Nigeria vs Angola, 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Quarterfinals

· Africa Cup of Nations

Nigeria

41': Ademola Lookman

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1 - 0

Angola

Nigeria beat Angola to advance to Cup of Nations semi-final

Nigeria were the first side to book a semi-final berth at the Africa Cup of Nations after Ademola Lookman's first-half goal ensured a 1-0 win over Angola in the last eight on Friday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt blocked. Frank Onyeka (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ola Aina.
2': Foul by Zaidu Sanusi (Nigeria).
2': Gilberto (Angola) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Corner, Angola. Conceded by William Troost-Ekong.
4': Attempt missed. Gilberto (Angola) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fredy with a cross following a corner.
4': Attempt saved. Mabululu (Angola) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gilberto.
4': Corner, Angola. Conceded by Stanley Nwabali.
5': Ademola Lookman (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Fredy (Angola).
7': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Kialonda Gaspar.
8': Hand ball by Frank Onyeka (Nigeria).
9': Hand ball by Gelson Dala (Angola).
10': Ademola Lookman (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Foul by Show (Angola).
12': Foul by Gelson Dala (Angola).
12': Moses Simon (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Frank Onyeka with a cross.
17': Ademola Lookman (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Kialonda Gaspar (Angola).
18': Foul by Tó Carneiro (Angola).
18': Ola Aina (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Moses Simon with a cross.
27': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Nigeria).
27': Jonathan Buatu (Angola) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Nigeria).
27': Fredy (Angola) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Alex Iwobi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Estrela (Angola).
29': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Frank Onyeka.
29': Delay in match because of an injury Kialonda Gaspar (Angola).
30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
30': Delay in match (Nigeria).
31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32': Foul by Semi Ajayi (Nigeria).
32': Gelson Dala (Angola) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ola Aina.
36': Foul by William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria).
36': Mabululu (Angola) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Corner, Angola. Conceded by Zaidu Sanusi.
38': Attempt missed. Gilberto (Angola) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Fredy with a cross following a corner.
38': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Nigeria).
38': Tó Carneiro (Angola) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Corner, Angola. Conceded by Frank Onyeka.
39': Attempt missed. Gilberto (Angola) header from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tó Carneiro with a cross following a corner.
40': Foul by Jonathan Buatu (Angola).
40': Zaidu Sanusi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Goal! Nigeria 1, Angola 0. Ademola Lookman (Nigeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Moses Simon.
43': Attempt blocked. Estrela (Angola) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredy.
43': Corner, Angola. Conceded by William Troost-Ekong.
44': Offside, Nigeria. Ademola Lookman is caught offside.
44': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Nigeria).
44': Fredy (Angola) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Foul by Jonathan Buatu (Angola).
45': Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Delay in match because of an injury Jonathan Buatu (Angola).
45': Delay in match because of an injury Victor Osimhen (Nigeria).
45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+3': Offside, Angola. Gelson Dala is caught offside.
45'+4': First Half ends, Nigeria 1, Angola 0.
45': Second Half begins Nigeria 1, Angola 0.
45': Substitution, Angola. Zine replaces Estrela.
46': Alex Iwobi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Show (Angola).
46': Ademola Lookman (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Eddie (Angola).
47': Foul by Show (Angola).
47': Moses Simon (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Nigeria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
47': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Kialonda Gaspar.
48': Attempt missed. Zaidu Sanusi (Nigeria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
50': Attempt missed. Alex Iwobi (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
50': Delay in match because of an injury Victor Osimhen (Nigeria).
50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
51': Foul by Moses Simon (Nigeria).
51': Tó Carneiro (Angola) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Calvin Bassey (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Eddie (Angola).
54': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Nigeria).
54': Gilberto (Angola) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Calvin Bassey (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card.
56': Offside, Angola. Gelson Dala is caught offside.
57': Foul by Jonathan Buatu (Angola).
57': Moses Simon (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Show.
58': Attempt missed. Calvin Bassey (Nigeria) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by William Troost-Ekong with a headed pass following a corner.
59': Zine (Angola) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Show with a through ball.
59': Corner, Angola. Conceded by William Troost-Ekong.
62': Attempt blocked. Moses Simon (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zaidu Sanusi.
63': Ademola Lookman (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Foul by Show (Angola).
64': Attempt saved. Zaidu Sanusi (Nigeria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
65': Substitution, Angola. Bruno Paz replaces Fredy.
66': Substitution, Angola. Zito Luvumbo replaces Gilberto.
68': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Nigeria).
68': Tó Carneiro (Angola) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Attempt missed. Show (Angola) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bruno Paz.
71': Attempt missed. Mabululu (Angola) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kialonda Gaspar.
71': Foul by Kialonda Gaspar (Angola).
71': Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Kialonda Gaspar (Angola) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Mabululu (Angola) is shown the yellow card.
72': Foul by Semi Ajayi (Nigeria).
72': Show (Angola) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Gelson Dala (Angola).
74': Ola Aina (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Gelson Dala (Angola) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Offside, Nigeria. Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
75': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
76': VAR Decision: No Goal Nigeria 1-0 Angola.
76': Delay in match (Angola).
78': Substitution, Angola. Jérémie Bela replaces Eddie.
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
80': Substitution, Nigeria. Alhassan Yusuf replaces Alex Iwobi.
81': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
82': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Jérémie Bela.
84': Foul by Mabululu (Angola).
84': Stanley Nwabali (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Delay in match because of an injury Frank Onyeka (Nigeria).
86': Substitution, Angola. Milson replaces Gelson Dala.
86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
87': Substitution, Nigeria. Joe Aribo replaces Frank Onyeka.
88': Offside, Angola. Mabululu is caught offside.
89': Attempt saved. Zito Luvumbo (Angola) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Paz.
90': Foul by Zaidu Sanusi (Nigeria).
90': Zito Luvumbo (Angola) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Victor Osimhen (Nigeria).
90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+2': Bruno Paz (Angola) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Alhassan Yusuf (Nigeria).
90'+4': Substitution, Nigeria. Paul Onuachu replaces Victor Osimhen because of an injury.
90'+5': Substitution, Nigeria. Kenneth Omeruo replaces Ademola Lookman.
90'+6': Foul by Show (Angola).
90'+6': Paul Onuachu (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+7': Foul by Paul Onuachu (Nigeria).
90'+7': Jérémie Bela (Angola) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Corner, Angola. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
90'+8': Attempt missed. Jonathan Buatu (Angola) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Nigeria 1, Angola 0.
0': Match ends, Nigeria 1, Angola 0.
0': Match ends, Nigeria 1, Angola 0.

Statistics

ANG		NGA
19	Fouls	15
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
7	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	2
54.7	Possession	45.3
10	SHOTS	13
2	ON GOAL	3
0.2	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
332	Accurate Passes	261
400	Passes	329
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	5
23	Crosses	19
0.2	Cross %	0.3
47	Long Balls	35
22	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	5
7	Effective Tackles	11
14	Tackles	16
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
11	Interceptions	5
21	Effective Clearances	22
21	Clearances	22

Game Information

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations

Venue: Felix Houphouet-Boigny
Location: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Attendance: 18,757

Line-Ups

Nigeria (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
23	Stanley Nwabali (GK)
5	William Troost-Ekong
21	Calvin Bassey
6	Semi Ajayi
17	Alex Iwobi
8	Frank Onyeka
3	Zaidu Sanusi
2	Ola Aina
9	Victor Osimhen
18	Ademola Lookman
15	Moses Simon

Nigeria Substitutes:

Kelechi Iheanacho, Alhassan Yusuf, Chidozie Awaziem, Samuel Chukwueze, Joe Aribo, Olorunleke Ojo, Paul Onuachu, Terem Moffi, Ahmed Musa, Kenneth Omeruo, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Francis Uzoho.

Angola (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Antonio Dominique (GK)
3	Jonathan Buatu
6	Kialonda Gaspar
13	Tó Carneiro
21	Eddie Afonso
23	Show
20	Estrela
16	Fredy
19	Mabululu
10	Gelson Dala
7	Gilberto

Angola Substitutes:

Manuel Keliano, Bruno Paz, Inácio Santos, Zini, Gelson, Jérémie Bela, Kadú, Quinito, Zito Luvumbo, Felicio Milson.

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