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Afcon 2019: GT Bank Moment of the Match - Nigeria v Burundi

Nigeria beat Burundi 1-0 at the Alexandria Stadium in their opening Afcon group game in Egypt.

The game seemed to be tending toward a frustrating stalemate for the favourites, before Super Eagles star Ola Aina delivered the moment of magic which was required to open up such a close game.

Running down the left side of the attack in the 77th minute, Aina cut inside and produced the unexpected, instead of continuing with the ball in the right direction, his body shifted to the right but he backheeled the ball to the left through the Burundi defenders.