Africa Cup of Nations

Nigeria

Past match
Morocco won.
Nigeria lost to Morocco (2–4 on penalties)
Morocco 0 – 0 Nigeria
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Match Details

Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah (Rabat) · 65,458 fans · beIn Sports View tournament bracket →

Line Score

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Match Leaders

Morocco
  • NE Neil El Aynaoui — 3Total Shots
  • YB Yassine Bounou — 1Saves
  • Noussair Mazraoui — 58Accurate Passes
Nigeria
  • AL Ademola Lookman — 1Total Shots
  • SN Stanley Nwabali — 5Saves
  • Calvin Bassey — 102Accurate Passes

Penalty Shootout

Morocco · 4/5

  1. Neil El Aynaoui
  2. Hamza Igmane
  3. Eliesse Ben Seghir
  4. Achraf Hakimi
  5. Youssef En-Nesyri

Nigeria · 2/4

  1. Paul Onuachu
  2. Samuel Chukwueze
  3. Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
  4. Bruno Onyemaechi

Key Events

120'+1'Substitution, Nigeria. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Frank Onyeka.
118'Substitution, Morocco. Eliesse Ben Seghir replaces Ismael Saibari.
118'Substitution, Nigeria. Paul Onuachu replaces Victor Osimhen.
107'Substitution, Morocco. Ilias Akhomach replaces Brahim Díaz.
103'Substitution, Morocco. Youssef En-Nesyri replaces Abde Ezzalzouli.
98'Substitution, Nigeria. Fisayo Dele-Bashiru replaces Akor Adams.
84'Substitution, Morocco. Oussama Targhalline replaces Ayoub El Kaabi.
84'Substitution, Morocco. Hamza Igamane replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
83'Substitution, Nigeria. Moses Simon replaces Raphael Onyedika.
77'Raphael Onyedika (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33'Calvin Bassey (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

MoroccoNigeria
General
48.8 Possession % 51.2
16 Shots 2
5 On Target 1
0 Offsides 0
5 Corners 1
22 Fouls 29
Passing & Defense
439 Passes Completed 462
4 Crosses Won 3
15 Tackles Won 14
7 Interceptions 14
23 Clearances 40
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Saves 5

Recent Form

Nigeria W W W W W
Morocco W D W W W

Starting Lineups

Nigeria

  1. SN #23 Stanley NwabaliG
  2. #21 Calvin BasseyCD-L
  3. SA #6 Semi AjayiCD-R
  4. BO #13 Bruno OnyemaechiLB
  5. BO #2 Bright Osayi-SamuelRB
  6. VO #9 Victor OsimhenM
  7. RO #18 Raphael OnyedikaCM
  8. AL #7 Ademola LookmanAM
  9. AI #17 Alex IwobiLM
  10. FO #8 Frank OnyekaRM
  11. AA #22 Akor AdamsCF-R

Morocco

  1. YB #1 Yassine BounouG
  2. AM #25 Adam MasinaCD-L
  3. NA #5 Nayef AguerdCD-R
  4. NE #24 Neil El AynaouiDM
  5. #3 Noussair MazraouiLB
  6. AH #2 Achraf HakimiRB
  7. #11 Ismael SaibariCM-L
  8. BE #23 Bilal El KhannoussCM-R
  9. AE #17 Abde EzzalzouliLM
  10. BD #10 Brahim DíazRM
  11. AE #20 Ayoub El KaabiF

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News

Coventry sign Forest striker Awoniyi for £9m
· BBC Sport
Coventry City have signed Nigeria striker Taiwo Awoniyi from Nottingham Forest for £9m.
‘It’s a true art form’: Nigeria goalkeeper Maduka Okoye on high fashion and life at Udinese
· The Guardian
The former Watford player talks about his off-field pursuits, lessons from the World Cup and unfinished business When Maduka Okoye visited Paris fashion week for the Jean Paul Gaultier show, taking his seat in the front…
Morocco beat Nigeria on penalties to reach Africa Cup of Nations final – as it happened
· The Guardian
The tournament hosts will face Senegal in Sunday’s final after Yassine Bounou’s saves earned a 4-2 shootout win Morocco in their red and green, Nigeria in all white. Captains Hakimi and Osimhen exchange pennants and…
Morocco book place in home Afcon final as Bounou denies Nigeria in shootout
· The Guardian
Morocco advanced to the Africa Cup of Nations final on penalties, beating Nigeria 4-2 in the final shootout after their semi-final ended goalless after extra time. Yassine Bounou saved two spot kicks for the tournament…
Afcon special: Morocco’s moment, Nigeria’s surge and more: Football Weekly – podcast
· The Guardian
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning , Jonathan Wilson and Osasu Obayiuwana as the Africa Cup of Nations reaches its last four Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts , Soundcloud , Audioboom , Mixcloud , Acast and…

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