciting 4-0 victory over Mozambique in the AFCON 2025 Round of 16, a man has named the best player of the match.

The individual shared his opinion online following the game and offered prayers for the players.

Fan shares opinion on AFCON’s top performer after Nigeria’s 4-0 win
Fan names best player of AFCON 2025 after Super Eagles’ 4-0 win over Mozambique. Photo Source: Twitter/CHANGEZAHEAD, Standard Co UK, Pulse Sports Nigeria
Source: Twitter

Man mentions AFCON 2025 best player

Recall that on January 5, the Nigerian team, Super Eagles, faced Mozambique in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16.

During the match, Lookman scored around the 20th minute, Victor Osimhen netted two goals at about the 25th and 47th minutes, while Adams scored the final goal exactly in the 75th minute. The game took place at Fez Stadium.

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After Nigeria’s win, a man identified as @CHANGEZAHEAD took to social media to name one of the Super Eagles players as the best player of AFCON.

Fan praises brilliant performance in AFCON match as Nigeria dominates Mozambique
Man hails Super Eagles star as AFCON’s standout after Nigeria crushes Mozambique. Photo Source: Twitter/CHANGEZAHEAD
Source: Twitter

On his page, he wrote:

"Ademola Lookman is the best player in this AFCON so far. No player comes close to his brilliant performance."

He also shared a video in the comments showing the player he mentioned speaking after a face-off with a fellow teammate. Quoting the video, he added:

"This is a great maturity being displayed by Lookman."

Reactions as Super Eagles beat Mozambique

Legit.ng compiled some reactions below:

@kapa5 said:

"Nigeria cruises to a 4-0 victory to reach the final eight. Massive performances from Iwobi, Bassey, Chukwueze, and Onyeka. Nigeria is flying high!"

@Totinhiiio stressed:

"Lookman carrying Nigeria single-handed proves the team lacks real depth and over-relies on one foreign-based star while local leagues get ignored and talent wastes away at home."

@OmoladeAdnan added:

"Let the World know that Nigeria has qualified for the Quarter-Final. We are aiming for the AFCON Trophy under Eric Chelle."

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@LMH_Emeka stressed:

"Nigeria 🇳🇬 4:0 Mozambique. Congratulations well deserved. Hopefully they have not exhausted all their goals in this stage and will be needing more to advance in the quarterfinals."

@SporaDair_Hersy shared:

"Nigeria flying high! Four Premier League stars — Iwobi, Bassey, Chukwueze, and Onyeka — helped the Super Eagles storm into AFCON quarter-finals with a 4-" thrashing."

@dubbyofph said:

"Four EPL boys on the pitch and people still say AFCON isn’t serious If this team clicks properly, some European fans are about to learn football history the hard way."

@DonyiboOyibo noted:

"Am so proud of their performance today very solid , good bass possession and Accurate passes with top-notch finish strikes."

Read the post below:

Meanwhile, Legit.ng recently reported that Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle addressed the heated exchange between Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman during Nigeria’s 4-0 win over Mozambique in the AFCON 2025 round of 16.

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Pere Egbi defends Victor Osimhen from critics

Meanwhile, Legit.ng recently reported that former BBNaija star Pere Egbi spoke out about Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen. He said people asking for Osimhen to be dropped from the team don’t understand football.

Pere added that there is no player to replace him, and dropping Osimhen could hurt Nigeria’s chance to win the AFCON. He also reacted to claims that Chelsea didn’t sign Osimhen because of his attitude.

Proofreading by Kola Muhammed, copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng

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