Africa Cup of Nations

FT Saturday, January 15, 2022
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Nigeria LWWDW 3
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Stade Omnisports Roumdé Adjia

Match Report

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Nigeria cruise into next stage of Africa Cup of Nations with easy win over Sudan

Nigeria recorded a comfortable 3-1 win over Sudan in Garoua at the Africa Cup of Nations finals, ensuring that they progress to the knockout phase.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
7
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
1
41.8
Possession
58.2
5
SHOTS
17
2
ON GOAL
8
0.4
On Target %
0.5
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
302
Accurate Passes
447
385
Passes
529
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
5
8
Crosses
16
0.1
Cross %
0.3
58
Long Balls
61
24
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
12
17
Tackles
17
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
12
16
Effective Clearances
4
16
Clearances
4

Head to Head

NGA leads series 3-1

Lineups

NGA · 4-2-2-2

  1. 1Maduka OkoyeG
  2. 22Kenneth OmeruoCD-L
  3. 5William Troost-EkongCD-R
  4. 12Zaidu SanusiLB
  5. 2Ola AinaRB
  6. 4Wilfred NdidiCM-L
  7. 10Joe AriboCM-R
  8. 19Taiwo AwoniyiCF-L
  9. 14Kelechi IheanachoCF-R
  10. 15Moses SimonAM-L
  11. 17Samuel ChukwuezeAM-R

SUD · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Ali Abdullah AbouG
  2. 6Mustafa KarshoumCD-L
  3. 5Salaheldin NemerCD-R
  4. 17Mazin MohamedeinLB
  5. 12Mustafa ElfadniRB
  6. 15Yasin HamedAM
  7. 21Walieldin KhidirLM
  8. 14Mohamed El-RasheedRM
  9. 25Musab EisaF
  10. 9Abdel RaoufAM-L
  11. 11Gomaa Abbas OmerAM-R

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Nigeria 1, Sudan 0. Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moses Simon.
  2. 45' Goal! Nigeria 2, Sudan 0. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  3. 45' Substitution, Sudan. Algozoli Hussien replaces Musab Eisa.
  4. 45' Substitution, Sudan. Dhiya Mahjoub replaces Gumaa Abas Omer.
  5. 45' Substitution, Nigeria. Alexander Iwobi replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
  6. 46' Goal! Nigeria 3, Sudan 0. Moses Simon (Nigeria) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal.
  7. 57' Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 64' Substitution, Sudan. Mohamed Hussein replaces Yasin Hamed.
  9. 65' Substitution, Nigeria. Ahmed Musa replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
  10. 65' Substitution, Nigeria. Kelechi Nwakali replaces Joe Ayodele-Aribo.
  11. 69' Ola Aina (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 70' Goal! Nigeria 3, Sudan 1. Walieldin Khedr (Sudan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  13. 82' Substitution, Nigeria. Umar Sadiq replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
  14. 88' Substitution, Sudan. Sharif Makki replaces Abdelrazig Omer.
  15. 88' Substitution, Sudan. Mohamed Hakeem replaces Salaheldin Nemer because of an injury.

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