Africa Cup of Nations

FT Saturday, June 22, 2019
Burundi DWDDL 0
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Nigeria DWWDL 1
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Alexandria Stadium · 3,192 att.

Match Report

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Nigeria need late Ighalo goal to beat Burundi

Nigeria needed a late goal from substitute Odion Ighalo to claim a 1-0 win over a brave Burundi side playing their first-ever AFCON match.

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Team Stats

22
Fouls
19
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
6
35.5
Possession
64.5
15
SHOTS
15
6
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
198
Accurate Passes
439
296
Passes
544
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
6
15
Crosses
17
0.2
Cross %
0.4
70
Long Balls
81
25
Accurate Long Balls
48
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
4
7
Effective Tackles
8
11
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
17
Interceptions
10
19
Effective Clearances
16
19
Clearances
16

Lineups

NGA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Daniel AkpeyiG
  2. 22Kenneth OmeruoCD-L
  3. 5William Troost-EkongCD-R
  4. 2Ola AinaLB
  5. 12Abdullahi ShehuRB
  6. 10John Obi MikelAM
  7. 8Peter EteboLM
  8. 4Wilfred NdidiRM
  9. 14Paul OnuachuF
  10. 18Alex IwobiAM-L
  11. 13Samuel ChukwuezeAM-R

BDI · 4-4-2

  1. 1Jonathan NahimanaG
  2. 19Frederic NsabiyumvaCD-L
  3. 16David NshimirimanaCD-R
  4. 8Gaël DuhayindavyiLB
  5. 15Omar MoussaRB
  6. 10Shassiri NahimanaCM-L
  7. 5Gaël BigirimanaCM-R
  8. 17Cédric AmissiLM
  9. 20Francis MustaphaRM
  10. 7Fiston Abdul RazakCF-L
  11. 18Saido BerahinoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 42' Substitution, Nigeria. Chidozie Awaziem replaces Abdullahi Shehu because of an injury.
  2. 58' Substitution, Nigeria. Ahmed Musa replaces John Obi Mikel.
  3. 59' Substitution, Burundi. Elvis Kamsoba replaces Francis Moustapha.
  4. 63' Shassiri Nahimana (Burundi) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 73' Substitution, Nigeria. Odion Ighalo replaces Paul Onuachu.
  6. 76' Substitution, Burundi. Christophe Nduwarugira replaces Shassiri Nahimana.
  7. 77' Goal! Nigeria 1, Burundi 0. Odion Ighalo (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ola Aina with a through ball.
  8. 90'+2' Substitution, Burundi. Mohamed Amissi replaces Saido Berahino.

Africa Cup of Nations News

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