Africa Cup of Nations

FT Monday, January 5, 2026
Mozambique LDLWL 0
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Nigeria LLWWW 4
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Team Stats

13
Fouls
22
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
0
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
0
38.3
Possession
61.7
2
SHOTS
22
0
ON GOAL
9
0.0
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
268
Accurate Passes
474
338
Passes
529
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
8
7
Crosses
25
0.3
Cross %
0.3
52
Long Balls
37
25
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
5
5
Effective Tackles
7
11
Tackles
16
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
13
Interceptions
11
20
Effective Clearances
10
20
Clearances
10

Highlights

01:20 Ndidi addresses Osimhen and Lookman spat Watch on ESPN 01:35 Have Nigeria made a breakthrough after beating Mozambique 4-0 in AFCON? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NGA leads series 3-0-1

Lineups

NGA · 4-3-1-2

  1. 23Stanley NwabaliG
  2. 21Calvin BasseyCD-L
  3. 6Semi AjayiCD-R
  4. 13Bruno OnyemaechiLB
  5. 2Bright Osayi-SamuelRB
  6. 22Akor AdamsM
  7. 4Wilfred NdidiCM
  8. 7Ademola LookmanAM
  9. 17Alex IwobiLM
  10. 8Frank OnyekaRM
  11. 9Victor OsimhenCF-R

MOZ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1ErnaniG
  2. 15Reinildo MandavaCD-L
  3. 17MexerCD-R
  4. 5Bruno LangaLB
  5. 23Diogo CalilaRB
  6. 7DominguesAM
  7. 21GuimaLM
  8. 16Alfons AmadeRM
  9. 9Faisal BangalF
  10. 19WitiAM-L
  11. 10Geny CatamoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 20' Goal! Nigeria 1, Mozambique 0. Ademola Lookman (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Akor Adams.
  2. 25' Goal! Nigeria 2, Mozambique 0. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Akor Adams.
  3. 38' Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+3' Frank Onyeka (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Mozambique. Infren Matola replaces Diogo Calila.
  6. 45' Substitution, Mozambique. Manuel Kambala replaces Dominguês.
  7. 47' Goal! Nigeria 3, Mozambique 0. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
  8. 61' Substitution, Mozambique. Chamito replaces Witi.
  9. 62' Faizal Bangal (Mozambique) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 67' Substitution, Mozambique. Stanley Ratifo replaces Faizal Bangal.
  11. 68' Substitution, Nigeria. Moses Simon replaces Victor Osimhen.
  12. 75' Goal! Nigeria 4, Mozambique 0. Akor Adams (Nigeria) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ademola Lookman following a fast break.
  13. 82' Substitution, Mozambique. Ivan Urrubal replaces Ernan Siluane because of an injury.
  14. 83' Substitution, Nigeria. Fisayo Dele-Bashiru replaces Frank Onyeka.
  15. 83' Substitution, Nigeria. Raphael Onyedika replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
  16. 86' Substitution, Nigeria. Paul Onuachu replaces Ademola Lookman.
  17. 86' Substitution, Nigeria. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Akor Adams.
  18. 90'+3' Calvin Bassey (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Africa Cup of Nations News

All news
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