Ezekiel continued his impressive performance after the break, but it was Mikel who turned provider for Nigeria’s second as he set up Aminu Umar to head home from a fine corner delivery.
That win sets up a Sao Paulo semi-final against Germany, who saw Serge Gnabry score his sixth goal of the Games in a 4-0 win against Portugal.
The 21-year-old Arsenal midfielder spent the majority of last season on loan at West Brom and has struggled to established himself under Arsene Wenger but has emerged as a shining light for Die Nationalmannschaft this summer.
Gnabry opened the scoring for Horst Hrubesch’s side, with Matthias Ginter, Davie Selke and Philipp Max also on target as the Germans thrashed Portugal with four second-half strikes to book their place in the last four.
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