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Remontada Nigeria vs Madagascar in Africa Cup of Nations Qualification

Africa Cup of Nations Qualification·Round 1 Fri 25/9·19:00
Nigeria
2-1 FT
Madagascar
  • Ilenikhena45+1'
  • Usor65'
  • Kari16'
Godswill Akpabio International StadiumReferee: A. Mahamat
Remontada
Difficulty
50

Nigeria trailed by one goal, then came back to win

  1. 16'Trailed by one goal
  2. 45+1'Equaliser
  3. 65'Winner

Why they came back

Drawn from the match data

Changes by coach E. Chelle

Usor came on for Chukwueze (61') and scored, Simon came on for Adams (61').

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, 81% of fans backed Nigeria to win, but they fell behind by one goal first.

The match in one curve

The line runs with the minutes from left to right, from Nigeria's point of view
Ahead by one goalLevelBehind by one goal0153045607590HT16'45+1'65'Substitution 61'Substitution 61'Substitution 69'Substitution 69'Substitution 87'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadNigeria goal Madagascar goalSubstitution Red card

Match story

Every goal and what it changed
  1. 16'

    Kari opened the scoring for Madagascar, assisted by R. Ponti, putting Madagascar ahead 1-0.

  2. 45+1'

    Ilenikhena equalised for Nigeria, assisted by Iwobi, to make it 1-1.

  3. 65'

    Usor completed the turnaround for Nigeria, assisted by Ajayi, putting Nigeria ahead 2-1.

The match in numbers

NigeriaMadagascar
55%Possession45%
22Shots4
4On target1
5Corners2

Fan predictions before kick-off

Nigeria 81%Draw 12%Madagascar 7%
from 4,393 votes

Line-ups

Madagascar4-3-3
Lookman Adams Iwobi Onyemaechi Bassey Aina Chukwueze Ajayi S. Nwabali Ndidi Ilenikhena Couturier Kari El Hadary G. Dupire H. Abdallah Ilaimaharitra M. Acapandie J. Morgan Raveloson R. Ponti S. Tremoulet
Nigeria4-2-2-2
Nigeria coach: E. Chelle Madagascar coach: C. Martins

Match events

NigeriaMadagascar
  1. KariGoal · assist: R. Ponti
    16'
  2. G. DupireYellow card
    36'
  3. IlenikhenaGoal · assist: Iwobi
    45+1'
  4. LookmanYellow card
    57'
  5. SimonSubstitution · for Adams
    61'
  6. UsorSubstitution · for Chukwueze
    61'
  7. UsorGoal · assist: Ajayi
    65'
  8. CaddySubstitution · for El Hadary
    67'
  9. AwoniyiSubstitution · for Ilenikhena
    69'
  10. T. ArokodareSubstitution · for Lookman
    69'
  11. N. FontaineSubstitution · for Couturier
    70'
  12. RandriamanampisoaSubstitution · for R. Ponti
    70'
  13. FerberSubstitution · for Ilaimaharitra
    84'
  14. LapoussinSubstitution · for H. Abdallah
    84'
  15. B. OsayiSubstitution · for Aina
    87'
  16. N. FontaineYellow card
    90+3'