to an unexpcted 1 1 draw by equitorial guinea, ranked 88th in the world, in their group a fixture. nigeria s bid for a fourth afcon title was off to a shocking start as they fell behind in the 36th minute, with ivan salvador being allowed ample time and space for the opener. but they responded immediately, with the african player of the year victor 0simhen making it i i just two minutes later. nigeria went on to register 12 off target attempts in the match, including this miss from 0simhen, which left the fans unhappy and in disbelief. the scoreline remained undisturbed and it s back to the drawing board for the super eagles. another big tournament featuring premier leaue stars the asian cup is taking place. and tournament favourites japan came back from an early scare. they beat vietnam 4 2 in their group d opener. underdogs vietnam took a 2 1 first half lead, when pham tuan hai took advantage of a mistake byjapanese