Africa Cup of Nations

FT Saturday, July 6, 2019
Cameroon WDWDD 2
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Nigeria DLWWL 3
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CMR202
NGA123
Alexandria Stadium · 10,000 att.

Match Report

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Nigeria knock out Cameroon in AFCON thriller

Nigeria ousted holders and bitter rivals Cameroon from the Africa Cup of Nations as they scored twice in three minutes to come from behind and win.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
17
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
2
61.4
Possession
38.6
12
SHOTS
16
3
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
314
Accurate Passes
169
406
Passes
259
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
9
Accurate Crosses
7
27
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.5
68
Long Balls
59
26
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
6
11
Effective Tackles
12
21
Tackles
19
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
5
Interceptions
9
26
Effective Clearances
30
26
Clearances
30

Head to Head

NGA leads series 2-0-1

Lineups

NGA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Daniel AkpeyiG
  2. 22Kenneth OmeruoCD-L
  3. 5William Troost-EkongCD-R
  4. 2Ola AinaLB
  5. 20Chidozie AwaziemRB
  6. 18Alex IwobiAM
  7. 4Wilfred NdidiLM
  8. 8Peter EteboRM
  9. 9Odion IghaloF
  10. 7Ahmed MusaAM-L
  11. 15Moses SimonAM-R

CMR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1André OnanaG
  2. 5Michael NgadeuCD-L
  3. 4Yaya BananaCD-R
  4. 6Ambroise OyongoLB
  5. 2Collins FaiRB
  6. 13Eric Maxim Choupo-MotingAM
  7. 14Georges MandjeckLM
  8. 15Pierre KundeRM
  9. 9Stéphane BahokenF
  10. 7Clinton N'JieAM-L
  11. 11Christian BassogogAM-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! Nigeria 1, Cameroon 0. Odion Ighalo (Nigeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kenneth Omeruo following a set piece situation.
  2. 28' Pierre Kunde (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 41' Goal! Nigeria 1, Cameroon 1. Stéphane Bahoken (Cameroon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Bassogog with a cross.
  4. 44' Goal! Nigeria 1, Cameroon 2. Clinton N'Jie (Cameroon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stéphane Bahoken with a headed pass.
  5. 51' Georges Mandjeck (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 60' Substitution, Nigeria. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Moses Simon.
  7. 62' Substitution, Cameroon. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa replaces Georges Mandjeck.
  8. 63' Goal! Nigeria 2, Cameroon 2. Odion Ighalo (Nigeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed Musa.
  9. 66' Goal! Nigeria 3, Cameroon 2. Alex Iwobi (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Odion Ighalo with a through ball.
  10. 70' Chidozie Awaziem (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 70' Substitution, Cameroon. Karl Toko Ekambi replaces Clinton N'Jie.
  12. 85' Substitution, Nigeria. Paul Onuachu replaces Odion Ighalo.
  13. 87' Substitution, Cameroon. Jacques Zoua replaces Pierre Kunde.
  14. 90'+1' Substitution, Nigeria. Leon Balogun replaces Alex Iwobi.

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