World Cup - Qualification Africa
·Group C
Featured match
- D. Tavares 19'
- Victor Osimhen 29'
- K. Rocha Santos 76' (og)
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Nigeria beat Cape Verde Islands 2-1. Scorers for Cape Verde Islands: D. Tavares 19'. Scorers for Nigeria: Victor Osimhen 29', K. Rocha Santos 76' (og). Nigeria won after coming from behind.
Cape Verde Islands
Nigeria
- Full-time 1 - 2
Added time: 3 minutes
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90+3'
Kenneth Omeruo Yellow card · Nigeria Yellow card for Kenneth Omeruo (Nigeria)
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87'
Maduka Okoye Yellow card · Nigeria Maduka Okoye of Nigeria is booked
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84'
Paul Onuachu Out: Victor Osimhen · Nigeria Substitution for Nigeria: Paul Onuachu comes on for Victor Osimhen
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84'
Zaidu Sanusi Out: Chidera Ejuke · Nigeria Substitution for Nigeria: Zaidu Sanusi comes on for Chidera Ejuke
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83'
Willis Furtado Out: Ryan Mendes · Cape Verde Islands Substitution for Cape Verde Islands: Willis Furtado comes on for Ryan Mendes
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83'
V. Lopes Out: Kelvin Pires · Cape Verde Islands Substitution for Cape Verde Islands: V. Lopes comes on for Kelvin Pires
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77'
J. Tavares Out: Jamiro Monteiro · Cape Verde Islands Substitution for Cape Verde Islands: J. Tavares comes on for Jamiro Monteiro
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77'
Marco Soares Out: Patrick Andrade · Cape Verde Islands Substitution for Cape Verde Islands: Marco Soares comes on for Patrick Andrade
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76'
K. Rocha Santos 1-2 Own goal · Nigeria Own goal! An own goal by K. Rocha Santos counts for Nigeria. It is 1-2
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73'
Teremas Moffi Out: Ahmed Musa · Nigeria Substitution for Nigeria: Teremas Moffi comes on for Ahmed Musa
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73'
Frank Onyeka Out: Moses Simon · Nigeria Substitution for Nigeria: Frank Onyeka comes on for Moses Simon
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59'
Vágner Out: Garry Rodrigues · Cape Verde Islands Substitution for Cape Verde Islands: Vágner comes on for Garry Rodrigues
- Half-time 1 - 1
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29'
Victor Osimhen 1-1 Goal · Nigeria Goal! Victor Osimhen scores for Nigeria. It is 1-1
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19'
D. Tavares 1-0 Goal · Cape Verde Islands Goal for Cape Verde Islands! D. Tavares makes it 1-0
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Cape Verde Islands
Nigeria
LLDLD
Last 5 matches WLDLW
2Position1
11Pts13
0.7Goals scored per match1
1.4Goals conceded per match1.2
2Clean sheets4
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Cape Verde Islands5-3-2
Nigeria4-3-3
Awaziem
Chidozie Awaziem
Player profile
Shehu
A. Shehu
Player profile
Collins
Jamilu Collins
Player profile
Omeruo
90+3'
Kenneth Omeruo
- 90+3'Yellow card
Santos
76'
K. Rocha Santos
- 76'Own goal
- 77'Out
- 77'Out
Cape Verde Islands5-3-2
Coach: Bubista
Starting XI
- GK Vózinha
- DF Pico
- DF Steeve Furtado
- DF Ponck
- MF D. Tavares19'
- DF Kelvin Pires83'
- MF Patrick Andrade77'
- MF Jamiro Monteiro77'
- MF K. Rocha Santos76'
- MF Ryan Mendes83'
- MF Garry Rodrigues59'
Substitutes
- FW Vágner59'
- MF Marco Soares77'
- FW J. Tavares77'
- FW V. Lopes83'
- MF Willis Furtado83'
- DF Cláudio Tavares
- GK Dylan Silva
- FW Henrique
- MF Kevin Pina
- DF Lorenzo Fonseca
- GK Márcio Rosa
- MF Telmo Arcanjo
Nigeria4-3-3
Coach: A. Eguavoen
Starting XI
- GK Maduka Okoye87'
- DF Kenneth Omeruo90+3'
- DF Jamilu Collins
- MF A. Shehu
- DF Chidozie Awaziem
- MF Bonke Innocent
- MF K. Michael
- FW Ahmed Musa73'
- MF Moses Simon73'
- FW Victor Osimhen29'84'
- MF Chidera Ejuke84'
Substitutes
- — Frank Onyeka73'
- FW Teremas Moffi73'
- FW Zaidu Sanusi84'
- FW Paul Onuachu84'
- GK Daniel Akpeyi
- GK Francis Uzoho
- DF A. Adeleke
- DF V. Ozornwafor
No statistics available for this match
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Algeria
|
6 | 25 | 4 | 25:4 | +21 | 14 |
| 2 |
Burkina Faso
|
6 | 12 | 4 | 12:4 | +8 | 12 |
| 3 |
Niger
|
6 | 13 | 17 | 13:17 | -4 | 7 |
| 4 |
Djibouti
|
6 | 4 | 29 | 4:29 | -25 | 0 |
Next round
Group B
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tunisia
|
6 | 11 | 2 | 11:2 | +9 | 13 |
| 2 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
6 | 6 | 5 | 6:5 | +1 | 11 |
| 3 |
Zambia
|
6 | 8 | 9 | 8:9 | -1 | 7 |
| 4 |
Mauritania
|
6 | 2 | 11 | 2:11 | -9 | 2 |
Next round
Group C
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nigeria
|
6 | 9 | 3 | 9:3 | +6 | 13 |
| 2 |
Cape Verde Islands
|
6 | 8 | 6 | 8:6 | +2 | 11 |
| 3 |
Liberia
|
6 | 5 | 8 | 5:8 | -3 | 6 |
| 4 |
Central African Republic
|
6 | 4 | 9 | 4:9 | -5 | 4 |
Next round
Group D
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cameroon
|
6 | 12 | 3 | 12:3 | +9 | 15 |
| 2 |
Ivory Coast
|
6 | 10 | 3 | 10:3 | +7 | 13 |
| 3 |
Mozambique
|
6 | 2 | 8 | 2:8 | -6 | 4 |
| 4 |
Malawi
|
6 | 2 | 12 | 2:12 | -10 | 3 |
Next round
Group E
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mali
|
6 | 11 | 0 | 11:0 | +11 | 16 |
| 2 |
Uganda
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 3:2 | +1 | 9 |
| 3 |
Kenya
|
6 | 4 | 9 | 4:9 | -5 | 6 |
| 4 |
Rwanda
|
6 | 2 | 9 | 2:9 | -7 | 1 |
Next round
Group F
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Egypt
|
6 | 10 | 4 | 10:4 | +6 | 14 |
| 2 |
Gabon
|
6 | 7 | 8 | 7:8 | -1 | 7 |
| 3 |
Libya
|
6 | 4 | 7 | 4:7 | -3 | 7 |
| 4 |
Angola
|
6 | 6 | 8 | 6:8 | -2 | 5 |
Next round
Group G
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ghana
|
6 | 7 | 3 | 7:3 | +4 | 13 |
| 2 |
South Africa
|
6 | 6 | 2 | 6:2 | +4 | 13 |
| 3 |
Ethiopia
|
6 | 4 | 7 | 4:7 | -3 | 5 |
| 4 |
Zimbabwe
|
6 | 2 | 7 | 2:7 | -5 | 2 |
Next round
Group H
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Senegal
|
6 | 15 | 4 | 15:4 | +11 | 16 |
| 2 |
Togo
|
6 | 5 | 6 | 5:6 | -1 | 8 |
| 3 |
Namibia
|
6 | 5 | 10 | 5:10 | -5 | 5 |
| 4 |
Congo
|
6 | 5 | 10 | 5:10 | -5 | 3 |
Next round
Group I
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morocco
|
6 | 20 | 1 | 20:1 | +19 | 18 |
| 2 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
6 | 5 | 11 | 5:11 | -6 | 6 |
| 3 |
Guinea
|
6 | 5 | 11 | 5:11 | -6 | 4 |
| 4 |
Sudan
|
6 | 5 | 12 | 5:12 | -7 | 3 |
Next round
Group J
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Congo DR
|
6 | 9 | 3 | 9:3 | +6 | 11 |
| 2 |
Benin
|
6 | 5 | 4 | 5:4 | +1 | 10 |
| 3 |
Tanzania
|
6 | 6 | 8 | 6:8 | -2 | 8 |
| 4 |
Madagascar
|
6 | 4 | 9 | 4:9 | -5 | 4 |
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