Africa Cup of Nations

FT Wednesday, February 7, 2024
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Nigeria advance 4-2 on penalties · Stade de Bouaké · 31,227 att.

Match Report

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Nigeria survive VAR drama, penalties to reach AFCON final

Three-time winners Nigeria were given a scare but reached the Africa Cup of Nations final after goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali saved two penalties in the shootout to guide his side to a 4-2 victory over South Africa following a 1-1 draw on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
22
0
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
4
60.5
Possession
39.5
14
SHOTS
14
5
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
1
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
534
Accurate Passes
307
617
Passes
384
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
4
12
Crosses
24
0.2
Cross %
0.2
51
Long Balls
56
24
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
7
22
Tackles
12
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
11
22
Effective Clearances
12
22
Clearances
12

Head to Head

NGA leads series 1-0-4

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. 2Ola AinaLM
  8. 12Bright Osayi-SamuelRM
  9. 9Victor OsimhenF
  10. 18Ademola LookmanCF-L
  11. 15Moses SimonCF-R

RSA · 5-4-1

  1. 1Ronwen WilliamsG
  2. 5Siyanda XuluCD
  3. 14Mothobi MvalaCD-L
  4. 18Grant KekanaCD-R
  5. 6Aubrey ModibaLB
  6. 20Khuliso MudauRB
  7. 13Sphephelo SitholeCM-L
  8. 4Teboho MokoenaCM-R
  9. 11Themba ZwaneLM
  10. 10Percy TauRM
  11. 9Evidence MakgopaF

Timeline

  1. 62' Substitution, Nigeria. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Moses Simon.
  2. 63' Substitution, Nigeria. Alhassan Yusuf replaces Alex Iwobi.
  3. 67' Goal! Nigeria 1, South Africa 0. William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  4. 75' Substitution, South Africa. Zakhele Lepasa replaces Themba Zwane.
  5. 76' Substitution, South Africa. Mihlali Mayambela replaces Siyanda Xulu.
  6. 90' Goal! Nigeria 1, South Africa 1. Teboho Mokoena (South Africa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  7. 90'
  8. 101' Frank Onyeka (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 102' Substitution, Nigeria. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Ademola Lookman.
  10. 102' Substitution, Nigeria. Joe Aribo replaces Frank Onyeka.
  11. 105'+1'
  12. 105'
  13. 110' Substitution, Nigeria. Terem Moffi replaces Victor Osimhen.
  14. 115' Grant Kekana (South Africa) is shown the red card.
  15. 117' Substitution, South Africa. Nkosinathi Sibisi replaces Zakhele Lepasa.
  16. 120' William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 120'+2' Substitution, Nigeria. Kenneth Omeruo replaces Bright Osayi-Samuel.
  18. 120'+3'
  19. 120'
  20. 120'

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