Nigeria 2-1 Madagascar: result and report
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Eliminatórias da CAN · 25 Sept, 16:00 UTC · Godswill Akpabio International Stadium · Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat
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Nigeria beat Madagascar 2-1 at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in the Eliminatórias da CAN on 25 September 2026. Scorers — Nigeria: George Ilenikhena (45'+1'), Moses Usor (65'); Madagascar: Ehsan Kari (16'). Nigeria had more of the ball (54.7% possession) and shots finished 22 to 4. Player of the match by Play Score rating: George Ilenikhena (7.4). In the table, Nigeria are 2nd on 3 points and Madagascar 4th on 1.
Key events
16'⚽Ehsan Kari
36'🟨Geordan Dupire
45'+1'⚽George Ilenikhena
57'🟨Ademola Lookman
65'⚽Moses Usor
90'+3'🟨Nicolas Fontaine
Match stats
NigeriaMadagascar
54.7Posse de bola45.3
22Finalizações4
4Chutes no gol1
5Chutes bloqueados1
5Escanteios2
14Faltas9
3Impedimentos1
1Cartões amarelos2
0Cartões vermelhos0
0Defesas do goleiro2
460Passes392
404Passes certos327
Line-ups
Nigeria 4-4-2
- 23Stanley NwabaliG6.3
- 21Calvin BasseyCD-L6.8
- 6Semi AjayiCD-R6.9
- 3Bruno OnyemaechiLB6.2
- 2Ola AinaRB6.4
- 17Alex IwobiCM-L7.1
- 4Wilfred NdidiCM-R6.4
- 7Ademola LookmanLM6.1
- 11Samuel ChukwuezeRM6.5
- 22Akor AdamsCF-L6.3
- 9George IlenikhenaCF-R7.4
Substitutes
- 13Chibuike NwaiwuSUB
- 14Isaac JamesSUB
- 20Raphael OnyedikaSUB
- 8Frank OnyekaSUB
- 12Bright Osayi-SamuelSUB6.6
- 16Arthur OkonkwoSUB
- 19Taiwo AwoniyiSUB6.6
- 15Moses SimonSUB6.5
- 24Moses UsorSUB7.4
- 1Maduka OkoyeSUB
- 18Emmanuel FernandezSUB
- 10Tolu ArokodareSUB6.6
Madagascar 4-2-3-1
- 1Geordan DupireG5.7
- 5Sandro TremouletCD-L5.8
- 15Ehsan KariCD-R7
- 3Jean-Pierre MorganLB6
- 22Mathieu AcapandiéRB5.7
- 7Rayan RavelosonAM6.2
- 6Marco IlaimaharitraLM6.2
- 14Clement CouturierRM6.2
- 19Hakim AbdallahF5.9
- 10El Hadary RaheriniainaAM-L6
- 11Ryan PontiAM-R6.8
Substitutes
- 9Warren CaddySUB6.1
- 12Bono RabeariveloSUB
- 13Nicolas FontaineSUB6
- 16Zakanirina RakotoasimbolaSUB
- 2Rado RabemananjaraSUB
- 20Arnaud RandrianantenainaSUB
- 18Roman FerberSUB6.2
- 8Behaja Tsirava RandriamalalaSUB
- 23Sonny LaitonSUB
- 21Thomas FontaineSUB
- 4Rijaniaina RandriamanampisoaSUB6.2
- 17Loic LapoussinSUB6.2
Play Score ratings from 0 to 10, calculated from each player’s statistics.
Form and head-to-head
NigeriaDWWDL
MadagascarWLWWL
StandingsFull standings →
| # | Team | J | SG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | +5 | 6 | |
| 2 | 2 | -2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 2 | -2 | 1 | |
| 4 | 2 | -1 | 1 |