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Nigeria
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Competition: CAF World Cup Qualifiers 2026
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Venue: Free State Stadium(Bloemfontein)
Half Time: 1 - 1
Full Time: 1 - 1
 
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Team Starting Line-ups

Coach: Jesse Marsch

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Coach: Jesse Marsch

31 G Carlos
Coach: Hugo BroosCoach: Éric Chelle
1 Goalkeeper Ronwen Williams 23 Goalkeeper S. Nwabali
14 Defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi 2 Defender Ola Aina
18 Defender Zuko Mdunyelwa 5 Defender William Troost-Ekong
20 Defender Samukelo Kabini 13 Defender Benjamin Fredrick
21 Defender Siyabonga Ngezana 21 Defender Calvin Bassey
4 Midfielder Teboho Mokoena 4 Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
7 Midfielder Oswin Reagan Appollis 7 Midfielder Ademola Lookman 
15 Midfielder Bathusi Aubaas 14 Midfielder Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
17 Midfielder Sipho Mbule 15 Midfielder Moses Simon
23 Midfielder Mohau Nkota 17 Midfielder Alex Iwobi
9 Attacker Lyle Foster 19 Attacker Cyriel Dessers

Referees

RefereePierre Ghislain Atcho
First AssistantBoris Ditsoga
Fourth OfficialCregue Fleury Moukagni

Substitutes

Coach: Jesse Marsch

31 G Carlos

Coach: Jesse Marsch

31 G Carlos
16 Goalkeeper Chaine Sipho 1 Goalkeeper Adebayo Adeleye
22 Goalkeeper R. Goss 16 Goalkeeper Amas Obasogie
2 Defender Thabiso Monyane 3 Defender Bruno Onyemaechi
3 Defender Thabo Moloisane 6 Defender Chidozie Awaziem
19 Defender K. Ndamane 12 Defender Bright Osayi-Samuel
5 Midfielder Thalente Mbatha 22 Defender Felix Agu
6 Midfielder Aubrey Modiba 8 Midfielder Frank Onyeka
8 Midfielder K. Sebelebele 18 Midfielder Christantus Uche
11 Midfielder Mduduzi Shabalala 20 Midfielder Raphael Onyedika
12 Midfielder Luke Le Roux 10 Attacker Tolu Arokodare
10 Attacker Relebohile Mofokeng 11 Attacker Samuel Chukwueze
13 Attacker Iqraam Rayners  

represents the team captain.

represents the top goal scorer for the team.

represents the top assist, also known as the playmaker of the team.

Match Commentary

  10' Ola Aina
  10' Bright Osayi-Samuel
  18' Ademola Lookman 
Siyabonga Ngezana 18'  
William Troost-Ekong 25' 1 - 0  
  1 - 1 44' Calvin Bassey
  46' Cyriel Dessers
  46' Tolu Arokodare
  46' William Troost-Ekong
  46' Bruno Onyemaechi
Bathusi Aubaas 48'  
Zuko Mdunyelwa 63'  
Thabiso Monyane 63'  
  70' Wilfred Ndidi
  70' Christantus Uche
  78' Moses Simon
  78' Samuel Chukwueze
Teboho Mokoena 82'  
Sipho Mbule 84'  
Thalente Mbatha 84'  
Oswin Reagan Appollis 84'  
K. Sebelebele 84'  
  90' Bruno Onyemaechi
Lyle Foster 90+4'  
Iqraam Rayners 90+4'  

Live In-Play Match Statistics

Comprehensive real-time match stats to give you a winning edge. Based on our experience, the total number of shots may increase the team winning chance.

South Africa
Nigeria
54%
Ball Possession %
46%
73
Attacks
97
37
Dangerous Attacks
40
0
Shots Blocked
4
1
Shots On Target
1
4
Shots Off Target
0
5
Shots Total
5
4
Shots Inside Box
3
1
Shots Outside Box
1
17
Total Crosses
17
2
Corners
3
96
Ball Safe
72
4
Offsides
0
1
Goals
1
7
Goal Kicks
10
4
Goal Attempts
3
19
Free Kicks
11
11
Fouls
19
0
Saves
1
5
Substitutions
4
27
Throwins
19
79
Long Passes
71
17
Tackles
5
0
Assists
1
371
Passes
314
292
Successful Passes
244
79
Successful Passes Percentage
78
3
Yellow Cards
2
2
Injuries
2
3
Accurate Crosses
2
2
Interceptions
6
45
Duels Won
31
6
Dribble Attempts
11
4
Successful Dribbles
3
2
Key Passes
4
0
Big Chances Created
1
0
Big Chances Missed
1
67
Successful Dribbles Percentage
27
28
Successful Long Passes
31
35
Successful Long Passes Percentage
44

Football Charting Analysis

The graph compares the results of South Africa and Nigeria in CAF World Cup Qualifiers.

CAF World Cup Qualifiers 2026 - Group Stage Table

Group A
# Soccer Team MP W D L F A D P Last 5 Matches
1
 Egypt 10 8 2 0 20 2 +18 26
2
 Burkina Faso 10 6 3 1 23 8 +15 21
3
 Sierra Leone 10 4 3 3 12 10 +2 15
4
 Guinea-Bissau 10 2 4 4 8 10 -2 10
5
 Ethiopia 10 2 3 5 9 14 -5 9
6
 Djibouti 10 0 1 9 5 33 -28 1
 
 
Final Tournament
 
 
Possible Next Round
Group B
# Soccer Team MP W D L F A D P Last 5 Matches
1
 Senegal 10 7 3 0 22 3 +19 24
2
 Congo DR 10 7 1 2 15 6 +9 22
3
 Sudan 10 3 4 3 8 6 +2 13
4
 Togo 10 1 5 4 5 10 -5 8
5
 Mauritania 10 1 4 5 4 13 -9 7
6
 South Sudan 10 0 5 5 3 19 -16 5
 
 
Final Tournament
 
 
Possible Next Round

South Africa are in the 1st position of CAF World Cup Qualifiers and they are in contention for Final Tournament.

Nigeria are in the 2nd position of CAF World Cup Qualifiers and they are in contention for Possible Next Round.

Group C
# Soccer Team MP W D L F A D P Last 5 Matches
1
 South Africa 10 6 3 1 17 6 +11 18
2
 Nigeria 10 4 5 1 15 8 +7 17
3
 Benin 10 5 2 3 12 11 +1 17
4
 Rwanda 10 3 2 5 5 9 -4 11
5
 Lesotho 10 2 3 5 6 14 -8 9
6
 Zimbabwe 10 0 5 5 5 12 -7 5
 
 
Final Tournament
 
 
Possible Next Round
Group D
# Soccer Team MP W D L F A D P Last 5 Matches
1
 Cape Verde Islands 10 7 2 1 16 8 +8 23
2
 Cameroon 10 5 4 1 17 5 +12 19
3
 Libya 10 4 4 2 12 10 +2 16
4
 Angola 10 2 6 2 9 8 +1 12
5
 Mauritius 10 1 3 6 7 17 -10 6
6
 Eswatini 10 0 3 7 6 19 -13 3
 
 
Final Tournament
 
 
Possible Next Round
Group E
# Soccer Team MP W D L F A D P Last 5 Matches
1
 Morocco 8 8 0 0 22 2 +20 24
2
 Niger 8 5 0 3 11 10 +1 15
3
 Tanzania 8 3 1 4 6 7 -1 10
4
 Zambia 8 3 0 5 10 10 +0 9
5
 Congo 8 0 1 7 4 24 -20 1
6
 Eritrea 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0
-
6
 Eritrea 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0
-
 
 
Final Tournament
 
 
Possible Next Round
Group F
# Soccer Team MP W D L F A D P Last 5 Matches
1
 Côte d'Ivoire 10 8 2 0 25 0 +25 26
2
 Gabon 10 8 1 1 22 9 +13 25
3
 Gambia 10 4 1 5 27 18 +9 13
4
 Kenya 10 3 3 4 18 14 +4 12
5
 Burundi 10 3 1 6 13 13 +0 10
6
 Seychelles 10 0 0 10 2 53 -51 0
 
 
Final Tournament
 
 
Possible Next Round
Group G
# Soccer Team MP W D L F A D P Last 5 Matches
1
 Algeria 10 8 1 1 24 8 +16 25
2
 Uganda 10 6 0 4 14 9 +5 18
3
 Mozambique 10 6 0 4 14 17 -3 18
4
 Guinea 10 4 3 3 11 8 +3 15
5
 Botswana 10 3 1 6 12 16 -4 10
6
 Somalia 10 0 1 9 3 20 -17 1
 
 
Final Tournament
 
 
Possible Next Round
Group H
# Soccer Team MP W D L F A D P Last 5 Matches
1
 Tunisia 10 9 1 0 22 0 +22 28
2
 Namibia 10 4 3 3 13 10 +3 15
3
 Liberia 10 4 3 3 13 11 +2 15
4
 Equatorial Guinea 9 3 2 4 8 12 -4 11
5
 Malawi 9 3 1 5 8 10 -2 10
6
 São Tomé and Príncipe 10 1 0 9 5 26 -21 3
 
 
Final Tournament
 
 
Possible Next Round
Group I
# Soccer Team MP W D L F A D P Last 5 Matches
1
 Ghana 10 8 1 1 23 6 +17 25
2
 Madagascar 10 6 1 3 17 12 +5 19
3
 Mali 10 5 3 2 17 6 +11 18
4
 Comoros 10 5 0 5 12 13 -1 15
5
 Central African Republic 10 2 2 6 11 24 -13 8
6
 Chad 10 0 1 9 5 24 -19 1
 
 
Final Tournament
 
 
Possible Next Round

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