Featured match
- V. Osimhen 44'
- Wilfred Ndidi 50'
- Ademola Lookman 67'
- Montassar Talbi 74'
- Ali Abdi 87' (pen)
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Nigeria beat Tunisia 3-2. Scorers for Nigeria: V. Osimhen 44', Wilfred Ndidi 50', Ademola Lookman 67'. Scorers for Tunisia: Montassar Talbi 74', Ali Abdi 87' (pen). Nigeria had 59% of possession.
Nigeria
Tunisia
- Full-time 3 - 2
Added time: 6 minutes
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90+6'
Stanley Nwabali Yellow card · Nigeria Yellow card for Stanley Nwabali (Nigeria)
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90+2'
C. Awaziem Out: Ademola Lookman · Nigeria Substitution for Nigeria: C. Awaziem comes on for Ademola Lookman
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87'
Ali Abdi 3-2 Penalty goal · Tunisia Ali Abdi converts from the spot for Tunisia (3-2)
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84'
Montassar Talbi VAR · Penalty confirmed · Tunisia VAR review: Penalty confirmed
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79'
M. Simon Out: Frank Onyeka · Nigeria Substitution for Nigeria: M. Simon comes on for Frank Onyeka
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79'
Chidera Ejuke Out: Akor Adams · Nigeria Substitution for Nigeria: Chidera Ejuke comes on for Akor Adams
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75'
Ismaël Gharbi Out: Elias Achouri · Tunisia Substitution for Tunisia: Ismaël Gharbi comes on for Elias Achouri
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74'
Montassar Talbi 3-1 Goal · Assist: Hannibal Mejbri · Tunisia Goal! Montassar Talbi scores for Tunisia, set up by Hannibal Mejbri. It is 3-1
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67'
Ademola Lookman 3-0 Goal · Assist: V. Osimhen · Nigeria Goal for Nigeria! Ademola Lookman turns in the pass from V. Osimhen (3-0)
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61'
S. Tounekti Out: Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane · Tunisia Substitution for Tunisia: S. Tounekti comes on for Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane
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56'
Semi Ajayi Yellow card · Nigeria Semi Ajayi of Nigeria is booked
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50'
Wilfred Ndidi 2-0 Goal · Assist: Ademola Lookman · Nigeria Goal for Nigeria! Wilfred Ndidi turns in the pass from Ademola Lookman (2-0)
- Half-time 1 - 0
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44'
V. Osimhen 1-0 Goal · Assist: Ademola Lookman · Nigeria Ademola Lookman provides, V. Osimhen finishes for Nigeria (1-0)
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44'
V. Osimhen Yellow card · Nigeria Yellow card for V. Osimhen (Nigeria)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Nigeria
Tunisia
WWDLW
Last 5 matches DLDWW
1Position2
9Pts4
1.9Goals scored per match2.2
1Goals conceded per match1.1
2Clean sheets3
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Nigeria4-3-1-2
Tunisia4-4-2
20
5.9
Valery
Yan Valery
Player profile
6
7.0
Bronn
Dylan Bronn
Player profile
3
6.6
Talbi
74'
Montassar Talbi
- 74'Goal
- 87'Penalty goal
9
7.9
Osimhen
44'44'
V. Osimhen
- 44'Yellow card
- 44'Goal
- 79'Out
17
6.6
Iwobi
Alex Iwobi
Player profile
4
8.5
Ndidi
50'
Wilfred Ndidi
- 50'Goal
- 79'Out
Nigeria4-3-1-2
Coach: Éric Sékou Chelle
Starting XI
- 23GK Stanley Nwabali90+6' 6.3
- 2DF Bright Osayi-Samuel 6.5
- 6DF Semi Ajayi56' 6.5
- 21DF Calvin Bassey 7.2
- 13DF B. Onyemaechi 6.9
- 8MF Frank Onyeka79' 6.9
- 4MF Wilfred Ndidi50' 8.5
- 17MF Alex Iwobi 6.6
- 7MF Ademola Lookman67'90+2' 9.2
- 22FW Akor Adams79' 7.2
- 9FW V. Osimhen44'44' 7.9
Substitutes
- 16GK Amas Obasogie
- 1GK Francis Uzoho
- 27DF Ryan Alebiosu
- 20DF C. Awaziem90+2'
- 5DF Igoh Ogbu
- 3DF Zaidu Sanusi
- 26MF Ebenezer Akinsanmiro
- 10MF Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
- 28MF Tochukwu Nnadi
- 18MF Raphael Onyedika
- 11FW S. Chukwueze
- 12FW C. Dessers
- 24FW Chidera Ejuke79' 6.9
- 19FW Paul Onuachu
- 15FW M. Simon79' 6.3
Tunisia4-4-2
Starting XI
- 16GK Aymen Dahmen 5.9
- 20DF Yan Valery 5.9
- 6DF Dylan Bronn 7.0
- 3DF Montassar Talbi74' 6.6
- 2DF Ali Abdi87' 7.0
- 17MF Ellyes Skhiri 7.0
- 5MF Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane61' 6.3
- 13MF Ferjani Sassi 6.2
- 10MF Hannibal Mejbri 7.7
- 9FW Hazem Mastouri 6.3
- 7FW Elias Achouri75' 6.2
Substitutes
- 22GK B. Ben said
- 1GK Noureddine Farhati
- 24DF A. Arous
- 12DF Ali Maâloul
- 4DF Yassine Meriah
- 15MF Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud
- 14MF Mohamed Ben Ali
- 21MF Mortadha Ben Ouanes
- 25MF Houssem Teka
- 19FW Firas Chaouat
- 11FW Ismaël Gharbi75' 6.0
- 27FW Seifeddine Jaziri
- 8FW Elias Saad
- 23FW Naïm Sliti
- 26FW S. Tounekti61' 6.3
Nigeria
Tunisia
59%
41%
15
Shots
8
5
On target
2
7
Off target
5
4
Corners
6
18
Fouls
15
1
Offsides
1
3
Yellow cards
0
0
Saves
2
441
Passes
300
88%
Pass accuracy
79%
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morocco
|
3 | 6 | 1 | 6:1 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 |
Mali
|
3 | 2 | 2 | 2:2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |
Comoros
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 0:2 | -2 | 2 |
| 4 |
Zambia
|
3 | 1 | 4 | 1:4 | -3 | 2 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group B
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Egypt
|
3 | 3 | 1 | 3:1 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 |
South Africa
|
3 | 5 | 4 | 5:4 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 |
Angola
|
3 | 2 | 3 | 2:3 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 |
Zimbabwe
|
3 | 4 | 6 | 4:6 | -2 | 1 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group C
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nigeria
|
3 | 8 | 4 | 8:4 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 |
Tunisia
|
3 | 6 | 5 | 6:5 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 |
Tanzania
|
3 | 3 | 4 | 3:4 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 |
Uganda
|
3 | 3 | 7 | 3:7 | -4 | 1 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group D
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Senegal
|
3 | 7 | 1 | 7:1 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 |
Congo DR
|
3 | 5 | 1 | 5:1 | +4 | 7 |
| 3 |
Benin
|
3 | 1 | 4 | 1:4 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 |
Botswana
|
3 | 0 | 7 | 0:7 | -7 | 0 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group E
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Algeria
|
3 | 7 | 1 | 7:1 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 |
Burkina Faso
|
3 | 4 | 2 | 4:2 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 |
Sudan
|
3 | 1 | 5 | 1:5 | -4 | 3 |
| 4 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
3 | 2 | 6 | 2:6 | -4 | 0 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group F
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ivory Coast
|
3 | 5 | 3 | 5:3 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 |
Cameroon
|
3 | 4 | 2 | 4:2 | +2 | 7 |
| 3 |
Mozambique
|
3 | 4 | 5 | 4:5 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 |
Gabon
|
3 | 4 | 7 | 4:7 | -3 | 0 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Nigeria wins1Draws0
Tunisia wins1