Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

FULL TIME
Gabon LLLWL 2
–
Niger LDDLW 0
  • Rody Effaghe 53'
  • Denis Bouanga 77'
Stade de Franceville

Last five matches

DateOppResultCompetition
9/25/26 @ Morocco L 0-2 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying
3/30/26 @ Trinidad and Tobago W 2-2 Pens 3-2 International Friendly
3/27/26 @ Uzbekistan L 1-3 International Friendly
12/31/25 vs Ivory Coast L 2-3 Africa Cup of Nations
12/28/25 vs Mozambique L 2-3 Africa Cup of Nations
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Team Stats

NIG GAB
15
Fouls
20
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
1
41.4
Possession
58.6
10
SHOTS
6
1
ON GOAL
3
10
On Target %
50
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
259
Accurate Passes
388
325
Passes
468
80
Pass Completion %
80
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0
Cross %
0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0
Long Balls %
0
1
Blocked Shots
1
5
Effective Tackles
17
9
Tackles
19
60
Tackle %
90
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
20
Clearances
17

Head to Head

GAB leads series 2-1-2

GAB Last 5 matchups NIG
  1. 2 2012 African Nations Cup FT 2012-01-23 @ GAB 0
  2. 0 2014 World Cup Qualifying - CAF FT 2012-06-03 @ NIG 0
  3. 1 2014 World Cup Qualifying - CAF FT 2013-06-15 @ GAB 1
  4. 3 2022 International Friendly FT 2022-11-20 @ GAB 1
  5. 3 2025 International Friendly FT 2025-06-06 @ NIG 4

Lineups

Confirmed

GAB · 4-4-2

  1. Jean-Noël AmonomeG11
  2. Urie-Michel MboulaCD-L61
  3. Alex MoussoundaCD-R4
  4. Jacques EkomieLB19
  5. Jérémy OyonoRB21
  6. Didier N'DongCM-L22
  7. André Biyogo PokoCM-R17
  8. Denis BouangaLM20214
  9. Guélor KangaRM121
  10. Shavy BabickaCF-L10
  11. Rody EffagheCF-R11111

Substitutes

  1. Jonathan Do MarcolinoSUB24
  2. André-Jordy EllaSUB25
  3. Teddy AverlantSUB7
  4. Anthony OyonoSUB3
  5. Edlin MatoutiSUB15
  6. François BekaleSUB16
  7. Clench LoufilouSUB8
  8. Lukas MounguenouSUB23
  9. Patrick Orphe M'BinaSUB14
  10. Henrick Do MarcolinoSUB13
  11. Chris ObiangSUB2

NIG · 4-4-1-1

  1. Mahamadou Tanja DjiboG221
  2. Oumar SakoCD-L31
  3. Mohamed AbdouramaneCD-R13
  4. Rahim AlhassaneLB22
  5. Aboubacar CamaraRB241
  6. Mohamed Ali CamaraCM-L141
  7. Youssouf Alio OumarouCM-R61
  8. Amadou MoutariLM20
  9. Kairou AmoustaphaRM9
  10. Daniel SosahF713
  11. Ousseini Soumaila BadamassiRCF12

Substitutes

  1. Mamane SaboSUB5
  2. Hamza Aboubacar IssaSUB23
  3. Hassane AdamouSUB19
  4. Ibrahim Sani HalliruSUB4
  5. Harouna IbrahimSUB17
  6. Amadou SaboSUB8
  7. Victorien AdebayorSUB101
  8. Issiaka KantaSUB1
  9. Abiboulaye HainikoyeSUB16
  10. Yacouba MagagiSUB18
  11. Mohamed Djibo WonkoyeSUB11
  12. Abraham AdamouSUB15

AFCON Qualifying News

All news
ESPN Leonard Solms Bafana boss Pitso Mosimane's latest South Africa squad shows favouritism fears were unfounded Mosimane has made several changes from his first preliminary squad, which he announced almost immediately after taking charge at the beginning of September. Video CAS General Secretary promises AFCON final verdict 'as soon as possible' CAS General Secretary promises AFCON final verdict 'as soon as possible' ESPN Ed Dove AFCON qualifiers - Renard returns, Ghana unravel, and Nigeria make unwanted history The opening rounds of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying - and the international friendlies that followed - have left many of the continent's established contenders with plenty of areas to improve. ESPN Colin Udoh Al Ittihad's George Ilenikhena wants debut Nigeria goal to be 'first of many' George Ilenikhena hopes his first goal for Nigeria will be the first of many, after marking his senior international debut with a goal in the Super Eagles' 2-1 win over Madagascar in their opening 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.