African Nations Championship Full Time Aug 19 • 5:00 PM

African Nations Championship Africa Tue, Aug 19 • 05:00 PM

Nigeria

2 vs 0

Full Time

Republic of the Congo

Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium

Ref Mustapha Kechaf Attendance N/A

Nigeria

2 vs 0

Scheduled

Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium

Ref Mustapha Kechaf Attendance N/A

Republic of the Congo

A. Yusuf - 56'

A. Sikiru - 90+3'

Competition Stage Matchday 7

Status Full Time

Venue Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium

Kickoff Tue, Aug 19 • 05:00 PM

Pre-match Context

Competition Stage

Matchday 7

Match State

Full Time

H2H Edge (last 4)

Nigeria

Draws

Republic of the Congo

Stadium

Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium

60K cap.

Match Information

Kickoff

Aug 19, 2025 - 05:00 PM

Referee

Mustapha Kechaf

Capacity

60K

Possession Edge

Nigeria 58% - 42% Republic of the Congo

Match Snapshot

Half Time

0 - 0

Full Time

2 - 0

Cards

H 5Y/0R · A 1Y/1R

Offsides

Nigeria 2 · 0 Republic of the Congo

Key Moments

⇄

90+5' · 2

Q. Akanni

Nigeria

⇄

90+4' · 2

Alimi Sikiru

Nigeria

90+3' · 2

Alimi Sikiru

Nigeria

⇄

89' · 2

A. Yusuf

Nigeria

⇄

82' · 2

J. Mankou

Republic of the Congo

⇄

66' · 2

G. Elenga

Republic of the Congo

Statistics

Full Match Statistics

Advanced Snapshot

Nigeria edge

Control 58% Possession 42% Control

Attack 11.0 Pressure 10.0 Attack

Tempo 34 Discipline 28 Tempo

58%

Nigeria

Poss

42%

Republic of the Congo

58%

Ball Possession

42%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Shots off Goal

5/12 (42%)

Successful Dribbles

5/11 (45%)

Corner Kicks

Throw-ins

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

366

Total Passes

264

160

Possession Lost

146

Final Third Possession Won

Was Dribbled Past

Was Fouled

33/69 (48%)

Ground Duels Won

36/69 (52%)

43/81 (53%)

Aerial Duels Won

38/81 (47%)

Duels Won

Clearances

8/12 (67%)

Tackles Won

10/17 (59%)

Interceptions

Goal Kicks

Backward Passes

Passes Into Final Third

Key Passes

29/73 (40%)

Long Passes Completed

25/56 (45%)

246

Passes Opposition Half

190

146

Passes Own Half

8/26 (31%)

Crosses Completed

6/20 (30%)

Shots Outside The Box

Shots Inside The Box

Free Kicks

Hit Woodwork

Shots Blocked

Attacks

262

Passes Completed

171

Big Chances Created

Nigeria Confirmed

Formation

4-2-2-2

Depth

11 XI / 12 bench

Field Pos

Mapped

4-2-2-2

E. Harcourt

Taiwo Abdulrafiu

Nduka Junior

S. Manyo

Sodiq Ismail

A. Oyowah

R. Tochukwu

Q. Akanni

↓ 90+5' OUT | Hadi Haruna IN

O. Adedayo

Alimi Sikiru

↓ 90+4' OUT | Godwin Obaje IN

A. Yusuf

↓ 89' OUT | Anthony Ijoma IN

Substitutes

18 Hadi Haruna

↑ 90+5' IN | Q. Akanni OUT

15 Anthony Ijoma

↑ 89' IN | A. Yusuf OUT

9 Godwin Obaje

↑ 90+4' IN | Alimi Sikiru OUT

21 Shola Adelani

3 Afeez Bankole

12 A. Uzondu

16 Mustapha Lawal

7 J. Malik

5 Leonard Ngenge

23 Badmus Nurudeen

8 Taofeek Otaniyi

22 Vincent Temitope

Missing

Semi Ajayi

Missing

Management

Éric Chelle

Management

Republic of the Congo Confirmed

Formation

4-3-3

Depth

11 XI / 12 bench

Field Pos

Mapped

4-3-3

Ulrich Samba

Charles Atipo

P. Peya

Beranger Itoua

P. Mouandza

Gédéon Nongo

Venold Dzaba

G. Elenga

↓ 66' OUT | G. Nsemi IN

Elie Andzouono

↓ 29' OUT | Wilfrid Nkaya IN

J. Mankou

↓ 82' OUT | Chadrack Ngantsui IN

D. Moussavou

Substitutes

0 Carly Ekongo

22 Chadrack Ngantsui

↑ 82' IN | J. Mankou OUT

7 Wilfrid Nkaya

↑ 29' IN | Elie Andzouono OUT

12 G. Nsemi

↑ 66' IN | G. Elenga OUT

16 Chelcy Bonazebi

0 Jhon Kapaya

0 Pachoud De Nzingoula

0 Dericka Osseby

1 D. Foutou

24 Grace Mavoungou

6 H. Mossala

8 B. Okana

Management

Barthélémy Ngatsono

Management

Nigeria

Republic of the Congo

Goals 2 Cards 0 ⇄ Subs 6

Substitution 90+5'

Substitution - Nigeria

OutQ. Akanni InHadi Haruna

Nigeria

Substitution 90+4'

Substitution - Nigeria

OutAlimi Sikiru InGodwin Obaje

Nigeria

Goal 90+3'

Goal for Nigeria

Alimi Sikiru (assist: Sodiq Ismail)

AssistSodiq Ismail

Nigeria

Phase 90'

Full Time

Match Finished - Match

Substitution 89'

Substitution - Nigeria

OutA. Yusuf InAnthony Ijoma

Nigeria

Substitution 82'

Substitution - Republic of the Congo

OutJ. Mankou InChadrack Ngantsui

Republic of the Congo

Substitution 66'

Substitution - Republic of the Congo

OutG. Elenga InG. Nsemi

Republic of the Congo

Goal 56'

Goal for Nigeria

A. Yusuf (assist: Alimi Sikiru)

AssistAlimi Sikiru

Nigeria

Phase 46'

Second Half

Second Half Started - Match

Phase 45'

Half Time

Halftime - Match

Substitution 29'

Substitution - Republic of the Congo

OutElie Andzouono InWilfrid Nkaya

Republic of the Congo

Phase -

Kickoff

Match Started - Match

Nigeria

50%

Draw

25%

Republic of the Congo

25%

Results split

Nigeria 2W · 1D · 1W Republic of the Congo

Goals (H2H)

Nigeria 7 - 5 Republic of the Congo

Matches analyzed

4 matches

Nigeria

0 - 0

Republic of the Congo

African Nations Championship

Aug 19, 2025

Republic of the Congo

0 - 2

Nigeria

Africa Cup of Nations Qualification

Nov 15, 2014

Nigeria

2 - 3

Republic of the Congo

Africa Cup of Nations Qualification

Sep 6, 2014

Nigeria

3 - 2

Republic of the Congo

Club Friendlies

Mar 2, 2010

Match Comments

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Pre-match Context

Match Snapshot

Key Moments

Match News

Statistics

Match Leaders

Full Match Statistics

Nigeria Confirmed

Substitutes

Missing

Management

Republic of the Congo Confirmed

Substitutes

Management

Match Comments