Nigeria beat Guinea to book place in next round of Cup of Nations

Soccer Football - Africa Cup of Nations 2019 - Group B - Nigeria v Guinea - Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt - June 26, 2019 Guinea's Ibrahim Kone and team mates look dejected after conceding their first goal REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Nigeria became the first side to advance to the knockout stage of the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday as they beat Guinea 1-0, having taken more than an hour to break the deadlock for the second straight match.

Nigeria centre back Kenneth Omeruo scored the only goal of the game after 73 minutes, rising unchallenged to head home a corner from Moses Simon at the Alexandria Stadium.