Africa Cup of Nations

FT Sunday, February 11, 2024
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Nigeria WWWWW 1
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Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara · 57,094 att.

Match Report

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Hosts Ivory Coast defeat Nigeria with Haller goal to win AFCON

Ivory Coast have won the Africa Cup of Nations after a 2-1 victory over Nigeria at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
18
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
4
0
Saves
5
62.4
Possession
37.6
18
SHOTS
5
8
ON GOAL
1
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
355
Accurate Passes
185
410
Passes
249
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
7
Accurate Crosses
2
29
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.1
35
Long Balls
52
14
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
7
Effective Tackles
9
15
Tackles
13
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
4
Interceptions
3
25
Effective Clearances
30
25
Clearances
30

Highlights

02:01 The breakout star of Ivory Coast's AFCON triumph Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NGA leads series 3-1-1

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. 11Samuel ChukwuezeCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Ahmed MusaSUB
  2. 25Raphael OnyedikaSUB
  3. 1Francis UzohoSUB
  4. 14Kelechi IheanachoSUB
  5. 22Kenneth OmeruoSUB
  6. 12Bright Osayi-SamuelSUB
  7. 4Alhassan YusufSUB
  8. 15Moses SimonSUB
  9. 20Chidozie AwaziemSUB
  10. 10Joe AriboSUB
  11. 24Terem MoffiSUB
  12. 19Paul OnuachuSUB

CIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Yahia FofanaG
  2. 21Evan NdickaCD-L
  3. 7Odilon KossounouCD-R
  4. 3Ghislain KonanLB
  5. 17Sèrge AurierRB
  6. 4Jean Michaël SeriCM
  7. 6Seko FofanaLM
  8. 8Franck KessiéRM
  9. 22Sébastien HallerF
  10. 24Simon AdingraLF
  11. 15Max GradelRF

Substitutes

  1. 2Ousmane DiomandeSUB
  2. 11Jean-Phillipe KrassoSUB
  3. 27Lazare AmaniSUB
  4. 9Jonathan BambaSUB
  5. 20Christian KouaméSUB
  6. 19Nicolas PépéSUB
  7. 13Jérémie BogaSUB
  8. 14Oumar DiakitéSUB
  9. 5Wilfried SingoSUB
  10. 26Ismaël DialloSUB
  11. 18Ibrahim SangaréSUB
  12. 23Badra Ali SangaréSUB

Timeline

  1. 38' Goal! Nigeria 1, Côte d'Ivoire 0. William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
  2. 53' Stanley Nwabali (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 54' Sèrge Aurier (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 56' Substitution, Nigeria. Moses Simon replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
  5. 62' Goal! Nigeria 1, Côte d'Ivoire 1. Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Simon Adingra with a cross following a corner.
  6. 70' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Wilfried Singo replaces Sèrge Aurier.
  7. 70' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Oumar Diakité replaces Max Gradel.
  8. 79' Substitution, Nigeria. Alhassan Yusuf replaces Alex Iwobi.
  9. 79' Substitution, Nigeria. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Ademola Lookman.
  10. 81' Goal! Nigeria 1, Côte d'Ivoire 2. Sébastien Haller (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Simon Adingra with a cross.
  11. 86' Substitution, Nigeria. Terem Moffi replaces Frank Onyeka.
  12. 86' Substitution, Nigeria. Joe Aribo replaces Zaidu Sanusi.
  13. 87' Seko Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 88' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Ibrahim Sangaré replaces Seko Fofana because of an injury.
  15. 88' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Jean-Philippe Krasso replaces Sébastien Haller.
  16. 90' Ola Aina (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90'+2' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Lazare Amani replaces Jean Seri.
  18. 90'+7' Evan Ndicka (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card.

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