Nigeria vs Equatorial Guinea — Africa Cup of Nations
Africa Cup of NationsAfrica Cup of Nations 2023
Sun 14 Jan··Matchday 1·Group A·Neutral venue·Drawn
Match overview
12 priority stats · full time- 2Corners3
- 1Cards2
- 19Shots7
- 7Shots on target1
- 13Fouls11
- 27Throw-ins18
- 3Offsides2
- 7Goal kicks11
- 0Saves6
- 10Tackles10
- 7Interceptions7
- 5Dribbles1
Period
Match statistics
| Nigeria | Statistic | Equatorial Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 2 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 19 | Total shots | 7 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 27 | Throw-ins | 18 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Goal kicks | 11 |
| 0 | Goalkeeper saves | 6 |
| 10 | Tackles | 10 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 5 | Dribbles | 1 |
| 51 | Ball possession | 49 |
| 7 | Big chances | 0 |
| 338 | Passes | 333 |
| 11 | Free kicks | 12 |
| 262 | Accurate passes | 254 |
| Shots | ||
| 8 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 15 | Shots inside box | 3 |
| 4 | Shots outside box | 4 |
| 1 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 6 | Big chances missed | 0 |
| 4 | Fouled in final third | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| Passing | ||
| 27 | Throw-ins | 18 |
| 8 | Accurate crosses | 2 |
| 17 | Accurate long balls | 21 |
| 45 | Final third entries | 48 |
| Duels | ||
| 55% | Duels won (%) | 45% |
| 7 | Dispossessed | 4 |
| 5 | Dribbles | 1 |
| 26% | Ground duels (%) | 23% |
| 18% | Aerial duels (%) | 13% |
| Defending | ||
| 7% | Tackles won (%) | 6% |
| 7 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 9 | Clearances | 23 |
| 46 | Ball recoveries | 48 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 0 | Saves | 6 |
| 7 | Goal kicks | 11 |
| Non-penalty expected goals | ||
| 0.5 | Non-penalty expected goals (npxG) | 0.1 |
| Nigeria | Statistic | Equatorial Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 1 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 8 | Total shots | 4 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 11 | Throw-ins | 9 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Goal kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Goalkeeper saves | 2 |
| 4 | Tackles | 5 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 0 | Dribbles | 1 |
| 50 | Ball possession | 50 |
| 2 | Big chances | 0 |
| 178 | Passes | 180 |
| 6 | Free kicks | 6 |
| 141 | Accurate passes | 140 |
| Shots | ||
| 4 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 5 | Shots inside box | 2 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 2 |
| 1 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 1 | Big chances missed | 0 |
| 1 | Fouled in final third | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| 11 | Throw-ins | 9 |
| 5 | Accurate crosses | 2 |
| 11 | Accurate long balls | 13 |
| 25 | Final third entries | 22 |
| Duels | ||
| 53% | Duels won (%) | 47% |
| 5 | Dispossessed | 1 |
| 0 | Dribbles | 1 |
| 10% | Ground duels (%) | 12% |
| 11% | Aerial duels (%) | 7% |
| Defending | ||
| 2% | Tackles won (%) | 3% |
| 4 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 5 | Clearances | 10 |
| 22 | Ball recoveries | 26 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 5 | Goal kicks | 5 |
| Nigeria | Statistic | Equatorial Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 1 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 11 | Total shots | 3 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 16 | Throw-ins | 9 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Goal kicks | 6 |
| 0 | Goalkeeper saves | 4 |
| 6 | Tackles | 5 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 5 | Dribbles | 0 |
| 52 | Ball possession | 48 |
| 5 | Big chances | 0 |
| 160 | Passes | 153 |
| 5 | Free kicks | 6 |
| 121 | Accurate passes | 114 |
| Shots | ||
| 4 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 10 | Shots inside box | 1 |
| 1 | Shots outside box | 2 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 5 | Big chances missed | 0 |
| 3 | Fouled in final third | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| 16 | Throw-ins | 9 |
| 3 | Accurate crosses | 0 |
| 6 | Accurate long balls | 8 |
| 20 | Final third entries | 26 |
| Duels | ||
| 58% | Duels won (%) | 42% |
| 2 | Dispossessed | 3 |
| 5 | Dribbles | 0 |
| 16% | Ground duels (%) | 11% |
| 7% | Aerial duels (%) | 6% |
| Defending | ||
| 5% | Tackles won (%) | 3% |
| 3 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 4 | Clearances | 13 |
| 24 | Ball recoveries | 22 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 0 | Saves | 4 |
| 2 | Goal kicks | 6 |
Line-ups
Nigeria4-2-3-1
Bench
Player ratings
Nigeria15 rated
Equatorial Guinea14 rated
Player statistics
Nigeria
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ademola LookmanForward | 90′ | 7.4 | 1 | 2 | 17/22 | 2 | 4/8 | 1 | ||||
| Semi AjayiDefender | 90′ | 7.4 | 1 | 37/45 | 3/5 | |||||||
| Frank OnyekaMidfielder | 90′ | 7.1 | 28/32 | 1 | 7/8 | 4 | ||||||
| Victor OsimhenForward | 90′ | 6.7 | 1 | 6 | 1/7 | 2 | 4/9 | |||||
| Stanley NwabaliGoalkeeper | 90′ | 6.6 | 15/21 | |||||||||
| William Troost-EkongDefender | 90′ | 6.4 | 32/42 | 5/9 | ||||||||
| Alex IwobiMidfielder | 89′ | 7.1 | 1 | 27/33 | 2 | 0/1 | ||||||
| Ola AinaDefender | 83′ | 7.4 | 1 | 24/31 | 1 | 7/9 | 2 | |||||
| Zaidu SanusiDefender | 83′ | 6.6 | 2 | 18/22 | 2/7 | |||||||
| Moses SimonForward | 69′ | 6.8 | 1 | 10/11 | 1/2 | |||||||
| Alhassan YusufMidfielder | 69′ | 6.6 | 2 | 24/33 | 1 | 7/13 | 3 | |||||
| Joe AriboMidfielder | 21′ | 7.1 | 12/14 | 2/3 | ||||||||
| Samuel ChukwuezeForward | 21′ | 7.1 | 1 | 5/11 | 1 | 1/3 | ||||||
| Bright Osayi-SamuelDefender | 14′ | 7.4 | 1 | 5/5 | 1 | |||||||
| Calvin BasseyDefender | 14′ | 6.8 | 6/8 | 0/1 | ||||||||
| Paul OnuachuForward | 1′ | — | 1 | 1/1 | 1/2 | |||||||
| Ahmed MusaForward | — | — | ||||||||||
| Chidozie AwaziemDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Francis UzohoGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| Kelechi IheanachoForward | — | — | ||||||||||
| Kenneth OmeruoDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Onyemaechi BrunoDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Raphael OnyedikaMidfielder | — | — |
Equatorial Guinea
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesús OwonoGoalkeeper | 90′ | 8.8 | 17/34 | 0/1 | 6 | |||||||
| Saúl CocoDefender | 90′ | 7.4 | 30/35 | 5/6 | ||||||||
| Emilio NsueForward | 90′ | 7.1 | 2 | 6/10 | 5/12 | |||||||
| Esteban OrozcoDefender | 90′ | 7.1 | 28/32 | 2/3 | ||||||||
| Federico BikoroMidfielder | 90′ | 6.6 | 36/45 | 7/11 | 2 | |||||||
| Carlos AkapoDefender | 90′ | 6.3 | 13/23 | 2/5 | ||||||||
| Basilio NdongDefender | 90′ | 6.0 | 1 | 23/28 | 3/10 | 2 | ||||||
| Iban SalvadorForward | 89′ | 7.3 | 1 | 2 | 18/25 | 2 | 5/11 | 2 | ||||
| José MachínMidfielder | 86′ | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 27/36 | 2 | 2/5 | |||||
| Jannick BuylaForward | 75′ | 6.6 | 18/22 | 1 | 2/5 | 2 | ||||||
| Pablo GanetMidfielder | 75′ | 6.6 | 1 | 32/33 | 3/4 | 2 | ||||||
| José NabilForward | 15′ | 6.3 | 0/1 | 0/2 | ||||||||
| Alex BalboaMidfielder | 15′ | 6.1 | 3/4 | 0/1 | ||||||||
| Santiago EnemeMidfielder | 11′ | 6.3 | 3/5 | 0/3 | ||||||||
| Luís AsuéForward | 1′ | — | 0/1 | |||||||||
| Aitor Embela GilGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| Charles OndoDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| José EloDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Manuel SapungaGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| Marvin AniebohDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Néstor SenraDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Noé ElaForward | — | — | ||||||||||
| Óscar SiafaForward | — | — |