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Nigeria 3-2 Cameroon · Africa Cup of Nations 2023

Nigeria beat Cameroon 3-2 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 Cameroon met in the Africa Cup of Nations 2023 at Alexandria Stadium in Alexandria on Saturday, 6 July 2019.

Goalscorers

Nigeria: O. Ighalo 19', 63'; A. Iwobi 66'. Cameroon: S. Bahoken 41'; C. N'Jie 44'.

How the match went

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

Line-ups

Nigeria started in a 4-2-3-1: Daniel Akpeyi, Chidozie Awaziem, William Troost-Ekong, Kenneth Omeruo, Ola Aina, Peter Etebo, Wilfred Ndidi, Moses Simon, Alex Iwobi, Ahmed Musa, Odion Ighalo.

Cameroon started in a 4-2-3-1: André Onana, Collins Fai, Yaya Banana, Michael Ngadeu, Ambroise Oyongo, Pierre Kunde, Georges Mandjeck, Christian Bassogog, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Clinton N'Jie, Stéphane Bahoken.

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

Minute by minute

  1. 19'Goal! Nigeria 1-0 Cameroon. O. Ighalo (Nigeria) scores, assisted by K. Omeruo.
  2. 41'Goal! Nigeria 1-1 Cameroon. S. Bahoken (Cameroon) scores, assisted by C. Bassogog.
  3. 44'Goal! Nigeria 1-2 Cameroon. C. N'Jie (Cameroon) scores, assisted by S. Bahoken.
  4. 45'Half-time. Nigeria 1-2 Cameroon.
  5. 63'Goal! Nigeria 2-2 Cameroon. O. Ighalo (Nigeria) scores, assisted by A. Musa.
  6. 66'Goal! Nigeria 3-2 Cameroon. A. Iwobi (Nigeria) scores, assisted by O. Ighalo.
  7. 90'Full-time. Nigeria 3-2 Cameroon.
Full commentary (20 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Nigeria vs Cameroon.
  2. 19'Goal! Nigeria 1-0 Cameroon. O. Ighalo (Nigeria) scores, assisted by K. Omeruo.
  3. 28'Yellow card for P. Kunde (Cameroon) for foul.
  4. 41'Goal! Nigeria 1-1 Cameroon. S. Bahoken (Cameroon) scores, assisted by C. Bassogog.
  5. 44'Goal! Nigeria 1-2 Cameroon. C. N'Jie (Cameroon) scores, assisted by S. Bahoken.
  6. 45'1 minute of added time.
  7. 45'Half-time. Nigeria 1-2 Cameroon.
  8. 46'The second half is under way.
  9. 51'Yellow card for G. Mandjeck (Cameroon) for foul.
  10. 60'Substitution, Nigeria: S. Chukwueze comes on for M. Simon.
  11. 62'Substitution, Cameroon: F. Anguissa comes on for G. Mandjeck.
  12. 63'Goal! Nigeria 2-2 Cameroon. O. Ighalo (Nigeria) scores, assisted by A. Musa.
  13. 66'Goal! Nigeria 3-2 Cameroon. A. Iwobi (Nigeria) scores, assisted by O. Ighalo.
  14. 70'Substitution, Cameroon: K. Toko Ekambi comes on for C. N'Jie.
  15. 70'Yellow card for C. Awaziem (Nigeria) for foul.
  16. 85'Substitution, Nigeria: P. Onuachu comes on for O. Ighalo.
  17. 87'Substitution, Cameroon: J. Zoua comes on for P. Kunde.
  18. 90'3 minutes of added time.
  19. 90+1'Substitution, Nigeria: L. Balogun comes on for A. Iwobi.
  20. 90'Full-time. Nigeria 3-2 Cameroon.
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