6 minutes of added time
Only six minutes left in this first task. Nigeria lead the score thanks to Ademola Lookman.
Nkoudou misses his free kick
This is no ordinary success for the best Cameroonian passer of CAN 2024. His free kick is too long.
Ondoa comes out
The Indomitable Lions goalkeeper did not hesitate to come out of his area to clear with a header when Simeone was alerted deep.
Things are heating up!
Tolo and Onyeka heat up after a big duel. The referee should intervene and calm down both players. From the beginning of the match, there is a lot of intensity.
Magari’s beautiful sequence
The Toulouse man controls his chest, spins and strikes but his effort is well countered by Trust-Ekong.
What a mistake! Lookman takes advantage
Osimhane recovers a ball on the edge of the opponent’s area after a big mistake by Gonzalez. Napolitano then finds Lookman which ends with a breakthrough.
Simon left too soon
The Nantes resident gets impatient and calls a little too quickly. He is flagged in an offside position.
A refreshing break
The referee gives both teams a cool break. No goals after half an hour but a warning for the Invincible Lions with Ajayi’s disallowed goal early in the match.
Aina tries a cool gesture
The Nigerian full-back is delighted to scarf down a shot and try to break the game open. His gesture ultimately found no takers but the initiative was great.
Tolo complains
The Cameroonian left piston attacked Ajayi as he felt that the Super Eagles defender had hit his elbow again. The referee does not take action.
Navabali takes leather
Magary tries to continue after good service from Nkoudou but the Toulouse player can’t get into a striking position. His cross eventually landed in the gloves of the Nigerian goalkeeper.
Onyeka does not fall for feinting
Carl Toko-Ekambi tries to clear Frank Onyeka but the Nigerian midfielder saves well and ends up picking up the ball. The Super Eagles counter gains nothing after that.
Magri’s volley is off target
Ngamaleu gives too much in his lane and manages to find Magri in the middle but the latter recovers from the shin.
Ngamaleu lack of control
After a long cross from Ntcham, Ngamaleu fails to control the ball. Nawabli can resume his camp.
Ajay lands an elbow
The Nigerian defender lands his elbow on Magri’s head but the Toulouse attacker is not fouled.
The goal is cancelled
Indomitable lions can breathe! Victor Osimhen was in an offside position and the goal is disallowed.
Nigeria opened the scoring!
Super Eagles already break the deadlock with a point-blank strike from Ajayi! The Cameroonian goalkeeper is not immune to all criticism.
Osimhen wins with his head
The former Lille man takes the best part of the opponent’s area on Ola Aina’s touch but the Cameroonian goalkeeper holds onto the ball.
Raymond Domenech in the stands
It’s a familiar face! The former coach of the France team sat in the stands of the Félix Houphout-Boigny stadium to witness the shock.
Ngamaleu overflow
The right piston makes the difference in its corridor but completely misses its center.
Here we go!
The Nigeria-Cameroon kick-off has just been awarded. A place in the quarter finals is at stake. The winner of this match will face Angola.
Both teams return to the pitch
This CAN 2024 round of 16 clash will start in just five minutes. The two teams enter the pitch at the Félix Houphout-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan.
A reunion
This is not the first time that Nigeria and Cameroon have met at this stage of the competition. Indeed, the two teams crossed swords in 2019 and the Super Eagles won (3-2).
An almost miraculous qualification for Cameroon
Indomitable Lions are the miracle of this final stage of CAN 2024. The Cameroonians were eliminated in the 88th minute of their last group match against Gambia. But Rigobert Song’s men managed to score two goals in five minutes, thus qualifying.
Nigerian eleven
Nwabally – Ajayi, Trost-Ekong, Bassey – Aina, Onyeka, Iwobi, Sanusi – Simon, Osimhen, Lookman.
Cameroon’s eleven
Onana is still on the bench, so is Abubakar
Ondoa – Castellato, Gonzales, Wooh – Magamalu, Ntcham, Zambo Anguisa, Tolo – Toko Ekambi, Magri, Nkaudo
A beautiful poster in perspective
On paper, Cameroon could have benefited from a cheaper opponent by finishing second and finishing third. Senegal and Guinea. But there you have it, a lot of surprises took part during this CAN Ivory Coast Everything turned upside down. Only second in their group behind Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria will therefore find themselves on the road to the Cameroonians in the round of 16.
The duel between five-time Cameroonian winners and three-time Nigerian champions therefore promises a suspenseful encounter between two nations aiming for the last four.
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