Nigeria vs Tunisia 0-1 · Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations

Nigeria

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0-1

Finished

Tunisia

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Sunday, January 23 at 07:00 PMStade Omnisports Roumdé Adjia

Summary

First half

Yellow card for Kelechi Iheanacho
20'

Second half

47'
⚽Goal by Youssef Msakni
53'
Yellow card for Aïssa Bilal Laidouni
⇅Alexander Iwobi on, Kelechi Iheanacho off
59'
⇅Peter Oladeji Olayinka on, Taiwo Awoniyi off
60'
Red card for Alexander Iwobi
66'
69'
⇅Naïm Sliti on, Hamza Rafia off
⇅Umar Sadiq on, Samuel Chukwueze off
74'
83'
Yellow card for Bechir Ben Saïd
86'
⇅Issam Jebali on, Seifeddine Jaziri off
86'
⇅Wahbi Khazri on, Youssef Msakni off
⇅Ahmed Musa on, Joe Ayodele-Aribo off
88'
90'+5'
⇅Omar Rekik on, Anis Ben Slimane off

Statistics

53%Possession47%

13Shots7

1Shots on target3

5Corners1

16Fouls22

1Yellow cards2

1Red cards0

0Offsides1

1Saves1

338Accurate passes299

412Total passes374

Commentary

Match ends, Nigeria 0, Tunisia 1.Show full commentary

Match ends, Nigeria 0, Tunisia 1.
90'+6'Second Half ends, Nigeria 0, Tunisia 1.
90'+5'Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria) header from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zaidu Sanusi following a set piece situation.
90'+5'Substitution, Tunisia. Omar Rekik replaces Anis Ben Slimane.
90'+4'Foul by Issam Jebali (Tunisia).
90'+4'Ahmed Musa (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4'Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the right. Assisted by Oussama Haddadi.
90'+2'Attempt blocked. Kenneth Omeruo (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moses Simon with a cross.
90'+2'Foul by Bilel Ifa (Tunisia).
90'+2'Ahmed Musa (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1'Attempt missed. Umar Sadiq (Nigeria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Peter Oladeji Olayinka.
90'+1'Ola Aina (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'Foul by Issam Jebali (Tunisia).
90'Issam Jebali (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'Foul by Kenneth Omeruo (Nigeria).
88'Substitution, Nigeria. Ahmed Musa replaces Joe Ayodele-Aribo.
88'Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moses Simon.
86'Substitution, Tunisia. Wahbi Khazri replaces Youssef Msakni.
86'Substitution, Tunisia. Issam Jebali replaces Seifeddine Jaziri.
85'Foul by William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria).
85'Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'Umar Sadiq (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84'Foul by Bilel Ifa (Tunisia).
83'Bechir Ben Saïd (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card.
83'Attempt missed. Moses Simon (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
82'Umar Sadiq (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82'Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia).
81'Offside, Tunisia. Ellyes Skhiri tries a through ball, but Seifeddine Jaziri is caught offside.
81'Attempt blocked. Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oussama Haddadi.
78'Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Bilel Ifa.
77'Foul by Kenneth Omeruo (Nigeria).
77'Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75'Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Maduka Okoye.
75'Attempt saved. Naïm Sliti (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youssef Msakni.
74'Substitution, Nigeria. Umar Sadiq replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
74'Attempt blocked. Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Seifeddine Jaziri.
73'Hand ball by Mohamed Dräger (Tunisia).
72'Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ola Aina.
70'Kenneth Omeruo (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70'Foul by Seifeddine Jaziri (Tunisia).
69'Substitution, Tunisia. Naïm Sliti replaces Hamza Rafia.
69'Attempt missed. Zaidu Sanusi (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
67'Attempt saved. Moses Simon (Nigeria) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Peter Oladeji Olayinka with a cross.
66'Alexander Iwobi (Nigeria) is shown the red card.
65'VAR Decision: Card upgraded Alexander Iwobi (Nigeria).
64'Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64'Foul by Alexander Iwobi (Nigeria).
63'Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Moses Simon.
61'Foul by Alexander Iwobi (Nigeria).
61'Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
60'Substitution, Nigeria. Peter Oladeji Olayinka replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
59'Substitution, Nigeria. Alexander Iwobi replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
59'Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria).
59'Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53'Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53'Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53'Foul by Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia).
51'Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria).
51'Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51'Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51'Foul by Oussama Haddadi (Tunisia).
50'William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50'Foul by Seifeddine Jaziri (Tunisia).
49'Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49'Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia).
47'Goal! Nigeria 0, Tunisia 1. Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Dräger.
45'Second Half begins Nigeria 0, Tunisia 0.
45'+1'First Half ends, Nigeria 0, Tunisia 0.
45'Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia).
44'Taiwo Awoniyi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44'Foul by Oussama Haddadi (Tunisia).
43'Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43'Foul by Hamza Rafia (Tunisia).
41'Hamza Rafia (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41'Foul by Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Nigeria).
40'William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40'Foul by Seifeddine Jaziri (Tunisia).
39'Attempt missed. Hamza Rafia (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
35'Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35'Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia).
33'Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria).
33'Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33'Hamza Rafia (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33'Foul by Zaidu Sanusi (Nigeria).
28'Montassar Talbi (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28'Foul by Taiwo Awoniyi (Nigeria).
27'Foul by Taiwo Awoniyi (Nigeria).
27'Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25'Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25'Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia).
21'Zaidu Sanusi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21'Foul by Hamza Rafia (Tunisia).
20'Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20'Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20'Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria).
19'Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19'Foul by Hamza Rafia (Tunisia).
18'Ola Aina (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18'Foul by Youssef Msakni (Tunisia).
14'Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Montassar Talbi.
13'Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Bilel Ifa.
12'Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by William Troost-Ekong following a corner.
12'Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Bilel Ifa.
12'Attempt blocked. Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Nigeria) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Moses Simon.
10'Hand ball by Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia).
10'Attempt blocked. Montassar Talbi (Tunisia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamza Rafia with a cross.
9'Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9'Foul by Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Nigeria).
8'Hamza Rafia (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8'Foul by Zaidu Sanusi (Nigeria).
8'Foul by Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Nigeria).
8'Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5'Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
2'Moses Simon (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
2'Foul by Hamza Rafia (Tunisia).
2'Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze with a headed pass following a corner.
1'Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Mohamed Dräger.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Momentum

NigeriaTunisia

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Top performers

Nigeria

Wilfred NdidiShots5

Tunisia

Hamza RafiaShots2

Line-ups

Nigeria4-2-3-14-3-3Tunisia

22Saïd

5Haddadi

3Talbi

20Drager

2Ifa

28Laïdouni

17Skhiri

25Slimane

⚽7Msakni

11Jaziri

19Rafia

19Awoniyi

10Aribo

15Simon

14Iheanacho

17Chukwueze

4Ndidi

12Sanusi

22Omeruo

2Aina

5Troost-Ekong

1Okoye

Nigeria

1Maduka OkoyeG
22Kenneth OmeruoCD-L
5William Troost-EkongCD-R
12Zaidu SanusiLB
2Ola AinaRB
14Kelechi IheanachoAM
10Joe AriboLM
4Wilfred NdidiRM
19Taiwo AwoniyiF
15Moses SimonAM-L
17Samuel ChukwuezeAM-R

Tunisia

22Bechir Ben SaïdG
3Montassar TalbiCD-L
2Bilel IfaCD-R
5Oussama HaddadiLB
20Mohamed DragerRB
17Ellyes SkhiriCM
28Aïssa LaïdouniLM
25Anis SlimaneRM
11Seifeddine JaziriF
7Youssef MsakniLF
19Hamza RafiaRF

Head to head

Oct 13, 20Nigeria1-1Tunisia
Jul 17, 19Tunisia0-1Nigeria
Jan 22, 16Tunisia1-1Nigeria
Sep 06, 09Nigeria2-2Tunisia
Jun 20, 09Tunisia0-0Nigeria