Ivory Coast vs Nigeria, 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage
· Africa Cup of NationsNigeria take down hosts Ivory Coast at AFCON
Nigeria handed Africa Cup of Nations hosts Ivory Coast a 1-0 defeat in their Group A clash at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium on Thursday with a second-half penalty settling the encounter.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Ousmane Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 3': Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt missed. Frank Onyeka (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zaidu Sanusi.
- 4': Delay in match because of an injury Calvin Bassey (Nigeria).
- 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 5': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Nigeria).
- 5': Ousmane Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Christian Kouamé (Côte d'Ivoire) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 8': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze with a through ball.
- 8': Attempt saved. Christian Kouamé (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 9': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Stanley Nwabali.
- 9': Offside, Nigeria. Samuel Chukwueze is caught offside.
- 10': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
- 12': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Ousmane Diomande.
- 13': Attempt missed. Calvin Bassey (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zaidu Sanusi with a cross following a corner.
- 13': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Nigeria).
- 13': Seko Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Christian Kouamé (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Foul by Zaidu Sanusi (Nigeria).
- 15': Attempt saved. Evan Ndicka (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Kouamé.
- 16': Ademola Lookman (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 18': Delay in match because of an injury Zaidu Sanusi (Nigeria).
- 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Nigeria).
- 20': Ousmane Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 20': Zaidu Sanusi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Nigeria).
- 21': Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
- 23': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Ghislain Konan.
- 23': Attempt missed. Ademola Lookman (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 23': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Jean-Philippe Krasso.
- 25': Delay in match (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Foul by Ghislain Konan (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 28': Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Delay in match because of an injury William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria).
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Attempt saved. Seko Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Evan Ndicka.
- 31': Offside, Côte d'Ivoire. Christian Kouamé is caught offside.
- 32': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Sèrge Aurier.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Seko Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahim Sangaré.
- 35': Ademola Lookman (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Evan Ndicka (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 35': Foul by Sèrge Aurier (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 35': Zaidu Sanusi (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Attempt missed. Jean-Philippe Krasso (Côte d'Ivoire) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ghislain Konan with a cross.
- 43': Foul by Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria).
- 43': Ghislain Konan (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Offside, Côte d'Ivoire. Jérémie Boga is caught offside.
- 44': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Ghislain Konan.
- 45': Attempt missed. Zaidu Sanusi (Nigeria) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Côte d'Ivoire 0, Nigeria 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Côte d'Ivoire 0, Nigeria 0.
- 46': Delay in match because of an injury Calvin Bassey (Nigeria).
- 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 50': Foul by Christian Kouamé (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 50': Zaidu Sanusi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Ademola Lookman (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 51': Penalty Nigeria. Victor Osimhen draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 51': Penalty conceded by Ousmane Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 52': VAR Decision: Penalty Nigeria.
- 55': Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 0, Nigeria 1. William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 57': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Nigeria).
- 57': Ousmane Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Offside, Côte d'Ivoire. Sèrge Aurier is caught offside.
- 61': Hand ball by Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria).
- 62': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Ola Aina.
- 63': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Ousmane Diomande.
- 63': Delay in match because of an injury Sèrge Aurier (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Attempt missed. Frank Onyeka (Nigeria) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Ademola Lookman with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Foul by Ola Aina (Nigeria).
- 65': Jérémie Boga (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Attempt missed. Ousmane Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémie Boga with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 66': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Jonathan Bamba replaces Christian Kouamé.
- 67': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Nicolas Pépé replaces Jérémie Boga.
- 67': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Wilfried Singo replaces Sèrge Aurier.
- 68': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Nigeria).
- 68': Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Nigeria).
- 69': Ibrahim Sangaré (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sangaré (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 70': Delay in match (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Substitution, Nigeria. Moses Simon replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
- 73': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Nigeria).
- 73': Ghislain Konan (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
- 74': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Nigeria).
- 74': Ousmane Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Ola Aina.
- 75': Attempt missed. Evan Ndicka (Côte d'Ivoire) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé with a cross following a corner.
- 77': Ademola Lookman (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 78': Foul by Zaidu Sanusi (Nigeria).
- 78': Wilfried Singo (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Jean-Philippe Krasso (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 79': Frank Onyeka (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, Nigeria. Bright Osayi-Samuel replaces Ademola Lookman.
- 80': Substitution, Nigeria. Kenneth Omeruo replaces Zaidu Sanusi.
- 80': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Oumar Diakité replaces Ghislain Konan.
- 80': Hand ball by Alex Iwobi (Nigeria).
- 81': Hand ball by Oumar Diakité (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 82': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by William Troost-Ekong.
- 83': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Bright Osayi-Samuel (Nigeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 84': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Nigeria).
- 84': Ibrahim Sangaré (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Karim Konaté replaces Jean-Philippe Krasso.
- 86': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba.
- 88': Substitution, Nigeria. Paul Onuachu replaces Victor Osimhen.
- 89': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sangaré (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
- 90': Hand ball by Paul Onuachu (Nigeria).
- 90': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Evan Ndicka (Côte d'Ivoire) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+1': Foul by Oumar Diakité (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 90'+1': Paul Onuachu (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Stanley Nwabali (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Foul by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Nigeria).
- 90'+2': Ousmane Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Evan Ndicka (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 90'+5': Paul Onuachu (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Evan Ndicka (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 90'+5': Paul Onuachu (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Foul by Paul Onuachu (Nigeria).
- 90'+6': Nicolas Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Paul Onuachu (Nigeria).
- 90'+7': Ousmane Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+9': Hand ball by Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Côte d'Ivoire 0, Nigeria 1.
- 0': Match ends, Côte d'Ivoire 0, Nigeria 1.
Statistics
 NGA |
CIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 35.9 | Possession | 64.1 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 174 | Accurate Passes | 367 |
| 236 | Passes | 425 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 14 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 20 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 21 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: Africa Cup of Nations
Venue: Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara
Location: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Attendance: 49,517
Venue: Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara
Location: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Attendance: 49,517
Africa Cup of Nations Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Zambia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Comoros | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Ivory Coast (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yahia Fofana (GK) |
| 21 | Evan Ndicka |
| 2 | Ousmane Diomande |
| 3 | Ghislain Konan |
| 17 | Sèrge Aurier |
| 18 | Ibrahim Sangaré |
| 8 | Franck Kessié |
| 6 | Seko Fofana |
| 11 | Jean-Phillipe Krasso |
| 13 | Jérémie Boga |
| 20 | Christian Kouamé |
Nigeria (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Stanley Nwabali (GK)  |
| 5 | William Troost-Ekong |
| 21 | Calvin Bassey |
| 6 | Semi Ajayi |
| 17 | Alex Iwobi |
| 8 | Frank Onyeka |
| 3 | Zaidu Sanusi |
| 2 | Ola Aina |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 18 | Ademola Lookman |
| 11 | Samuel Chukwueze |
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