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Nigeria vs Ivory Coast 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Final
Hosts Ivory Coast defeat Nigeria with Haller goal to win AFCON
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Ivory Coast have won the Africa Cup of Nations after a 2-1 victory over Nigeria at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 38': Goal! Nigeria 1, Côte d'Ivoire 0. William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
- 45': Second Half begins Nigeria 1, Côte d'Ivoire 0.
- 53': Stanley Nwabali (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card.
- 54': Sèrge Aurier (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card.
- 56': Substitution, Nigeria. Moses Simon replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
- 62': Goal! Nigeria 1, Côte d'Ivoire 1. Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Simon Adingra with a cross following a corner.
- 70': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Wilfried Singo replaces Sèrge Aurier.
- 70': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Oumar Diakité replaces Max Gradel.
- 79': Substitution, Nigeria. Alhassan Yusuf replaces Alex Iwobi.
- 79': Substitution, Nigeria. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Ademola Lookman.
- 81': Goal! Nigeria 1, Côte d'Ivoire 2. Sébastien Haller (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Simon Adingra with a cross.
- 86': Substitution, Nigeria. Terem Moffi replaces Frank Onyeka.
- 86': Substitution, Nigeria. Joe Aribo replaces Zaidu Sanusi.
- 87': Seko Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Ibrahim Sangaré replaces Seko Fofana because of an injury.
- 88': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Jean-Philippe Krasso replaces Sébastien Haller.
- 90': Ola Aina (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Lazare Amani replaces Jean Seri.
- 90'+7': Evan Ndicka (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Nigeria 1, Côte d'Ivoire 2.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara
Location: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Attendance: 57,094
Statistics
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NGA![]() |
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15 | Fouls | 18 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 0 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
0 | Saves | 5 |
62.4 | Possession | 37.6 |
18 | SHOTS | 5 |
8 | ON GOAL | 1 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
355 | Accurate Passes | 185 |
410 | Passes | 249 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
7 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
29 | Crosses | 15 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
35 | Long Balls | 52 |
14 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
15 | Tackles | 13 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
4 | Interceptions | 3 |
25 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
25 | Clearances | 30 |
Nigeria (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
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23 | Stanley Nwabali (GK) ![]() |
5 | William Troost-Ekong |
21 | Calvin Bassey |
6 | Semi Ajayi |
17 | Alex Iwobi |
8 | Frank Onyeka |
3 | Zaidu Sanusi |
2 | Ola Aina ![]() |
9 | Victor Osimhen |
18 | Ademola Lookman |
11 | Samuel Chukwueze |
Ivory Coast (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Yahia Fofana (GK) |
21 | Evan Ndicka ![]() |
7 | Odilon Kossounou |
3 | Ghislain Konan |
17 | Sèrge Aurier ![]() |
4 | Jean Michaël Seri |
6 | Seko Fofana ![]() |
8 | Franck Kessié |
22 | Sébastien Haller |
24 | Simon Adingra |
15 | Max Gradel |
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