As the Super Eagles advance to the AFCON final, Bukayo Saka, Dominic Solanke, and other players of Nigerian heritage extend their congratulations.

Bukayo Saka of Arsenal shared a photo on his Instagram account of himself supporting the Nigerian Super Eagles during the penalty shootout in their semi-final encounter against Bafana Bafana.

                                                                                                 Fikayo Tomori

Joshua Zirkzee, a striker for Bayern Munich on loan who represents the Netherlands but whose mother is from Nigeria, as well as Manuel Akanji of Manchester City, and Noni Madueke, an England U-23 international, were also supported.

Dominic Solanke, a former player for Liverpool and currently playing for Bournemouth, also took part in the festivities. Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori, two former Chelsea players, pushed the Super Eagles to defeat Ivory Coast in the championship game.

Nigeria scored four of their five spot penalties in the penalty shootout, with Stanley Nwabali emerging as the winner. After stopping two spot kicks to advance Nigeria to the championship, the Chippa United goalie made history.

Following the Super Eagles' valiant victory against South Africa in the AFCON 2023 semi-final, several footballers of Nigerian ancestry have applauded the team.

The AFCON 2023 tournament final between Nigeria and Ivory Coast will take place at the Stade Olympique Allasane Ouattara on Sunday.

William Troost-Ekong, the team captain, broke the scoreless draw in the second half. Following Teboho Mokoena's foul on Victor Osimhen, Jose Peseiro's team was awarded a penalty, which Ekong converted. Mokoena then scored at the other end following a foul by Alhassan Yusuf of Nigeria, which resulted in a penalty for Hugo Broos's team.