Tolu Arokodare, wearing a white Nigeria shirt with a black number 10 on the chest, is seen during a football match with a crowd out of focus in the distanceImage source, Getty Images
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Tolu Arokodare has scored 13 goals in 17 appearances this season after joining Ajax on loan from Wolves

ByRob StevensBBC Sport Africa
  • Published15 minutes ago

Tolu Arokodare was the hero as Nigeria boosted their hopes of reaching the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) with a 3-1 home win over tournament co-hosts Tanzania.

With the East Africans already assured of a spot at the finals, the Super Eagles are battling for the one qualification spot available in Group L and have little margin for error after losing 3-0 in Guinea-Bissau in September.