The Super Eagles secured their first win in the African Nations Championship after beating their southern Africans opponents in a six-goal thriller
A brace from Rabiu Ali and one goal each from Ifeanyi Ede and substitute Barnabas Imenger were all  Stephen Keshi's men needed to brush aside Joao Chisano's team on a night of exciting football artistry.
Nigeria will now face hosts South Africa in a make or break game on Sunday. Bafana Bafana had earlier in the day played out a 1-1 draw against Les Aigles of Mali.