FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF

FT Sunday, November 16, 2025
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Match Report

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Nigeria out of World Cup after shootout loss to Congo

Nigeria will miss a second straight World Cup after losing to DR Congo in a penalty shootout in the CAF World Cup playoff final.

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Highlights

01:16 Nigeria coach makes 'voodoo' accusation after shootout loss vs. DR Congo Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NGA leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

NGA · 4-3-3

  1. 23Stanley NwabaliG
  2. 21Calvin BasseyCD-L
  3. 6Semi AjayiCD-R
  4. 3Zaidu SanusiLB
  5. 2Benjamin FredrickRB
  6. 4Wilfred NdidiCM
  7. 17Alex IwobiLM
  8. 8Frank OnyekaRM
  9. 11Samuel ChukwuezeF
  10. 7Ademola LookmanLF
  11. 9Victor OsimhenRF

Substitutes

  1. 5William Troost-EkongSUB
  2. 10Tolu ArokodareSUB
  3. 1Maduka OkoyeSUB
  4. 16Amas ObasogieSUB
  5. 14Alhassan YusufSUB
  6. 20Chidozie AwaziemSUB
  7. 19Raphael OnyedikaSUB
  8. 15Moses SimonSUB
  9. 13Bruno OnyemaechiSUB
  10. 18Akor AdamsSUB
  11. 22Chidera EjukeSUB
  12. 12Bright Osayi-SamuelSUB

COD · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Lionel MpasiG
  2. 4Axel TuanzebeCD-L
  3. 22Chancel MbembaCD-R
  4. 8Samuel MoutoussamyDM
  5. 14Arthur MasuakuLB
  6. 2Aaron Wan-BissakaRB
  7. 6Ngal'ayel MukauCM-L
  8. 11Noah SadikiCM-R
  9. 7Nathanaël MbukuLM
  10. 13Meschack EliaRM
  11. 17Cédric BakambuF

Substitutes

  1. 18Charles PickelSUB
  2. 16Timothy FayuluSUB
  3. 23Michel-Ange BalikwishaSUB
  4. 5Edo KayembeSUB
  5. 21Matthieu EpoloSUB
  6. 20Brian CipengaSUB
  7. 10Mario StroeykensSUB
  8. 19Fiston MayeleSUB
  9. 12Gédéon KaluluSUB
  10. 9Samuel EssendeSUB
  11. 15Rocky BushiriSUB
  12. 3Steve KapuadiSUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Nigeria 1, Congo DR 0. Frank Onyeka (Nigeria) right footed shot.
  2. 32' Goal! Nigeria 1, Congo DR 1. Meschack Elia (Congo DR) left footed shot.
  3. 45' Substitution, Nigeria. Akor Adams replaces Victor Osimhen.
  4. 57' Substitution, Nigeria. Chidera Ejuke replaces Ademola Lookman.
  5. 57' Substitution, Nigeria. Moses Simon replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
  6. 59' Substitution, Congo DR. Fiston Mayele replaces Cédric Bakambu.
  7. 71' Substitution, Congo DR. Brian Cipenga replaces Meschack Elia.
  8. 71' Substitution, Congo DR. Edo Kayembe replaces Ngal'ayel Mukau.
  9. 77' Substitution, Nigeria. Tolu Arokodare replaces Alex Iwobi.
  10. 96' Substitution, Nigeria. Bruno Onyemaechi replaces Zaidu Sanusi.
  11. 105' Substitution, Congo DR. Michel-Ange Balikwisha replaces Nathanaël Mbuku.
  12. 115' Substitution, Nigeria. Chidozie Awaziem replaces Tolu Arokodare.
  13. 120' Substitution, Congo DR. Timothy Fayulu replaces Lionel Mpasi.

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