Africa Cup of Nations

Nigeria

FIFA #26
Semifinals
Ugh, no.
Nigeria lost to Morocco (2–4 on penalties)
Morocco 0 – 0 Nigeria
FT-Pens · Wed, Jan 14

Match Details

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

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Nigeria 0(2), Morocco 0(4).
  • 120'Penalty Shootout ends, Nigeria 0(2), Morocco 0(4).
  • 120'Goal! Nigeria 0(2), Morocco 0(4). Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 120'Penalty saved. Bruno Onyemaechi (Nigeria) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Yassine Bounou (Morocco).
  • 120'Goal! Nigeria 0(2), Morocco 0(3). Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 120'Goal! Nigeria 0(2), Morocco 0(2). Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (Nigeria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 120'Goal! Nigeria 0(1), Morocco 0(2). Eliesse Ben Seghir (Morocco) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 120'Penalty saved. Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria) left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Yassine Bounou (Morocco).
  • 120'Penalty saved. Hamza Igamane (Morocco) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Stanley Nwabali (Nigeria).
  • 120'Goal! Nigeria 0(1), Morocco 0(1). Paul Onuachu (Nigeria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 120'Goal! Nigeria 0, Morocco 0(1). Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 120'Penalty Shootout begins Nigeria 0, Morocco 0.

Line Score

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MAR 00004 0
NGA 00002 0

Match Leaders

Morocco
Nigeria

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

Morocco4-1-4-1
1 Bounou
2 Hakimi 5 Aguerd 25 Masina 3 Mazraoui
24 El Aynaoui
10 Díaz 23 El Khannouss 11 Saibari 17 Ezzalzouli
20 El Kaabi
7 Lookman 22 Adams
17 Iwobi
18 Onyedika 9 Osimhen 8 Onyeka
13 Onyemaechi 21 Bassey 6 Ajayi 2 Osayi-Samuel
23 Nwabali
Nigeria4-3-1-2
Full lineups and substitutes

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
Substitutes · 4 used

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
Substitutes · 5 used

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