Africa Cup of Nations
·Quarter-final
Featured match
- Samuel Chukwueze 27'
- William Troost-Ekong 89'
- B. Zungu 71'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Nigeria beat South Africa 2-1. Scorers for Nigeria: Samuel Chukwueze 27', William Troost-Ekong 89'. Scorers for South Africa: B. Zungu 71'. South Africa had 62% of possession.
Nigeria
South Africa
- Full-time 2 - 1
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90'
L. Balogun Out: Alexander Iwobi · Nigeria Substitution for Nigeria: L. Balogun comes on for Alexander Iwobi
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89'
William Troost-Ekong 2-1 Goal · Assist: Moses Simon · Nigeria Goal for Nigeria! William Troost-Ekong turns in the pass from Moses Simon (2-1)
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86'
Lars Veldwijk Out: L. Mothiba · South Africa Substitution for South Africa: Lars Veldwijk comes on for L. Mothiba
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81'
Moses Simon Out: Ahmed Musa · Nigeria Substitution for Nigeria: Moses Simon comes on for Ahmed Musa
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75'
Thamsanqa Mkhize Yellow card · South Africa Yellow card for Thamsanqa Mkhize (South Africa)
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71'
B. Zungu 1-1 Goal · South Africa B. Zungu finds the net for South Africa (1-1)
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62'
Percy Tau Yellow card · South Africa Yellow card for Percy Tau (South Africa)
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58'
Themba Zwane Out: T. Lorch · South Africa Substitution for South Africa: Themba Zwane comes on for T. Lorch
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49'
T. Hlatshwayo Yellow card · South Africa Yellow card for T. Hlatshwayo (South Africa)
- Half-time 1 - 0
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35'
Ahmed Musa Yellow card · Nigeria Ahmed Musa of Nigeria is booked
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27'
Samuel Chukwueze 1-0 Goal · Nigeria Goal for Nigeria! Samuel Chukwueze makes it 1-0
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14'
L. Mothiba Yellow card · South Africa L. Mothiba of South Africa is booked
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Nigeria
South Africa
WWWLW
Last 5 matches WLWLW
2Position3
6Pts3
2Goals scored per match1.2
1Goals conceded per match0.6
4Clean sheets5
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Nigeria4-2-3-1
South Africa4-3-3
18
6.6
Hlanti
Sifiso Hlanti
Player profile
2
6.9
Mkhwanazi
Buhle Mkhwanazi
Player profile
14
6.3
Hlatshwayo
49'
T. Hlatshwayo
- 49'Yellow card
- 75'Yellow card
7
6.5
Musa
35'81'
Ahmed Musa
- 35'Yellow card
- 81'Out
- 90'Out
- 27'Goal
Nigeria4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 16GK Daniel Akpeyi 6.3
- 20DF Chidozie Awaziem 7.1
- 5DF William Troost-Ekong89' 7.2
- 22DF Kenneth Omeruo 7.1
- 3DF Jamilu Collins 6.7
- 8MF O. Etebo 6.7
- 4MF Wilfred Ndidi 6.9
- 13MF Samuel Chukwueze27' 7.7
- 18MF Alexander Iwobi90' 6.4
- 7MF Ahmed Musa35'81' 6.5
- 9FW O. Ighalo 6.2
Substitutes
- 23GK Francis Uzoho
- 1GK I. Ezenwa
- 6DF L. Balogun90'
- 12DF A. Shehu
- 2DF Olufisayo Aina
- 10MF J. Obi Mikel
- 19MF John Ogu
- 15FW Moses Simon81' 7.5
- 17FW S. Kalu
- 14FW Paul Onuachu
- 11FW Henry Onyekuru
- 21FW Victor Osimhen
South Africa4-3-3
Starting XI
- 22GK Ronwen Williams 6.4
- 5DF Thamsanqa Mkhize75' 6.2
- 14DF T. Hlatshwayo49' 6.3
- 2DF Buhle Mkhwanazi 6.9
- 18DF Sifiso Hlanti 6.6
- 8MF B. Zungu71' 7.3
- 15MF D. Furman 6.8
- 12MF K. Mokotjo 6.8
- 19FW Percy Tau62' 7.1
- 9FW L. Mothiba14'86' 6.4
- 23FW T. Lorch58' 6.7
Substitutes
- 16GK Bruce Bvuma
- 1GK D. Keet
- 4DF Daniel Cardoso
- 3DF Innocent Maela
- 6DF R. Mphahlele
- 17MF S. Vilakazi
- 20MF H. Kekana
- 13MF Tiyani Mabunda
- 10MF T. Serero
- 11MF Themba Zwane58' 6.4
- 7FW Lebohang Maboe
- 21FW Lars Veldwijk86' 6.5
Nigeria
South Africa
38%
62%
11
Shots
5
4
On target
2
4
Off target
2
6
Corners
1
22
Fouls
19
0
Offsides
1
1
Yellow cards
4
1
Saves
2
306
Passes
495
73%
Pass accuracy
81%
Nigeria wins0Draws1
South Africa wins1Last meetings
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17 November 2018 · Africa Cup of Nations
South Africa
1-1
Nigeria
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10 June 2017 · Africa Cup of Nations
Nigeria
0-2
South Africa