South Africa vs Nigeria

World Cup - Qualification Africa

South Africa

1-1

Full-time HT 1-1

Nigeria

William Troost-Ekong 25' (og)

Calvin Bassey 44'

Pre-match
First half
Half-time
Second half
Full-time

Tuesday 9 September · 19:00 P. Atcho

Events Lineups Stats Standings Head-to-head

The match in brief

South Africa and Nigeria drew 1-1. Scorers for South Africa: William Troost-Ekong 25' (og). Scorers for Nigeria: Calvin Bassey 44'.

South Africa Nigeria Nigeria logo

Full-time 1 - 1
Added time: 4 minutes
90+4'
Iqraam Rayners Out: Lyle Foster · South Africa Substitution for South Africa: Iqraam Rayners comes on for Lyle Foster
90'
Sopuruchukwu Onyemaechi Yellow card · Nigeria Yellow card for Sopuruchukwu Onyemaechi (Nigeria)
84'
Kamogelo Sebelebele Out: Oswin Appollis · South Africa Substitution for South Africa: Kamogelo Sebelebele comes on for Oswin Appollis
84'
Thalente Mbatha Out: Sipho Mbule · South Africa Substitution for South Africa: Thalente Mbatha comes on for Sipho Mbule
82'
Teboho Mokoena Yellow card · South Africa Teboho Mokoena of South Africa is booked
78'
Samuel Chukwueze Out: Moses Simon · Nigeria Substitution for Nigeria: Samuel Chukwueze comes on for Moses Simon
70'
Christantus Uche Out: Wilfred Ndidi · Nigeria Substitution for Nigeria: Christantus Uche comes on for Wilfred Ndidi
63'
Thabiso Monyane Out: Z. Mdunyelwa · South Africa Substitution for South Africa: Thabiso Monyane comes on for Z. Mdunyelwa
48'
Bathusi Aubaas Yellow card · South Africa Bathusi Aubaas of South Africa is booked
46'
Sopuruchukwu Onyemaechi Out: William Troost-Ekong · Nigeria Substitution for Nigeria: Sopuruchukwu Onyemaechi comes on for William Troost-Ekong
46'
Toluwalase Arokodare Out: Cyriel Dessers · Nigeria Substitution for Nigeria: Toluwalase Arokodare comes on for Cyriel Dessers
Half-time 1 - 1
44'
Calvin Bassey 1-1 Goal · Assist: Cyriel Dessers · Nigeria Goal for Nigeria! Calvin Bassey turns in the pass from Cyriel Dessers (1-1)
25'
William Troost-Ekong 1-0 Own goal · South Africa Own goal by William Troost-Ekong, a goal for South Africa (1-0)
18'
Ademola Lookman Yellow card · Nigeria Yellow card for Ademola Lookman (Nigeria)
18'
Siyabonga Ngezana Yellow card · South Africa Siyabonga Ngezana of South Africa is booked
10'
Bright Osayi-Samuel Out: Olufisayo Aina · Nigeria Substitution for Nigeria: Bright Osayi-Samuel comes on for Olufisayo Aina
Kick-off

The teams before the match

South Africa Nigeria Nigeria logo

WWDWW Last 5 matches DWDDW

1Position2

18Pts17

1.6Goals scored per match1.3

0.7Goals conceded per match1.1

5Clean sheets2

From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.

Group A

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Egypt	10	8	2	0	20	2	20:2	+18	26	WWDWW
2	Burkina Faso	10	6	3	1	23	8	23:8	+15	21	WWDWW
3	Sierra Leone	10	4	3	3	12	10	12:10	+2	15	WLWDL
4	Guinea-Bissau	10	2	4	4	8	10	8:10	-2	10	LLWDL
5	Ethiopia	10	2	3	5	9	14	9:14	-5	9	LWLLW
6	Djibouti	10	0	1	9	5	33	5:33	-28	1	LLLLL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group B

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Senegal	10	7	3	0	22	3	22:3	+19	24	WWWWW
2	Congo DR	10	7	1	2	15	6	15:6	+9	22	WWLWW
3	Sudan	10	3	4	3	8	6	8:6	+2	13	LDLLD
4	Togo	10	1	5	4	5	10	5:10	-5	8	DLWLL
5	Mauritania	10	1	4	5	4	13	4:13	-9	7	LDDWL
6	South Sudan	10	0	5	5	3	19	3:19	-16	5	DLDLD

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group C

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	South Africa	10	5	3	2	15	9	15:9	+6	18	WDDWW
2	Nigeria	10	4	5	1	15	8	15:8	+7	17	WWDWD
3	Benin	10	5	2	3	12	11	12:11	+1	17	LWWWL
4	Lesotho	10	3	3	4	9	12	9:12	-3	12	WLLLD
5	Rwanda	10	3	2	5	5	9	5:9	-4	11	LLWLD
6	Zimbabwe	10	0	5	5	5	12	5:12	-7	5	LDLLD

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group D

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Cape Verde Islands	10	7	2	1	16	8	16:8	+8	23	WDWWW
2	Cameroon	10	5	4	1	17	5	17:5	+12	19	DWLWW
3	Libya	10	4	4	2	12	10	12:10	+2	16	DDWWL
4	Angola	10	2	6	2	9	8	9:8	+1	12	DDWLL
5	Mauritius	10	1	3	6	7	17	7:17	-10	6	DLLLD
6	Eswatini	10	0	3	7	6	19	6:19	-13	3	LDLLD

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group E

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Morocco	8	8	0	0	22	2	22:2	+20	24	WWWWW
2	Niger	8	5	0	3	11	10	11:10	+1	15	WWWLL
3	Tanzania	8	3	1	4	6	7	6:7	-1	10	LLDLW
4	Zambia	8	3	0	5	10	10	10:10	0	9	LWLWL
5	Congo	8	0	1	7	4	24	4:24	-20	1	LLDLL
6	Eritrea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group F

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Ivory Coast	10	8	2	0	25	0	25:0	+25	26	WWDWW
2	Gabon	10	8	1	1	22	9	22:9	+13	25	WWDWW
3	Gambia	10	4	1	5	27	18	27:18	+9	13	WLWWL
4	Kenya	10	3	3	4	18	14	18:14	+4	12	LWWLL
5	Burundi	10	3	1	6	13	13	13:13	0	10	LLLLW
6	Seychelles	10	0	0	10	2	53	2:53	-51	0	LLLLL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group G

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Algeria	10	8	1	1	24	8	24:8	+16	25	WWDWW
2	Uganda	10	6	0	4	14	9	14:9	+5	18	LWWWW
3	Mozambique	10	6	0	4	14	17	14:17	-3	18	WLWLL
4	Guinea	10	4	3	3	11	8	11:8	+3	15	DWDWL
5	Botswana	10	3	1	6	12	16	12:16	-4	10	DLLLW
6	Somalia	10	0	1	9	3	20	3:20	-17	1	LLLLL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group H

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Tunisia	10	9	1	0	22	0	22:0	+22	28	WWWWW
2	Namibia	10	4	3	3	13	10	13:10	+3	15	LLWLD
3	Liberia	10	4	3	3	13	11	13:11	+2	15	DWDLW
4	Malawi	10	4	1	5	11	10	11:10	+1	13	LWDWL
5	Equatorial Guinea	10	3	2	5	8	15	8:15	-7	11	DLLWD
6	Sao Tome and Principe	10	1	0	9	5	26	5:26	-21	3	WLLLL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group I

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Ghana	10	8	1	1	23	6	23:6	+17	25	WWWDW
2	Madagascar	10	6	1	3	17	12	17:12	+5	19	LWWWL
3	Mali	10	5	3	2	17	6	17:6	+11	18	WWLWD
4	Comoros	10	5	0	5	12	13	12:13	-1	15	LLWLW
5	Central African Republic	10	2	2	6	11	24	11:24	-13	8	WLLLD
6	Chad	10	0	1	9	5	24	5:24	-19	1	LLLDL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Third-placed teams

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Gabon	8	6	1	1	15	9	15:9	+6	19	WWDWW
2	Congo DR	8	5	1	2	10	5	10:5	+5	16	WWLWW
3	Cameroon	8	4	3	1	14	5	14:5	+9	15	DWLWD
4	Nigeria	8	4	3	1	13	6	13:6	+7	15	WWDWW
5	Burkina Faso	8	4	3	1	13	7	13:7	+6	15	WWDWD
6	Niger	8	5	0	3	11	10	11:10	+1	15	WWWLL
7	Madagascar	8	4	1	3	11	11	11:11	0	13	LWWLW
8	Uganda	8	4	0	4	11	9	11:9	+2	12	LWWWL
9	Namibia	8	2	3	3	8	10	8:10	-2	9	LLLDW

Next round

The best 4 third-placed teams advance to the next round.

The match in brief

The teams before the match

South Africa4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Substitutes

Nigeria4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Substitutes

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Group I

Third-placed teams

Last meetings