Africa Cup of Nations

FT Saturday, January 27, 2024
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Nigeria DLDWW 2
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Match Report

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Lookman fires Nigeria past Cameroon to reach AFCON quarterfinals

Ademola Lookman's brace ensured Nigeria a place in next weekend's Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals as they beat long-standing foes Cameroon 2-0 in the last 16 on Saturday.

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
21
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
4
1
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
0
57.5
Possession
42.5
6
SHOTS
8
0
ON GOAL
4
0.0
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
299
Accurate Passes
200
381
Passes
280
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
1
18
Crosses
16
0.2
Cross %
0.1
57
Long Balls
46
17
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
11
17
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
10
26
Effective Clearances
13
26
Clearances
13

Head to Head

NGA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

NGA · 3-4-3

  1. 23Stanley NwabaliG
  2. 5William Troost-EkongCD
  3. 21Calvin BasseyCD-L
  4. 6Semi AjayiCD-R
  5. 17Alex IwobiCM-L
  6. 8Frank OnyekaCM-R
  7. 3Zaidu SanusiLM
  8. 2Ola AinaRM
  9. 9Victor OsimhenF
  10. 18Ademola LookmanCF-L
  11. 15Moses SimonCF-R

CMR · 3-4-3

  1. 1Fabrice OndoaG
  2. 15Oumar GonzalezCD
  3. 4Christopher WoohCD-L
  4. 21Jean-Charles CastellettoCD-R
  5. 22Olivier NtchamCM-L
  6. 8Frank AnguissaCM-R
  7. 5Nouhou ToloLM
  8. 3Moumi NgamaleuRM
  9. 9Frank MagriF
  10. 11Georges-Kévin N'KoudouCF-L
  11. 12Karl Toko EkambiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 36' Goal! Nigeria 1, Cameroon 0. Ademola Lookman (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
  2. 53' Christopher Wooh (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 75' Georges-Kévin Nkoudou (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 77' Substitution, Cameroon. Vincent Aboubakar replaces Oumar Gonzalez.
  5. 80' Substitution, Nigeria. Francis Uzoho replaces Stanley Nwabali because of an injury.
  6. 80' Substitution, Nigeria. Kenneth Omeruo replaces Zaidu Sanusi.
  7. 86' Substitution, Cameroon. Enzo Tchato replaces Moumi Ngamaleu.
  8. 87' Moses Simon (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 90' Goal! Nigeria 2, Cameroon 0. Ademola Lookman (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Calvin Bassey with a cross following a set piece situation.
  10. 90'+5' Ola Aina (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 90'+6' Substitution, Cameroon. Faris Moumbagna replaces Karl Toko-Ekambi.
  12. 90'+9' Substitution, Nigeria. Bright Osayi-Samuel replaces Moses Simon.
  13. 90'+9' Substitution, Nigeria. Paul Onuachu replaces Victor Osimhen.

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