Nigeria, Jan. 8 -- Nigeria's push for a place in the Africa Cup of Nations semi finals will rest heavily on the firepower of Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman when the Super Eagles face Algeria in Saturday's quarter-final in Morocco.



Both forwards have been central to Nigeria's impressive run, scoring three goals each as the Super Eagles sit top of the tournament scoring chart with 12 goals. Their next task is to breach the defence marshalled by Algeria goalkeeper Luca Zidane, the only first choice shot stopper left in the competition yet to concede a goal.



Zidane has kept clean sheets against Sudan, Burkina Faso and DR Congo, emerging as a key figure in Algeria's revival under coach Vladimir Petkovic. Born in France and son of f...