Nigeria vs Tunisia

Africa Cup of Nations - Round of 16 23 Jan 2022, 19:00
Nigeria
Nigeria
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Tunisia
Tunisia
🏟 Stade Omnisport Roumdé Adjia (Garoua) 👤 M. Ndiaye Round Round of 16

Match report

Tunisia edged past Nigeria 1-0 in the Africa Cup of Nations - Round of 16 on 23 January 2022. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Nigeria had 13 shots to Tunisia's 7.

A. Iwobi was sent off in the 66th minute.

The match was played at Stade Omnisport Roumdé Adjia (Garoua), with M. Ndiaye in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 53% - 47% Shots 13 - 7 On target 1 - 3 Corners 5 - 1 Fouls 16 - 22 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Ola Aina
Nigeria · captained the side
7 Youssef Msakni 1 goal
7 William Troost-Ekong 69 passes (83% accurate)
7 Kenneth Omeruo 81 passes (79% accurate)
7 Zaidu Sanusi 60 passes (93% accurate)
First half vs second half
Nigeria stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–2 9–5
Shots On Goal 0–1 1–2
Ball Possession 52–48 —
Corners 4–0 1–1
Attacks 51–41 61–51
Match statistics
23 Throw In 7
23 Free Kick 16
7 Goal Kick 13
4 Substitution 4
112 Attacks 92
53 Dangerous Attacks 21
1 On Target 3
13 Off Target 5
13 Shots Total 7
1 Shots On Goal 3
10 Shots Off Goal 2
2 Shots Blocked 2
7 Shots Inside Box 2
6 Shots Outside Box 5
16 Fouls 22
5 Corners 1
0 Offsides 1
53% Ball Possession 47%
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1 Saves 1
412 Passes Total 374
339 Passes Accurate 298
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Nigeria · 4-2-3-1
1 M. Okoye
2 O. Aina 5 W. Troost-Ekong 22 K. Omeruo 12 Z. Sanusi
4 W. Ndidi 10 J. Aribo
17 S. Chukwueze 14 K. Iheanacho 15 M. Simon
19 T. Awoniyi
Tunisia · 4-3-3
22 B. Said
20 M. Dräger 2 B. Ifa 3 M. Talbi 5 O. Haddadi
25 A. Slimane 17 E. Skhiri 28 A. Laïdouni
19 H. Rafia 11 S. Jaziri 7 Y. Msakni
Nigeria
Coach
A. Eguavoen
Substitutes
  • 16 Daniel Akpeyi
  • 23 Francis Uzoho
  • 3 Jamilu Collins
  • 6 Semi Ajayi
  • 20 Chidozie Awaziem
  • 18 Alex Iwobi
  • 7 Ahmed Musa
  • 25 Kelechi Nwakali
  • 11 Henry Onyekuru
  • 28 Peter Olayinka
  • 8 Frank Onyeka
  • 24 Umar Sadiq
Tunisia
Coach
M. Kebaier
Substitutes
  • 26 Ali Jemal
  • 4 Omar Rekik
  • 6 Dylan Bronn
  • 8 Saîf-Eddine Khaoui
  • 23 Naïm Sliti
  • 14 Hannibal Mejbri
  • 10 Wahbi Khazri
  • 27 Issam Jebali
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ A. Iwobi ↓ K. Ịheanachọ Nigeria
  • 60' ↑ P. Olayinka ↓ T. Awoniyi Nigeria
  • 69' ↑ N. Sliti ↓ H. Rafia Tunisia
  • 74' ↑ U. Sadiq ↓ S. Chukwueze Nigeria
  • 86' ↑ I. Jebali ↓ S. Jaziri Tunisia
  • 86' ↑ W. Khazri ↓ Y. Msakni Tunisia
  • 88' ↑ A. Musa ↓ J. Ayodele-Aribo Nigeria
  • 90+5' ↑ O. Rekik ↓ A. Ben Slimane Tunisia
Cards
  • 20' K. Iheanacho Nigeria
  • 53' A. Laidouni Tunisia
  • 66' A. Iwobi Nigeria
  • 83' B. Ben Said Tunisia
Head-to-head
Nigeria 1 1 draws 1 Tunisia
2025-12-27 Nigeria vs Tunisia 3 - 2
2022-01-23 Nigeria vs Tunisia 0 - 1
2020-10-13 Nigeria vs Tunisia 1 - 1
Recent form
Nigeria D D L W W
Tunisia D D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Nigeria vs Tunisia?
Nigeria lost 0-1 against Tunisia on 23 January 2022.
Who won Nigeria vs Tunisia?
Tunisia won the match 1-0.
Where was Nigeria vs Tunisia played?
The match was played at Stade Omnisport Roumdé Adjia (Garoua).
Who had more possession in Nigeria vs Tunisia?
Nigeria had 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.