Nigeria vs Sudan match stats & report
3–1 Full time
Nigeria beat Sudan 3–1 in the Africa Cup of Nations (Group Stage - 2) on 15 January 2022. Nigeria had 58% of the ball.
Nigeria vs Sudan match statistics
- 58% Ball possession 42%
- 17 Total shots 5
- 8 Shots on target 2
- 6 Shots off target 1
- 3 Blocked shots 2
- 14 Shots inside the box 2
- 3 Corners 2
- 7 Fouls 16
- 0 Offsides 1
- 2 Yellow cards 0
- 529 Passes 387
- 84% Pass accuracy 78%
- 1 Goalkeeper saves 4
Goals and cards
- 3' Goal S. Chukwueze (assist M. Simon) Nigeria
- 45' Goal T. Awoniyi Nigeria
- 46' Goal M. Simon Nigeria
- 57' Yellow card Joe Aribo Nigeria
- 69' Yellow card O. Aina Nigeria
- 70' Penalty scored Walieldin Khidir Sudan
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Nigeria
Bench A. Iwobi , K. Nwakali , A. Musa , U. Sadiq , Daniel Akpeyi , H. Onyekuru , S. Ajayi , F. Uzoho , C. Ejuke , F. Onyeka , Olisa Ndah , Tyronne Ebuehi
Sudan
Bench Al-Gozoli Nooh , Dhiya Mahjoub , Mohamed Hussein , Mohamed Hakeem , Sharif Omar , Amjad Ismail , Moaiad Abdeen , Suliman Zakaria , Ishag Adam , M. Mustafa , Captain Basheer , Elsadig Hassan
Form guide
Nigeria at home
6–2–0 in 8 matches
- Scored
- 2.3 per game
- Conceded
- 0.6 per game
- Clean sheets
- 4 / 8
- Corners
- 4.2 per game
- Shots on target
- 6.0 per game
11% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Based on 8 matches — treat these numbers lightly.
Sudan away
1–1–5 in 7 matches
- Scored
- 0.4 per game
- Conceded
- 1.9 per game
- Clean sheets
- 2 / 7
- Corners
- 3.5 per game
- Shots on target
- 2.8 per game
33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Based on 7 matches — treat these numbers lightly.