Africa Cup of Nations

FT Friday, February 2, 2024
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Nigeria LDWWW 1
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Match Report

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Nigeria beat Angola to advance to Cup of Nations semi-final

Nigeria were the first side to book a semi-final berth at the Africa Cup of Nations after Ademola Lookman's first-half goal ensured a 1-0 win over Angola in the last eight on Friday.

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
15
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
2
54.7
Possession
45.3
10
SHOTS
13
2
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
332
Accurate Passes
261
400
Passes
329
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
5
23
Crosses
19
0.2
Cross %
0.3
47
Long Balls
35
22
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
5
7
Effective Tackles
11
14
Tackles
16
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
5
21
Effective Clearances
22
21
Clearances
22

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-2

Lineups

NGA · 3-4-2-1

  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

ANG · 4-3-3

  1. 1Antonio DominiqueG
  2. 3BuatuCD-L
  3. 6Kialonda GasparCD-R
  4. 13Tó CarneiroLB
  5. 21Eddie AfonsoRB
  6. 23ShowCM
  7. 20EstrelaLM
  8. 16FredyRM
  9. 19MabululuF
  10. 10Gelson DalaLF
  11. 7GilbertoRF

Timeline

  1. 41' Goal! Nigeria 1, Angola 0. Ademola Lookman (Nigeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Moses Simon.
  2. 45' Substitution, Angola. Zine replaces Estrela.
  3. 55' Calvin Bassey (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 65' Substitution, Angola. Bruno Paz replaces Fredy.
  5. 66' Substitution, Angola. Zito Luvumbo replaces Gilberto.
  6. 71' Kialonda Gaspar (Angola) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 71' Mabululu (Angola) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 74' Gelson Dala (Angola) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 78' Substitution, Angola. Jérémie Bela replaces Eddie.
  10. 80' Substitution, Nigeria. Alhassan Yusuf replaces Alex Iwobi.
  11. 86' Substitution, Angola. Milson replaces Gelson Dala.
  12. 87' Substitution, Nigeria. Joe Aribo replaces Frank Onyeka.
  13. 90'+4' Substitution, Nigeria. Paul Onuachu replaces Victor Osimhen because of an injury.
  14. 90'+5' Substitution, Nigeria. Kenneth Omeruo replaces Ademola Lookman.

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