Africa Cup of Nations

Nigeria vs Tunisia 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Round of 16

Nigeria
  • Red Card 66': Alex Iwobi
FT
0 - 1
Tunisia
  • 47': Youssef Msakni

Tunisia 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

Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

NGA 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 Yellow Card
10 Joe Aribo
4 Wilfred Ndidi
19 Taiwo Awoniyi
15 Moses Simon
17 Samuel Chukwueze
Substitutes:
Semi Ajayi, Chidozie Awaziem, Umar Sadiq, Alex Iwobi, Jamilu Collins, Peter Olayinka, Daniel Akpeyi, Henry Onyekuru, Francis Uzoho, Kelechi Nwakali, Frank Onyeka, Ahmed Musa.

TUN Tunisia (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 Ben Said (GK) Yellow Card
3 Montassar Talbi
2 Bilel Ifa
5 Oussama Haddadi
20 Mohamed Drager
17 Ellyes Skhiri
28 Aïssa Laïdouni Yellow Card
25 Anis Ben Slimane
11 Seifeddine Jaziri
7 Youssef Msakni
19 Hamza Rafia
Substitutes:
Omar Rekik, Wahbi Khazri, Saif-Eddine Khaoui, Ali Ejjemel, Issam Jebali, Naïm Sliti, Hannibal Mejbri, Dylan Bronn.

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