Africa Cup of Nations

Sudan

FIFA #117 · 0-1-1
Ugh, no.
Sudan lost to Nigeria
Sudan0-1-1 1 – 3 Nigeria2-0-0
FT · Sat, Jan 15

Match Details

Stade Omnisports Roumdé Adjia (Garoua) View tournament bracket →

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Nigeria 3, Sudan 1.
  • 90'+5'Second Half ends, Nigeria 3, Sudan 1.
  • 90'+4'Kelechi Nwakali (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4'Foul by Mohamed Hussein (Sudan).
  • 90'+3'Attempt missed. Zaidu Sanusi (Nigeria) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 90'+2'Attempt blocked. Mohamed Al Rashed (Sudan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mustafa Elfadni with a cross.
  • 90'+1'Attempt missed. Umar Sadiq (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 89'Umar Sadiq (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89'Foul by Mohamed Hakeem (Sudan).
  • 88'Substitution, Sudan. Mohamed Hakeem replaces Salaheldin Nemer because of an injury.
  • 88'Substitution, Sudan. Sharif Makki replaces Abdelrazig Omer.
  • 86'Salaheldin Nemer (Sudan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Line Score

12T
SUD 01 1
NGA 21 3

Match Leaders

Sudan
Nigeria

Africa Cup of Nations Standings
TeamGPWDLGDPts
1 Senegal 3210+67
2 Congo DR 3210+47
3 Benin 3102-33
4 Botswana 3003-70

Key Events

88'Substitution, Sudan. Mohamed Hakeem replaces Salaheldin Nemer because of an injury.
88'Substitution, Sudan. Sharif Makki replaces Abdelrazig Omer.
82'Substitution, Nigeria. Umar Sadiq replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
70'Goal! Nigeria 3, Sudan 1. Walieldin Khedr (Sudan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
69'Ola Aina (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65'Substitution, Nigeria. Kelechi Nwakali replaces Joe Ayodele-Aribo.
65'Substitution, Nigeria. Ahmed Musa replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
64'Substitution, Sudan. Mohamed Hussein replaces Yasin Hamed.
57'Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card.
46'Goal! Nigeria 3, Sudan 0. Moses Simon (Nigeria) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal.
45'Substitution, Nigeria. Alexander Iwobi replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
45'Substitution, Sudan. Dhiya Mahjoub replaces Gumaa Abas Omer.
45'Substitution, Sudan. Algozoli Hussien replaces Musab Eisa.
45'Goal! Nigeria 2, Sudan 0. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
3'Goal! Nigeria 1, Sudan 0. Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moses Simon.

Team Stats

SudanNigeria
General
41.8 Possession % 58.2
5 Shots 17
2 On Target 8
1 Offsides 0
2 Corners 3
16 Fouls 7
Passing & Defense
302 Passes Completed 447
1 Crosses Won 5
13 Tackles Won 12
10 Interceptions 12
16 Clearances 4
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Saves 1

Recent Form

Nigeria L W W D W
Sudan L D L D D

Starting Lineups

Nigeria4-2-2-2
1 Okoye
2 Aina 5 Troost-Ekong 22 Omeruo 12 Sanusi
10 Aribo 4 Ndidi
17 Chukwueze 3' 15 Simon 46'A
14 Iheanacho 19 Awoniyi 45'
25 Ahmed Alshareif Eisa
9 Raouf 15 Hamed 11 Abas Omer
21 Khidir 70' 14 El-Rasheed
17 Mohamedein 6 Karshoum 5 Nemer 12 Al-Fadni
1 Aboueshren
Sudan4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Nigeria

  1. #1 Maduka OkoyeG
  2. KO #22 Kenneth OmeruoCD-L
  3. WT #5 William Troost-EkongCD-R
  4. ZS #12 Zaidu SanusiLB
  5. OA #2 Ola AinaRB
  6. WN #4 Wilfred NdidiCM-L
  7. JA #10 Joe AriboCM-R
  8. TA #19 Taiwo AwoniyiCF-L45'
  9. KI #14 Kelechi IheanachoCF-R
  10. MS #15 Moses SimonAM-L46'
  11. SC #17 Samuel ChukwuezeAM-R3'
Substitutes · 4 used

Sudan

  1. AA #1 Ali Abdullah AbouG
  2. MK #6 Mustafa KarshoumCD-L
  3. SN #5 Salaheldin NemerCD-R
  4. MM #17 Mazin MohamedeinLB
  5. ME #12 Mustafa ElfadniRB
  6. YH #15 Yasin HamedAM
  7. WK #21 Walieldin KhidirLM70'
  8. ME #14 Mohamed El-RasheedRM
  9. ME #25 Musab EisaF
  10. AR #9 Abdel RaoufAM-L
  11. GA #11 Gomaa Abbas OmerAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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Recent Results
L 1–3 at Senegal Round of 16 L 0–2 vs Burkina Faso W 1–0 at Equatorial Guinea L 0–3 at Algeria D 2–2 at Ethiopia D 1–1 at Tanzania D 0–0 at Central African Republic L 0–1 at Egypt L 1–3 at Nigeria D 0–0 vs TBD