Featured match
- S. Chukwueze 3'
- T. Awoniyi 45'
- M. Simon 46'
- Walieldin Safour 70' (pen)
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Nigeria beat Sudan 3-1. Scorers for Nigeria: S. Chukwueze 3', T. Awoniyi 45', M. Simon 46'. Scorers for Sudan: Walieldin Safour 70' (pen). Nigeria had 58% of possession.
Nigeria
Sudan
- Full-time 3 - 1
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88'
Sharif Makki Out: Abdelrazig Omer · Sudan Substitution for Sudan: Sharif Makki comes on for Abdelrazig Omer
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88'
Mohamed Hakeem Out: Salaheldin Nemer · Sudan Substitution for Sudan: Mohamed Hakeem comes on for Salaheldin Nemer
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82'
U. Sadiq Out: T. Awoniyi · Nigeria Substitution for Nigeria: U. Sadiq comes on for T. Awoniyi
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70'
Walieldin Safour 3-1 Penalty goal · Sudan Goal! Walieldin Safour scores a penalty for Sudan. It is 3-1
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69'
Ola Aina Yellow card · Nigeria Ola Aina of Nigeria is booked
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68'
Mustafa Karshom VAR · Penalty awarded · Sudan VAR review: Penalty awarded
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65'
A. Musa Out: K. Ịheanachọ · Nigeria Substitution for Nigeria: A. Musa comes on for K. Ịheanachọ
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65'
K. Nwakali Out: J. Aribo · Nigeria Substitution for Nigeria: K. Nwakali comes on for J. Aribo
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64'
Mohamed Hussein Out: Yasin Hamed · Sudan Substitution for Sudan: Mohamed Hussein comes on for Yasin Hamed
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57'
J. Aribo Yellow card · Nigeria Yellow card for J. Aribo (Nigeria)
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46'
M. Simon 3-0 Goal · Nigeria Goal for Nigeria! M. Simon makes it 3-0
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46'
Dhiya Mahjoub Out: Gumaa Abas Omer · Sudan Substitution for Sudan: Dhiya Mahjoub comes on for Gumaa Abas Omer
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46'
Algozoli Hussien Out: Musab Eisa · Sudan Substitution for Sudan: Algozoli Hussien comes on for Musab Eisa
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46'
A. Iwobi Out: S. Chukwueze · Nigeria Substitution for Nigeria: A. Iwobi comes on for S. Chukwueze
- Half-time 2 - 0
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45'
T. Awoniyi 2-0 Goal · Nigeria T. Awoniyi finds the net for Nigeria (2-0)
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3'
S. Chukwueze 1-0 Goal · Assist: M. Simon · Nigeria Goal! S. Chukwueze scores for Nigeria, set up by M. Simon. It is 1-0
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Nigeria
Sudan
LWWDW
Last 5 matches DLLLD
1Position3
9Pts1
1.4Goals scored per match0.5
0.6Goals conceded per match2.2
5Clean sheets2
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Nigeria4-2-2-2
12
5.6
Elfadni
Mustafa Elfadni
Player profile
6
6.9
Karshom
Mustafa Karshom
Player profile
17
6.2
Mohamedein
Mazin Mohamedein
Player profile
5
7.2
Nemer
88'
Salaheldin Nemer
- 88'Out
9
6.2
Omer
88'
Abdelrazig Omer
- 88'Out
17
7.7
Chukwueze
3'46'
S. Chukwueze
- 3'Goal
- 46'Out
- 45'Goal
- 82'Out
14
6.9
Ịheanachọ
65'
K. Ịheanachọ
- 65'Out
- 46'Goal
10
7.2
Aribo
57'65'
J. Aribo
- 57'Yellow card
- 65'Out
Nigeria4-2-2-2
Coach: A. Eguavoen
Starting XI
- 1GK M. Okoye 6.3
- 22DF K. Omeruo 6.9
- 5DF W. Troost-Ekong 6.2
- 2DF Ola Aina69' 6.3
- 12DF Z. Sanusi 6.6
- 4MF W. Ndidi 7.2
- 10MF J. Aribo57'65' 7.2
- 15MF M. Simon46' 8.9
- 14FW K. Ịheanachọ65' 6.9
- 19FW T. Awoniyi45'82' 6.6
- 17MF S. Chukwueze3'46' 7.7
Substitutes
- 18FW A. Iwobi46' 6.3
- 25MF K. Nwakali65' 6.9
- 7FW A. Musa65' 6.7
- 24FW U. Sadiq82' 6.9
- 16GK Daniel Akpeyi
- 11FW Henry Onyekuru
- 6DF S. Ajayi
- 23GK Francis Uzoho
- 13FW C. Ejuke
- 8MF Frank Onyeka
- 26DF O. Ndah
- 21DF T. Ebuehi
Sudan4-2-3-1
Coach: Burhan Tia
Starting XI
- 1GK Ali Achrine 5.9
- 5DF Salaheldin Nemer88' 7.2
- 17DF Mazin Mohamedein 6.2
- 6DF Mustafa Karshom 6.9
- 12DF Mustafa Elfadni 5.6
- 14MF Mohamed El-Rasheed 6.3
- 9MF Abdelrazig Omer88' 6.2
- 11MF Gumaa Abas Omer46' 6.3
- 21MF Walieldin Safour70' 7.2
- 15MF Yasin Hamed64' 6.3
- 25FW Musab Eisa46' 6.5
Substitutes
- 22MF Algozoli Hussien46' 6.3
- 19MF Dhiya Mahjoub46' 6.3
- 8MF Mohamed Hussein64' 6.3
- 2DF Mohamed Hakeem88'
- 18MF Sharif Makki88'
- 4DF Amjed Ismael
- 28DF Moaiad Abdeen Maki
- 20MF Suliman Zakaria
- 16GK Ishag Adam
- 23GK Mohamed Mustafa
- 24MF Captain Basheer
- 3DF Elsadig Hassan
Nigeria
Sudan
58%
42%
17
Shots
5
8
On target
2
6
Off target
1
3
Corners
2
7
Fouls
16
0
Offsides
1
2
Yellow cards
0
1
Saves
4
529
Passes
387
84%
Pass accuracy
78%
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cameroon
|
3 | 7 | 3 | 7:3 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 |
Burkina Faso
|
3 | 3 | 3 | 3:3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |
Cape Verde Islands
|
3 | 2 | 2 | 2:2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |
Ethiopia
|
3 | 2 | 6 | 2:6 | -4 | 1 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group B
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Senegal
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 1:0 | +1 | 5 |
| 2 |
Guinea
|
3 | 2 | 2 | 2:2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |
Malawi
|
3 | 2 | 2 | 2:2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |
Zimbabwe
|
3 | 3 | 4 | 3:4 | -1 | 3 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group C
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morocco
|
3 | 5 | 2 | 5:2 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 |
Gabon
|
3 | 4 | 3 | 4:3 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 |
Comoros
|
3 | 3 | 5 | 3:5 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 |
Ghana
|
3 | 3 | 5 | 3:5 | -2 | 1 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group D
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nigeria
|
3 | 6 | 1 | 6:1 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 |
Egypt
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 2:1 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 |
Sudan
|
3 | 1 | 4 | 1:4 | -3 | 1 |
| 4 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0:3 | -3 | 1 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group E
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ivory Coast
|
3 | 6 | 3 | 6:3 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 2:1 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 |
Sierra Leone
|
3 | 2 | 3 | 2:3 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 |
Algeria
|
3 | 1 | 4 | 1:4 | -3 | 1 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group F
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mali
|
3 | 4 | 1 | 4:1 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 |
Gambia
|
3 | 3 | 1 | 3:1 | +2 | 7 |
| 3 |
Tunisia
|
3 | 4 | 2 | 4:2 | +2 | 3 |
| 4 |
Mauritania
|
3 | 0 | 7 | 0:7 | -7 | 0 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Third-placed teams
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Malawi
|
3 | 2 | 2 | 2:2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |
Cape Verde Islands
|
3 | 2 | 2 | 2:2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |
Tunisia
|
3 | 4 | 2 | 4:2 | +2 | 3 |
| 4 |
Comoros
|
3 | 3 | 5 | 3:5 | -2 | 3 |
| 5 |
Sierra Leone
|
3 | 2 | 3 | 2:3 | -1 | 2 |
| 6 |
Sudan
|
3 | 1 | 4 | 1:4 | -3 | 1 |
Next round