Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers

Nigeria Under-23 lose 2-0 to DR Congo in first leg of qualifying tie

Kora W Goal editorial team14 November 2026 at 03:101 Minute

Image accompanying the source article: U23 AFCONQ: DR Congo defeat Nigeria 2-0 in first leg

Nigeria Under-23 lost 2-0 away to DR Congo in the first leg of the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifiers and must make up the two-goal deficit in the return match to keep their bid to qualify alive, BSNSports.com.ng reported.

DR Congo took the lead in the 20th minute, then extended it with a free kick in the 40th minute. Nigeria had missed chances early in the match and was also forced to replace Zadok in the 30th minute because of an injury.

Nigeria tried to score after the break but failed to find the net before the end of the match.