Nigeria v Equatorial Guinea - as it happened
Join us for LIVE coverage of the Africa Cup of Nations Group A clash between Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium, which kicks off at 15:00 CET.
List of goalscorers
Match report in news
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96'FT: Nigeria 1-1 Equatorial Guinea. Nigeria did not get the Africa Cup of Nations opener they had hoped for as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Equatorial Guinea in their opening match. Despite Osimhen cancelling out Iban Salvador's opener, the home side failed to score the winning goal in the second half.
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93'Nigeria sub: Iwoni OUT, Onuachu IN.
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92'Equatorial Guinea sub: Iban Salvador is replaced by Nlavo.
Substitution
at Guinea Ecuatorial
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86'Equatorial Guinea sub: Jose machin is replaced by Eneme.
Yellow card
a Guinea Ecuatorial
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85'Balboa is shown a yellow card after fouling Onyeka and stopping Nigeria's counter-attack.
Substitution
at Nigeria
Substitution
at Nigeria
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83'Nigeria double sub: Zaidu and Ola Aina OUT. Osayi-Samuel and Bassey IN.
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80'Nabil Ondo fouls Aribo on the left wing. Set-piece in coming for Nigeria...
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76'HUGE MISS FROM OSIMHEN! Iwobi finds the Napoli striker through a defence splitting pass and the No.9 fails to beat Owono in a one-on-one situation.
Substitution
at Guinea Ecuatorial
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74'Equatorial Guinea double sub: Buyla and Ganet OUT. Balboa and Adjugu IN.
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68'Nigeria double sub: Moses Simon and Yusuf OUT. Aribo and Chukwueze IN.
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63'Zanusi is cautioned for time wasting.
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60'Simon tries to dribble past Akapo on the let wing but the full-back wins the ball back.
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58'Both teams are being very innaccurate in their passing.
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54'SUPERB CHANCE FOR NIGERIA! Iwobi launches the Super Eagles counter-attack and finds Zaidu inside the box, but the full-back's poor effort is parried by Owono.
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52'Yusuf receives inside the box and tries to squares the ball to the far post, but Owono catches it with ease.
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50'Pablo Ganet's long-range effort goes over Nwabali's goal.
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48'Ndongo fouls Yusuf in midfield.
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45'HT: Nigeria 1-1 Equatorial Guinea. Draw at the break. The Super Eagles dominated the first 45 minutes but were caught off guard when Iban Salvador broke the deadlock on the visitors' first dangerous chance. However, the goal was cancelled out a minute later when Osimhen restored parity when the Napoli striker headed home Lookman's cross.
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45'Four minutes added!
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42'Lookman fouls Orozco while the centre-back was playing the ball out from the back.
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38'GOOOOOOOALLLLL TO NIGERIA! Lookman receives on the left flank and crosses the ball to the far post, when an unmarked Osimhen heads home!
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36'GOOOOOOOOALLLLLL TO EQUATORIAL GUINEA! Pepin receives on the edge of the box and feeds Iban Salvador, who beats Nwabali with a low effort to the near post!
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34'Another one for Nigeria! Lookman squares the ball to the penalty spot and Saul Coco prevents Ajayi from finishing from close range.
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32'Nigeria keep possession of the ball.
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29'Great chance for ther Super Eagles! Ola Aina's cross from the right flank finds Osimhen, whose header to the far post goes narrowly wide!
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27'It's cooling break time.
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27'Bikoro sees yellow after a hard tackle on Lookman.
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25'Pepin tries his luck from the edge of the box but his curling effort goes wide.
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23'Nsue earns the first corner of the match for Equatorial Guinea.
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20'Yusuf finds Osimen with a space through a long ball but the Napoli striker was offside.
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16'Owono finds Nsue with space through a long ball and the Equatorial Guinea striker is brought down inside the box by Ekong. Fortunately for Nigeria, the striker was caught offside.
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14'Yusuf's effort from the D. goes really wide.
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12'Iban Edu fouls Zaidu on the left wing. Set-piece in coming...
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10'HUGE CHANCE FOR NIGERIA! Yusus receives the ball with space on the left flank and squares it to the far post, where an unmarked Zaidu finishes over the crossbar!
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8'Ndong is being treated after a hard clash with Troost-Ekong.
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5'Osimhen tries his luck from the edge of the box but the ball goes over the bar.
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3'Iwobi's cross from the left flank is caught by Owono.
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1'The match starts!
Start of match
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PRVWSecond half underway!
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PRVWPlayers take to the pitch!
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PRVWEquatorial Guinea starting XI: Owono (GK), Akapo, Orozco, Saul Coco, Ndong; Buyla, Ganet, Pepin, Bikoro, Salvador and Nsue.
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PRVWNigeria starting XI: Nwabali (GK), Aina, Ekong, Ajayi, Zaidu, Yusuf, Onyeka, Iwobi, Lookman, Simon and Osimhen.
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PRVWLineups have landed!
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PRVWEquatorial Guinea possible starting XI: Owono; Akapo, Anieboh, Orozco, Ndong; Ganet, Bikoro; Miranda, Machin, Salvador; Nsue.
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PRVWNigeria possible starting XI: Uzoho; Osayi-Samuel, Ajayi, Bassey, Onyemaechi; Chukwueze, Iwobi, Onyeka, Simon; Moffi, Osimhen.
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PRVWLet's get things warmed up with some possible lineups!
Pre-match
14 January 2024, 15:00
Referee: Abongile Tom
Stadium: Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara
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PRVWHello everyone and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Africa Cup of Nations Group A clash between Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium!