Nigeria 1-0 Burundi · Africa Cup of Nations 2023
Nigeria beat Burundi 1-0 in the Africa Cup of Nations 2023. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Nigeria and Burundi met in the Africa Cup of Nations 2023 at Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja on Saturday, 22 June 2019.
Goalscorers
Nigeria: O. Ighalo 77'. Burundi did not score.
How the match went
The referee showed 1 yellow card (0 for Nigeria, 1 for Burundi).
Line-ups
Nigeria started in a 4-2-3-1: Daniel Akpeyi, Shehu Abdullahi, William Troost-Ekong, Kenneth Omeruo, Ola Aina, Wilfred Ndidi, Peter Etebo, Samuel Chukwueze, John Obi Mikel, Alex Iwobi, Paul Onuachu.
Burundi started in a 4-4-2: Jonathan Nahimana, Omar Moussa, David Nshimirimana, Frédéric Nsabiyumva, Gaël Duhayindavyi, Francis Moustapha, Gael Bigirimana, Shassiri Nahimana, Cedric Amissi, Saido Berahino, Fiston Abdul Razak.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Nigeria 0-0 Burundi.
- 77'Goal! Nigeria 1-0 Burundi. O. Ighalo (Nigeria) scores, assisted by O. Aina.
- 90'Full-time. Nigeria 1-0 Burundi.
Full commentary (14 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Nigeria vs Burundi.
- 42'Substitution, Nigeria: C. Awaziem comes on for A. Shehu.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Nigeria 0-0 Burundi.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 58'Substitution, Nigeria: A. Musa comes on for J. O. Mikel.
- 59'Substitution, Burundi: E. Kamsoba comes on for F. Moustapha.
- 63'Yellow card for S. Nahimana (Burundi) for foul.
- 73'Substitution, Nigeria: O. Ighalo comes on for P. Onuachu.
- 76'Substitution, Burundi: C. Nduwarugira comes on for S. Nahimana.
- 77'Goal! Nigeria 1-0 Burundi. O. Ighalo (Nigeria) scores, assisted by O. Aina.
- 90'3 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Substitution, Burundi: M. Amissi comes on for S. Berahino.
- 90'Full-time. Nigeria 1-0 Burundi.