Football
Ivory Coast vs Nigeria. Africa Cup of Nations Group A.
5:00pm, Thursday 18th January 2024.
Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara.
Match ends, Côte d'Ivoire 0, Nigeria 1.
Second Half ends, Côte d'Ivoire 0, Nigeria 1.
Hand ball by Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire).
Ousmane Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Paul Onuachu (Nigeria).
Nicolas Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Evan Ndicka (Côte d'Ivoire).
Paul Onuachu (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Paul Onuachu (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Nigeria).
Stanley Nwabali (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Oumar Diakité (Côte d'Ivoire).
Attempt missed. Evan Ndicka (Côte d'Ivoire) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
Hand ball by Paul Onuachu (Nigeria).
Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sangaré (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
Substitution, Nigeria. Paul Onuachu replaces Victor Osimhen.
Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba.
Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Karim Konaté replaces Jean-Philippe Krasso.
Ibrahim Sangaré (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Victor Osimhen (Nigeria).
Attempt blocked. Bright Osayi-Samuel (Nigeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by William Troost-Ekong.
Hand ball by Oumar Diakité (Côte d'Ivoire).
Hand ball by Alex Iwobi (Nigeria).
Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Oumar Diakité replaces Ghislain Konan.
Substitution, Nigeria. Kenneth Omeruo replaces Zaidu Sanusi.
Substitution, Nigeria. Bright Osayi-Samuel replaces Ademola Lookman.
Foul by Jean-Philippe Krasso (Côte d'Ivoire).
Frank Onyeka (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Wilfried Singo (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Zaidu Sanusi (Nigeria).
Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Côte d'Ivoire).
Ademola Lookman (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Evan Ndicka (Côte d'Ivoire) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Ola Aina.
Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
Ghislain Konan (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Nigeria. Moses Simon replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match (Côte d'Ivoire).
Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sangaré (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Foul by Frank Onyeka (Nigeria).
Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ademola Lookman (Nigeria).
Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Wilfried Singo replaces Sèrge Aurier.
Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Nicolas Pépé replaces Jérémie Boga.
Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Jonathan Bamba replaces Christian Kouamé.
Attempt missed. Ousmane Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémie Boga with a cross following a set piece situation.
Jérémie Boga (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Ola Aina (Nigeria).
Attempt missed. Frank Onyeka (Nigeria) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Ademola Lookman with a cross following a corner.
Delay in match because of an injury Sèrge Aurier (Côte d'Ivoire).
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Ousmane Diomande.
Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Ola Aina.
Hand ball by Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria).
Offside, Côte d'Ivoire. Sèrge Aurier is caught offside.
Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 0, Nigeria 1. William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
Penalty conceded by Ousmane Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire) after a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty Nigeria. Victor Osimhen draws a foul in the penalty area.
Foul by Christian Kouamé (Côte d'Ivoire).
Zaidu Sanusi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay in match because of an injury Calvin Bassey (Nigeria).
Second Half begins Côte d'Ivoire 0, Nigeria 0.
First Half ends, Côte d'Ivoire 0, Nigeria 0.
Attempt missed. Zaidu Sanusi (Nigeria) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Ghislain Konan.
Offside, Côte d'Ivoire. Jérémie Boga is caught offside.
Foul by Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria).
Attempt missed. Jean-Philippe Krasso (Côte d'Ivoire) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ghislain Konan with a cross.
Foul by Sèrge Aurier (Côte d'Ivoire).
Zaidu Sanusi (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Ademola Lookman (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Seko Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahim Sangaré.
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Sèrge Aurier.
Offside, Côte d'Ivoire. Christian Kouamé is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Seko Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Evan Ndicka.
Delay in match because of an injury William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria).
Foul by Ghislain Konan (Côte d'Ivoire).
Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Jean-Philippe Krasso.
Attempt missed. Ademola Lookman (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire).
Delay in match because of an injury Zaidu Sanusi (Nigeria).
Attempt saved. Evan Ndicka (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Kouamé.
Christian Kouamé (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Seko Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Calvin Bassey (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zaidu Sanusi with a cross following a corner.
Offside, Nigeria. Samuel Chukwueze is caught offside.
Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Stanley Nwabali.
Attempt saved. Christian Kouamé (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze with a through ball.
Attempt missed. Christian Kouamé (Côte d'Ivoire) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
Attempt missed. Frank Onyeka (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zaidu Sanusi.
Foul by Ousmane Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire).
Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
