Africa Cup of Nations

FT Sunday, January 14, 2024
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Match Report

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Osimhen on target but Nigeria held 1-1 by Equatorial Guinea

Victor Osimhen scored a first half equaliser but wasteful Nigeria were held to a 1-1 draw in their Africa Cup of Nations Group A opener with Equatorial Guinea in a steamy Abidjan on Sunday, unable to turn their pressure into three points.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
2
6
Saves
0
49
Possession
51
7
SHOTS
19
1
ON GOAL
7
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
254
Accurate Passes
262
333
Passes
338
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
8
14
Crosses
24
0.1
Cross %
0.3
49
Long Balls
42
21
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
4
6
Effective Tackles
7
10
Tackles
10
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
7
Interceptions
7
23
Effective Clearances
9
23
Clearances
9

Head to Head

NGA leads series 3-0

Lineups

NGA · 4-1-4-1

  1. 23Stanley NwabaliG
  2. 6Semi AjayiCD-L
  3. 5William Troost-EkongCD-R
  4. 8Frank OnyekaDM
  5. 3Zaidu SanusiLB
  6. 2Ola AinaRB
  7. 17Alex IwobiCM-L
  8. 4Alhassan YusufCM-R
  9. 18Ademola LookmanLM
  10. 15Moses SimonRM
  11. 9Victor OsimhenF

Substitutes

  1. 7Ahmed MusaSUB
  2. 25Raphael OnyedikaSUB
  3. 13Bruno OnyemaechiSUB
  4. 10Joe AriboSUB
  5. 12Bright Osayi-SamuelSUB
  6. 22Kenneth OmeruoSUB
  7. 21Calvin BasseySUB
  8. 19Paul OnuachuSUB
  9. 1Francis UzohoSUB
  10. 20Chidozie AwaziemSUB
  11. 14Kelechi IheanachoSUB
  12. 11Samuel ChukwuezeSUB

EQG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jesús OwonoG
  2. 16Saúl CocoCD-L
  3. 21Esteban ObiangCD-R
  4. 11Basilio NdongLB
  5. 15Carlos AkapoRB
  6. 7José MachínAM
  7. 22Pablo GanetLM
  8. 4Federico BikoroRM
  9. 10Emilio NsueF
  10. 8Jannick BuylaAM-L
  11. 6Iban SalvadorAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Néstor SenraSUB
  2. 5José EloSUB
  3. 14Álex BalboaSUB
  4. 3Marvin AniebohSUB
  5. 20Santiago EnemeSUB
  6. 27Óscar SiafáSUB
  7. 13Aitor EmbelaSUB
  8. 19Luis NlavoSUB
  9. 26Jose NabilSUB
  10. 18Noé ElaSUB
  11. 12Charles OndoSUB
  12. 23Manuel SapungaSUB

Timeline

  1. 26' Féderico Bikoro (Equatorial Guinea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 36' Goal! Nigeria 0, Equatorial Guinea 1. Iban Salvador (Equatorial Guinea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by José Machín.
  3. 38' Goal! Nigeria 1, Equatorial Guinea 1. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ademola Lookman with a cross.
  4. 65' Zaidu Sanusi (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 69' Substitution, Nigeria. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Moses Simon.
  6. 69' Substitution, Nigeria. Joe Aribo replaces Alhassan Yusuf because of an injury.
  7. 75' Substitution, Equatorial Guinea. Álex Balboa replaces Pablo Ganet.
  8. 75' Substitution, Equatorial Guinea. José Nabil replaces Jannick Buyla.
  9. 83' Substitution, Nigeria. Bright Osayi-Samuel replaces Ola Aina.
  10. 83' Substitution, Nigeria. Calvin Bassey replaces Zaidu Sanusi.
  11. 85' Álex Balboa (Equatorial Guinea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 86' Substitution, Equatorial Guinea. Santiago Eneme replaces José Machín.
  13. 90'+3' Substitution, Equatorial Guinea. Luís Asué replaces Iban Salvador.
  14. 90'+3' Substitution, Nigeria. Paul Onuachu replaces Alex Iwobi.

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