FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF

FT Friday, October 10, 2025
Nigeria LLWWD 2
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Lesotho WLLLL 1
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Peter Mokaba Stadium · ESPN+

Head to Head

NGA leads series 2-0-1

Lineups

LES · 5-3-2

  1. 16Sekhoane MoeraneG
  2. 20Thabo MakheleCD
  3. 21Rethabile MokokoaneCD-L
  4. 2Motlomelo MkhwanaziCD-R
  5. 13Fusi MatlabeLB
  6. 17Thabang MalaneRB
  7. 19Lehlohonolo MatsauCM
  8. 4Tsepo ToloaneCM-L
  9. 8Kananelo RapulengCM-R
  10. 10Jane Ts’OtlehoCF-L
  11. 9Sera MotebangCF-R

NGA · 4-3-3

  1. 23Stanley NwabaliG
  2. 21Calvin BasseyCD-L
  3. 5William Troost-EkongCD-R
  4. 13Bruno OnyemaechiLB
  5. 2Benjamin FredrickRB
  6. 4Wilfred NdidiCM
  7. 17Alex IwobiLM
  8. 15Moses SimonRM
  9. 9Victor OsimhenF
  10. 7Ademola LookmanLF
  11. 10Tolu ArokodareRF

Timeline

  1. 55' Goal! Lesotho 0, Nigeria 1. William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  2. 59' Substitution, Lesotho. Tsepang Sefali replaces Jane Ts’otleho.
  3. 62' Substitution, Nigeria. Akor Adams replaces Tolu Arokodare.
  4. 64' Ademola Lookman (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 71' Substitution, Nigeria. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Ademola Lookman.
  6. 74' Substitution, Lesotho. Neo Mokhachane replaces Motebang Sera.
  7. 74' Substitution, Lesotho. Hlompho Kalake replaces Tsepo Toloane.
  8. 80' Goal! Lesotho 0, Nigeria 2. Akor Adams (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
  9. 83' Goal! Lesotho 1, Nigeria 2. Hlompho Kalake (Lesotho) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  10. 84' Substitution, Lesotho. Mphale Mphalaole replaces Kananelo Rapuleng.
  11. 89' Substitution, Nigeria. Zaidu Sanusi replaces Moses Simon.
  12. 89' Substitution, Nigeria. Semi Ajayi replaces Victor Osimhen.

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