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Nigeria 1-1 Equatorial Guinea · Africa Cup of Nations 2023

Nigeria drew 1-1 with Equatorial Guinea in the Africa Cup of Nations 2023. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

Nigeria fixtures and results · Equatorial Guinea fixtures and results · Africa Cup of Nations 2023 table

Match report

Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea met in the Africa Cup of Nations 2023 at Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan on Sunday, 14 January 2024.

Goalscorers

Nigeria: V. Osimhen 38'. Equatorial Guinea: I. Salvador 36'.

How the match went

The referee showed 3 yellow cards (1 for Nigeria, 2 for Equatorial Guinea).

Line-ups

Nigeria started in a 4-2-3-1: Stanley Nwabali, Ola Aina, Semi Ajayi, William Troost-Ekong, Zaidu Sanusi, Frank Onyeka, Alhassan Yusuf, Moses Simon, Alex Iwobi, Ademola Lookman, Victor Osimhen.

Equatorial Guinea started in a 4-2-3-1: Jesús Owono, Carlos Akapo, Esteban Orozco, Saúl Coco, Basilio Ndong, Pablo Ganet, Federico Bikoro, Jannick Buyla, José Machín, Iban Salvador, Emilio Nsue.

More from this competition: Africa Cup of Nations 2023 fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 36'Goal! Nigeria 0-1 Equatorial Guinea. I. Salvador (Equatorial Guinea) scores, assisted by J. Machín.
  2. 38'Goal! Nigeria 1-1 Equatorial Guinea. V. Osimhen (Nigeria) scores, assisted by A. Lookman.
  3. 45'Half-time. Nigeria 1-1 Equatorial Guinea.
  4. 90'Full-time. Nigeria 1-1 Equatorial Guinea.
Full commentary (44 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Nigeria vs Equatorial Guinea.
  2. 1'Attempt saved. A. Iwobi (Nigeria), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  3. 5'Attempt missed. V. Osimhen (Nigeria), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  4. 10'Attempt missed. Z. Sanusi (Nigeria), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  5. 14'Attempt missed. A. Yusuf (Nigeria), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  6. 20'Attempt blocked. I. Salvador (Equatorial Guinea), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  7. 25'Attempt missed. J. Machín (Equatorial Guinea), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  8. 26'Yellow card for F. Bikoro (Equatorial Guinea).
  9. 29'Attempt missed. V. Osimhen (Nigeria), header from a set piece. xG 0.06.
  10. 33'Attempt blocked. S. Ajayi (Nigeria), right-footed shot. xG 0.31.
  11. 36'Goal! Nigeria 0-1 Equatorial Guinea. I. Salvador (Equatorial Guinea) scores, assisted by J. Machín.
  12. 38'Goal! Nigeria 1-1 Equatorial Guinea. V. Osimhen (Nigeria) scores, assisted by A. Lookman.
  13. 41'Attempt missed. E. Nsue (Equatorial Guinea), header. xG 0.04.
  14. 45'4 minutes of added time.
  15. 45+3'Attempt saved. M. Simon (Nigeria), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  16. 45'Half-time. Nigeria 1-1 Equatorial Guinea.
  17. 46'The second half is under way.
  18. 50'Attempt missed. P. Ganet (Equatorial Guinea), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  19. 54'Attempt missed. A. Lookman (Nigeria), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  20. 54'Attempt saved. Z. Sanusi (Nigeria), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.17.
  21. 55'Attempt saved. V. Osimhen (Nigeria), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  22. 57'Attempt blocked. A. Yusuf (Nigeria), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  23. 65'Yellow card for Z. Sanusi (Nigeria).
  24. 66'Attempt saved. O. Aina (Nigeria), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  25. 69'Substitution, Nigeria: J. Aribo comes on for A. Yusuf.
  26. 69'Substitution, Nigeria: S. Chukwueze comes on for M. Simon.
  27. 75'Substitution, Equatorial Guinea: J. N. Ondo comes on for J. Buyla.
  28. 75'Substitution, Equatorial Guinea: A. Balboa comes on for P. Ganet.
  29. 76'Attempt missed. V. Osimhen (Nigeria), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  30. 77'Attempt missed. E. Nsue (Equatorial Guinea), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  31. 83'Substitution, Nigeria: C. Bassey comes on for Z. Sanusi.
  32. 83'Substitution, Nigeria: B. Osayi-Samuel comes on for O. Aina.
  33. 85'Yellow card for A. Balboa (Equatorial Guinea).
  34. 86'Substitution, Equatorial Guinea: S. Eneme comes on for J. Machín.
  35. 90'6 minutes of added time.
  36. 90+3'Substitution, Nigeria: P. Onuachu comes on for A. Iwobi.
  37. 90+3'Substitution, Equatorial Guinea: L. Asué comes on for I. Salvador.
  38. 90+3'Attempt blocked. S. Chukwueze (Nigeria), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  39. 90+5'Attempt missed. B. Ndong (Equatorial Guinea), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  40. 90+7'Attempt missed. A. Lookman (Nigeria), header. xG 0.39.
  41. 90+7'Attempt missed. V. Osimhen (Nigeria), right-footed shot. xG 0.31.
  42. 90+7'Attempt saved. P. Onuachu (Nigeria), header. xG 0.35.
  43. 90+7'Attempt blocked. B. Osayi-Samuel (Nigeria), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  44. 90'Full-time. Nigeria 1-1 Equatorial Guinea.
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