Nigeria vs Benin | Suffarah

World Cup - Qualification Africa

Nigeria

4-0

Full-time HT 2-0

Benin

V. Osimhen 3'
V. Osimhen 37'
V. Osimhen 51'
F. Onyeka 90'

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

Tuesday 14 October · 19:00

Events Lineups Stats Standings Head-to-head

The match in brief

Nigeria beat Benin 4-0. Scorers for Nigeria: V. Osimhen 3', V. Osimhen 37', V. Osimhen 51', F. Onyeka 90'.

Nigeria Benin Benin logo

Full-time 4 - 0
90'
F. Onyeka 4-0 Goal · Assist: M. Simon · Nigeria M. Simon provides, F. Onyeka finishes for Nigeria (4-0)
88'
T. Moffi Out: A. Iwobi · Nigeria Substitution for Nigeria: T. Moffi comes on for A. Iwobi
87'
J. Olaitan Yellow card · Benin J. Olaitan of Benin is booked
81'
T. Arokodare Out: V. Osimhen · Nigeria Substitution for Nigeria: T. Arokodare comes on for V. Osimhen
77'
C. Hountondji Yellow card · Benin C. Hountondji of Benin is booked
74'
F. Onyeka Out: A. Adams · Nigeria Substitution for Nigeria: F. Onyeka comes on for A. Adams
74'
B. Onyemaechi Out: Z. Sanusi · Nigeria Substitution for Nigeria: B. Onyemaechi comes on for Z. Sanusi
67'
J. Dossou Out: A. Tosin · Benin Substitution for Benin: J. Dossou comes on for A. Tosin
67'
R. Amoussou Out: Dokou Dodo · Benin Substitution for Benin: R. Amoussou comes on for Dokou Dodo
56'
J. Olaitan Out: A. Hountondji · Benin Substitution for Benin: J. Olaitan comes on for A. Hountondji
55'
S. Ajayi Yellow card · Nigeria S. Ajayi of Nigeria is booked
53'
Dokou Dodo Yellow card · Benin Yellow card for Dokou Dodo (Benin)
51'
V. Osimhen 3-0 Goal · Assist: M. Simon · Nigeria M. Simon provides, V. Osimhen finishes for Nigeria (3-0)
50'
M. Tijani Yellow card · Benin Yellow card for M. Tijani (Benin)
49'
Olivier Verdon Yellow card · Benin Olivier Verdon of Benin is booked
46'
O. Olusegun Out: S. Chukwueze · Nigeria Substitution for Nigeria: O. Olusegun comes on for S. Chukwueze
Half-time 2 - 0
43'
S. Mounié Yellow card · Benin S. Mounié of Benin is booked
37'
V. Osimhen 2-0 Goal · Assist: S. Chukwueze · Nigeria Goal for Nigeria! V. Osimhen turns in the pass from S. Chukwueze (2-0)
3'
V. Osimhen 1-0 Goal · Assist: S. Chukwueze · Nigeria S. Chukwueze provides, V. Osimhen finishes for Nigeria (1-0)
Kick-off

The teams before the match

Nigeria Benin Benin logo

WDWDW Last 5 matches DLWWW

2Position3

17Pts17

1.2Goals scored per match1.2

0.9Goals conceded per match0.9

3Clean sheets5

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

Qualification

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

Qualification

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

Qualification

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

Qualification

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

Qualification

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

Qualification

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

Qualification

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

Qualification

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

Qualification

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Gabon	10	8	1	1	21	12	21:12	+9	25	WWDWW
2	Congo DR	10	7	1	2	12	5	12:5	+7	22	WWLWW
3	Nigeria	10	6	3	1	19	7	19:7	+12	21	WWDWW
4	Burkina Faso	10	6	3	1	17	8	17:8	+9	21	WWDWD
5	Cameroon	10	5	4	1	16	5	16:5	+11	19	DWLWD
6	Madagascar	10	5	1	4	14	16	14:16	-2	16	LWWLW
7	Uganda	10	5	0	5	13	11	13:11	+2	15	LWWWL
8	Niger	8	5	0	3	11	10	11:10	+1	15	WWWLL
9	Namibia	9	2	3	4	8	13	8:13	-5	9	LLLDW

Qualification

The match in brief

The teams before the match

Nigeria4-4-2

Starting XI

Substitutes

Benin3-4-3

Starting XI

Substitutes

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Group I

Ranking of second-placed teams

Last meetings