Africa Cup of Nations

Angola

FIFA #87
Quarterfinals
Ugh, no.
Angola lost to Nigeria
Angola 0 – 1 Nigeria
FT · Fri, Feb 2

Match Details

Felix Houphouet-Boigny (Abidjan) · 18,757 fans View tournament bracket →

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Nigeria 1, Angola 0.
  • ·Match ends, Nigeria 1, Angola 0.
  • 90'+8'Second Half ends, Nigeria 1, Angola 0.
  • 90'+8'Attempt missed. Jonathan Buatu (Angola) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 90'+7'Corner, Angola. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
  • 90'+7'Jérémie Bela (Angola) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7'Foul by Paul Onuachu (Nigeria).
  • 90'+6'Paul Onuachu (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+6'Foul by Show (Angola).
  • 90'+5'Substitution, Nigeria. Kenneth Omeruo replaces Ademola Lookman.
  • 90'+4'Substitution, Nigeria. Paul Onuachu replaces Victor Osimhen because of an injury.
  • 90'+2'Foul by Alhassan Yusuf (Nigeria).

Line Score

12T
ANG 00 0
NGA 10 1

Match Leaders

Angola
Nigeria

Key Events

90'+5'Substitution, Nigeria. Kenneth Omeruo replaces Ademola Lookman.
90'+4'Substitution, Nigeria. Paul Onuachu replaces Victor Osimhen because of an injury.
87'Substitution, Nigeria. Joe Aribo replaces Frank Onyeka.
86'Substitution, Angola. Milson replaces Gelson Dala.
80'Substitution, Nigeria. Alhassan Yusuf replaces Alex Iwobi.
78'Substitution, Angola. Jérémie Bela replaces Eddie.
74'Gelson Dala (Angola) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71'Mabululu (Angola) is shown the yellow card.
71'Kialonda Gaspar (Angola) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66'Substitution, Angola. Zito Luvumbo replaces Gilberto.
65'Substitution, Angola. Bruno Paz replaces Fredy.
55'Calvin Bassey (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card.
45'Substitution, Angola. Zine replaces Estrela.
41'Goal! Nigeria 1, Angola 0. Ademola Lookman (Nigeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Moses Simon.

Team Stats

AngolaNigeria
General
54.7 Possession % 45.3
10 Shots 13
2 On Target 3
3 Offsides 2
7 Corners 4
19 Fouls 15
Passing & Defense
332 Passes Completed 261
5 Crosses Won 5
7 Tackles Won 11
11 Interceptions 5
21 Clearances 22
Discipline
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 2

Recent Form

Nigeria L D W W W
Angola W D W W W

Starting Lineups

Nigeria3-4-2-1
23 Nwabali
6 Ajayi 5 Troost-Ekong 21 Bassey
2 Aina 8 Onyeka 17 Iwobi 3 Sanusi
15 Simon A 9 Osimhen
18 Lookman 41'A
10 Dala 19 Mabululu 7 Gilberto
20 Estrela 23 Show 16 Fredy
13 Carneiro 3 Buatu 6 Gaspar 21 Afonso
1 Dominique
Angola4-3-3
Full lineups and substitutes

Nigeria

  1. SN #23 Stanley NwabaliG
  2. WT #5 William Troost-EkongCD
  3. #21 Calvin BasseyCD-L
  4. SA #6 Semi AjayiCD-R
  5. AI #17 Alex IwobiCM-L
  6. FO #8 Frank OnyekaCM-R
  7. ZS #3 Zaidu SanusiLM
  8. OA #2 Ola AinaRM
  9. VO #9 Victor OsimhenF
  10. AL #18 Ademola LookmanCF-L41'
  11. MS #15 Moses SimonCF-R
Substitutes · 4 used

Angola

  1. AD #1 Antonio DominiqueG
  2. B #3 BuatuCD-L
  3. KG #6 Kialonda GasparCD-R
  4. TC #13 Tó CarneiroLB
  5. EA #21 Eddie AfonsoRB
  6. S #23 ShowCM
  7. E #20 EstrelaLM
  8. F #16 FredyRM
  9. M #19 MabululuF
  10. GD #10 Gelson DalaLF
  11. G #7 GilbertoRF
Substitutes · 5 used

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