The 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, postponed from last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, is underway in Cameroon. Everton's only participant, Alex Iwobi, is a member of the Nigeria squad.

Nigeria top Group D with three straight wins, and advance to the Round of 16, where they will play one of the 3rd-place qualifiers to be decided by the last two group games on Thursday 20 January.