Already qualified Augustine Eguavoen's men made several changes across the pitch including the goalkeeper as they wanted to rest players and give some opportunities to showcase their talents.
The Nigerian national team are the only team currently finishing the group with a perfect record of three wins from three games. The only thing is they have had goals from different players but they have scored 6 goals, conceding just one.
The breakthrough in the game didn't come until the 56th minute when Umar Sadiq left footed shot from very close range found the bottom left corner with an assist from Leicester City's Kelechi Iheanacho.
Defender Troost-Ekong sealed the match in the 75th minute with from the corner kick with a right-footed shot to make it 2-0.
Egypt managed to win 1-0 against Sudan to book a spot in the Round of 16 as runner-up from Group D.
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