Nigeria vs Tunisia 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Round of 16
66': Alex IwobiTunisia upset Nigeria to book Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal place
Captain Youssef Msakni scored with a long-range shot to hand COVID-hit Tunisia an improbable 1-0 win over 10-man Nigeria in Garoua on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 20': Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Nigeria 0, Tunisia 0.
- 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.
- 53': Aïssa Bilal Laidouni (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Nigeria. Alexander Iwobi replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 60': Substitution, Nigeria. Peter Oladeji Olayinka replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
- 66': Alexander Iwobi (Nigeria) is shown the red card.
- 69': Substitution, Tunisia. Naïm Sliti replaces Hamza Rafia.
- 74': Substitution, Nigeria. Umar Sadiq replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
- 83': Bechir Ben Saïd (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Substitution, Tunisia. Issam Jebali replaces Seifeddine Jaziri.
- 86': Substitution, Tunisia. Wahbi Khazri replaces Youssef Msakni.
- 88': Substitution, Nigeria. Ahmed Musa replaces Joe Ayodele-Aribo.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Tunisia. Omar Rekik replaces Anis Ben Slimane.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Nigeria 0, Tunisia 1.
Game Information
Competition: Africa Cup of Nations
Venue: Stade Omnisports Roumdé Adjia
Location: Garoua, Cameroon
Venue: Stade Omnisports Roumdé Adjia
Location: Garoua, Cameroon
Statistics
 TUN |
NGA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 46.9 | Possession | 53.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 299 | Accurate Passes | 338 |
| 374 | Passes | 412 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 6 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 22 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 17 | Clearances | 4 |
Nigeria (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Maduka Okoye (GK) |
| 22 | Kenneth Omeruo |
| 5 | William Troost-Ekong |
| 12 | Zaidu Sanusi |
| 2 | Ola Aina |
| 14 | Kelechi Iheanacho  |
| 10 | Joe Aribo |
| 4 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 19 | Taiwo Awoniyi |
| 15 | Moses Simon |
| 17 | Samuel Chukwueze |
Tunisia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Ben Said (GK) |
| 3 | Montassar Talbi |
| 2 | Bilel Ifa |
| 5 | Oussama Haddadi |
| 20 | Mohamed Drager |
| 17 | Ellyes Skhiri |
| 28 | Aïssa Laïdouni |
| 25 | Anis Ben Slimane |
| 11 | Seifeddine Jaziri |
| 7 | Youssef Msakni |
| 19 | Hamza Rafia |
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