Africa Cup of Nations

FT Saturday, January 10, 2026
Nigeria LWWWW 2
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Algeria WWWWW 0
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Team Stats

14
Fouls
23
3
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
2
0
Saves
3
57.4
Possession
42.6
13
SHOTS
3
5
ON GOAL
0
0.4
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
343
Accurate Passes
236
413
Passes
308
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
10
Accurate Crosses
1
24
Crosses
15
0.4
Cross %
0.1
54
Long Balls
49
25
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
1
12
Effective Tackles
14
17
Tackles
25
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
13
18
Effective Clearances
31
18
Clearances
31

Highlights

00:34 Éric Chelle: I'm so proud of my players Watch on ESPN 00:38 Victor Osimhen: Rashidi Yekini will still be Nigeria's greatest striker Watch on ESPN 01:39 Colin Udoh: This is the best Nigeria team I've seen! Watch on ESPN 01:14 Ajayi backs Super Eagles to rise above Morocco home atmosphere Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ALG leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ALG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Luca ZidaneG
  2. 21Ramy BensebainiCD-L
  3. 2Aïssa MandiCD-R
  4. 15Rayan Aït-NouriLB
  5. 25Rafik BelghaliRB
  6. 22Ibrahim MazaAM
  7. 6Ramiz ZerroukiLM
  8. 14Hicham BoudaouiRM
  9. 18Mohamed AmouraF
  10. 17Farès ChaïbiAM-L
  11. 7Riyad MahrezAM-R

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

Timeline

  1. 15' Ramiz Zerrouki (Algeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 28' Mohammed Amoura (Algeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 47' Goal! Algeria 0, Nigeria 1. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Onyemaechi with a cross.
  4. 57' Goal! Algeria 0, Nigeria 2. Akor Adams (Nigeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Osimhen following a fast break.
  5. 60' Substitution, Algeria. Baghdad Bounedjah replaces Ramiz Zerrouki.
  6. 60' Substitution, Algeria. Anis Hadj Moussa replaces Riyad Mahrez.
  7. 61' Substitution, Algeria. Adil Boulbina replaces Ibrahim Maza.
  8. 62' Rayan Aït-Nouri (Algeria) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 67' Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 68' Anis Hadj Moussa (Algeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 69' Substitution, Nigeria. Raphael Onyedika replaces Wilfred Ndidi because of an injury.
  12. 69' Substitution, Nigeria. Moses Simon replaces Frank Onyeka.
  13. 75' Hicham Boudaoui (Algeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 81' Substitution, Algeria. Redouane Berkane replaces Mohammed Amoura.
  15. 81' Substitution, Algeria. Himad Abdelli replaces Hicham Boudaoui.
  16. 85' Stanley Nwabali (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 86' Substitution, Nigeria. Chidozie Awaziem replaces Akor Adams.
  18. 86' Substitution, Nigeria. Fisayo Dele-Bashiru replaces Ademola Lookman.
  19. 90'+5' Substitution, Nigeria. Igoh Ogbu replaces Bright Osayi-Samuel because of an injury.
  20. 90'+9' Moses Simon (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card.

Africa Cup of Nations News

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