AFCON LIVE UPDATE: Nigeria 1 : Angola 0

54′ Bassey challenges Mbalulu down the left, referee awards a free kick for Angola. Bassey picks the game’s first yellow card.

51′ Simon’s cutback is just not quite enough for Osimhen to latch onto.

50′ Osimhen suffers a knock. He’s been attended to by the medics. He’s back on the pitch though.

48′ Nigeria still coming forward. Zaidu Sanusi gets in a strike, it misses the target, however.
46′ SECOND HALF starts.

HALF TIME!!! Nigeria leads Angola 1-0 in Abidjan thanks to an Ademola Lookman sublime finish.

45′ Three minutes have been added as additional time.


41′ Moses Simon beats his man on the left. Perfectly lays it for Ademola Lookman who wasted no time scoring. Nigeria leads 1-0.

GOOOOAAAAAAAAAL!!!! Nigeria scores

36′ Aina’s dangerous throw-in from the right troubles the Angolan defence but Osimhen could only direct his header wide.

35′ We are back again. The Eagles still finding it hard to break the resolute defence

COOLING BREAK! We are into half an hour mark. Still goalless in Abidjan.

23′ An inch-perfect cross from Simon on the right to Osimhen but the Angolan goalkeeper calmly picks the resulting header.

17′ Aina shackled down for a free kick to Nigeria.
16′ Super Eagles gradually finding their rhythm. Osimhen earlier had his dumping header over the post.

08′ Lookman crowded out when having a shot after a nice cross from Simon.

07′ Iwobi whips in a cross to find Osimhen but the Angolan defender clears it for a corner kick.

04′ Fantastic safe by Nwabali to deny Mabululu at point blank. The Angolans starting to turn on the heat early in the game

KICK OFF! Nigeria gets us underway