Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

FT
Nigeria DWWDL 2
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Madagascar WLWWL 1
1st2ndT
NGA112
MAD101
Godswill Akpabio International Stadium

Team Stats

MAD NGA
9
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
0
45.3
Possession
54.7
4
SHOTS
22
1
ON GOAL
4
30
On Target %
20
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
327
Accurate Passes
404
392
Passes
460
80
Pass Completion %
90
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
5
10
Effective Tackles
11
19
Tackles
17
50
Tackle %
60
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
25
Clearances
9

Match Leaders

NGA

  • Akor Adams F Total Shots 4
  • Wilfred Ndidi M Accurate Passes 58

MAD

  • Rayan Raveloson M Total Shots 2
  • Ehsan Kari D Accurate Passes 46
  • Mathieu Acapandié D Defensive Interventions 6
  • Geordan Dupire G Saves 2

Head to Head

MAD leads series 1-0

Lineups

NGA · 4-4-2

  1. 23Stanley NwabaliG
  2. 21Calvin BasseyCD-L
  3. 6Semi AjayiCD-R
  4. 3Bruno OnyemaechiLB
  5. 2Ola AinaRB
  6. 17Alex IwobiCM-L
  7. 4Wilfred NdidiCM-R
  8. 7Ademola LookmanLM
  9. 11Samuel ChukwuezeRM
  10. 22Akor AdamsCF-L
  11. 9George IlenikhenaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Chibuike NwaiwuSUB
  2. 14Isaac JamesSUB
  3. 20Raphael OnyedikaSUB
  4. 8Frank OnyekaSUB
  5. 12Bright Osayi-SamuelSUB
  6. 16Arthur OkonkwoSUB
  7. 19Taiwo AwoniyiSUB
  8. 15Moses SimonSUB
  9. 24Moses UsorSUB
  10. 1Maduka OkoyeSUB
  11. 18Emmanuel FernandezSUB
  12. 10Tolu ArokodareSUB

MAD · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Geordan DupireG
  2. 5Sandro TremouletCD-L
  3. 15Ehsan KariCD-R
  4. 3Jean-Pierre MorganLB
  5. 22Mathieu AcapandiéRB
  6. 7Rayan RavelosonAM
  7. 6Marco IlaimaharitraLM
  8. 14Clement CouturierRM
  9. 19Hakim AbdallahF
  10. 10El Hadary RaheriniainaAM-L
  11. 11Ryan PontiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Warren CaddySUB
  2. 12Bono RabeariveloSUB
  3. 13Nicolas FontaineSUB
  4. 16Zakanirina RakotoasimbolaSUB
  5. 2Rado RabemananjaraSUB
  6. 20Arnaud RandrianantenainaSUB
  7. 18Roman FerberSUB
  8. 8Behaja Tsirava RandriamalalaSUB
  9. 23Sonny LaitonSUB
  10. 21Thomas FontaineSUB
  11. 4Rijaniaina RandriamanampisoaSUB
  12. 17Loic LapoussinSUB

Play by Play

  1. Yellow Card 90'+3'

    Nicolas Fontaine (Madagascar) Yellow Card at 90'+3'

    Nicolas Fontaine
  2. Substitution 87'

    Bright Osayi-Samuel (Nigeria) Substitution at 87'

    Bright Osayi-Samuel
  3. Substitution 84'

    Roman Ferber (Madagascar) Substitution at 84'

    Roman Ferber
  4. Substitution 84'

    Loic Lapoussin (Madagascar) Substitution at 84'

    Loic Lapoussin
  5. Substitution 70'

    Nicolas Fontaine (Madagascar) Substitution at 70'

    Nicolas Fontaine
  6. Substitution 70'

    Rijaniaina Randriamanampisoa (Madagascar) Substitution at 70'

    Rijaniaina Randriamanampisoa
  7. Substitution 69'

    Tolu Arokodare (Nigeria) Substitution at 69'

    Tolu Arokodare
  8. Substitution 69'

    Taiwo Awoniyi (Nigeria) Substitution at 69'

    Taiwo Awoniyi
  9. Substitution 67'

    Warren Caddy (Madagascar) Substitution at 67'

    Warren Caddy
  10. Goal 65'

    Moses Usor (Nigeria) Goal at 65'

    Moses Usor
  11. Substitution 61'

    Moses Usor (Nigeria) Substitution at 61'

    Moses Usor
  12. Substitution 61'

    Moses Simon (Nigeria) Substitution at 61'

    Moses Simon
  13. Yellow Card 57'

    Ademola Lookman (Nigeria) Yellow Card at 57'

    Ademola Lookman
  14. Goal 45'+1'

    George Ilenikhena (Nigeria) Goal at 45'+1'

    George Ilenikhena
  15. Yellow Card 36'

    Geordan Dupire (Madagascar) Yellow Card at 36'

    Geordan Dupire
  16. Goal 16'

    Ehsan Kari (Madagascar) Goal at 16'

    Ehsan Kari
  1. Yellow Card 90'+3'

    Nicolas Fontaine (Madagascar) Yellow Card at 90'+3'

    Nicolas Fontaine
  2. Substitution 87'

    Bright Osayi-Samuel (Nigeria) Substitution at 87'

    Bright Osayi-Samuel
  3. Substitution 84'

    Roman Ferber (Madagascar) Substitution at 84'

    Roman Ferber
  4. Substitution 84'

    Loic Lapoussin (Madagascar) Substitution at 84'

    Loic Lapoussin
  5. Substitution 70'

    Nicolas Fontaine (Madagascar) Substitution at 70'

    Nicolas Fontaine
  6. Substitution 70'

    Rijaniaina Randriamanampisoa (Madagascar) Substitution at 70'

    Rijaniaina Randriamanampisoa
  7. Substitution 69'

    Tolu Arokodare (Nigeria) Substitution at 69'

    Tolu Arokodare
  8. Substitution 69'

    Taiwo Awoniyi (Nigeria) Substitution at 69'

    Taiwo Awoniyi
  9. Substitution 67'

    Warren Caddy (Madagascar) Substitution at 67'

    Warren Caddy
  10. Goal 65'

    Moses Usor (Nigeria) Goal at 65'

    Moses Usor
  11. Substitution 61'

    Moses Usor (Nigeria) Substitution at 61'

    Moses Usor
  12. Substitution 61'

    Moses Simon (Nigeria) Substitution at 61'

    Moses Simon
  13. Yellow Card 57'

    Ademola Lookman (Nigeria) Yellow Card at 57'

    Ademola Lookman
  14. Goal 45'+1'

    George Ilenikhena (Nigeria) Goal at 45'+1'

    George Ilenikhena
  15. Yellow Card 36'

    Geordan Dupire (Madagascar) Yellow Card at 36'

    Geordan Dupire
  16. Goal 16'

    Ehsan Kari (Madagascar) Goal at 16'

    Ehsan Kari

AFCON Qualifying News

All news
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