FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF

FT Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Benin LLWWW 0
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Nigeria LWWDW 4
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Head to Head

NGA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

NGA · 4-4-2

  1. 23Stanley NwabaliG
  2. 21Calvin BasseyCD-L
  3. 6Semi AjayiCD-R
  4. 3Zaidu SanusiLB
  5. 2Benjamin FredrickRB
  6. 17Alex IwobiCM-L
  7. 4Wilfred NdidiCM-R
  8. 15Moses SimonLM
  9. 11Samuel ChukwuezeRM
  10. 20Akor AdamsCF-L
  11. 9Victor OsimhenCF-R

BEN · 4-3-3

  1. 1Marcel DandjinouG
  2. 13Mohamed TijaniCD-L
  3. 4Cédric HountondjiCD-R
  4. 12David KikiLB
  5. 3Tamimou OuorouRB
  6. 6Olivier VerdonCM
  7. 8Hassane ImouraneLM
  8. 19Dodo DokouRM
  9. 9Steve MouniéF
  10. 17Andreas HountondjiLF
  11. 10Tosin AiyegunRF

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Nigeria 1, Benin 0. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
  2. 37' Goal! Nigeria 2, Benin 0. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
  3. 43' Steve Mounié (Benin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Nigeria. Olakunle Olusegun replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
  5. 49' Olivier Verdon (Benin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 50' Mohamed Tijani (Benin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 51' Goal! Nigeria 3, Benin 0. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Moses Simon.
  8. 53' Dodo Dokou (Benin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 55' Semi Ajayi (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 56' Substitution, Benin. Junior Olaïtan replaces Andréas Hountondji.
  11. 67' Substitution, Benin. Romaric Amoussou replaces Dodo Dokou.
  12. 67' Substitution, Benin. Jodel Dossou replaces Aiyegun Tosin.
  13. 74' Substitution, Nigeria. Frank Onyeka replaces Akor Adams.
  14. 74' Substitution, Nigeria. Bruno Onyemaechi replaces Zaidu Sanusi.
  15. 77' Cédric Hountondji (Benin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 81' Substitution, Nigeria. Tolu Arokodare replaces Victor Osimhen.
  17. 87' Junior Olaïtan (Benin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 88' Substitution, Nigeria. Terem Moffi replaces Alex Iwobi.
  19. 90' Goal! Nigeria 4, Benin 0. Frank Onyeka (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Moses Simon.

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