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Nigeria 2, South Africa 1, Full time

Full timeWomen's Africa Cup of Nations Stade Larbi Zaouli
Nigeria

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  • Rasheedat Ajibade 45' (pen)
  • Michelle Alozie 90'+4

Nigeria 2, South Africa 1

Full time

South Africa

Away

  • Linda Motlhalo 60' (pen)

Minute by minute

  1. Minute 26:

    Substitution (South Africa) On Hildah Magaia , off Tiisetso Makhubela

  2. Minute 45:

    Penalty Rasheedat Ajibade (Nigeria)

  3. Minute 60:

    Penalty Linda Motlhalo (South Africa)

  4. Minute 61:

    Substitution (South Africa) On Noxolo Cesane , off Lebohang Ramalepe

  5. Minute 64:

    Substitution (Nigeria) On Christy Ucheibe , off Jennifer Echegini

  6. Minute 75:

    Yellow card Halimatu Ayinde (Nigeria)

  7. Minute 81:

    Substitution (Nigeria) On Deborah Abiodun , off Halimatu Ayinde

  8. Minute 89:

    Substitution (South Africa) On Sibulele Holweni , off Gabriela Salgado

  9. Minute 90 plus 4:

    Goal Michelle Alozie (Nigeria)

  10. Minute 90 plus 7:

    Yellow card Chinwendu Ihezuo (Nigeria)

  11. Minute 90 plus 9:

    Substitution (Nigeria) On Sikiratu Isah , off Chinwendu Ihezuo

Statistics

  • Possession: Nigeria 46%, South Africa 55%

  • Total shots: Nigeria 9, South Africa 9

  • Shots on target: Nigeria 7, South Africa 3

  • Corners: Nigeria 3, South Africa 1

  • Saves: Nigeria 1, South Africa 4

  • Offsides: Nigeria 0, South Africa 0

  • Fouls: Nigeria 17, South Africa 10

Line-ups

Nigeria

Formation 4-3-3

  • 16Chiamaka NnadozieG
  • 14Blessing DemehinCD-L
  • 3Osinachi OhaleCD-R
  • 5Ashleigh PlumptreLB
  • 22Michelle AlozieRB
  • 18Halimatu Ayinde(subbed off)CM
  • 12Jennifer Echegini(subbed off)LM
  • 20Folashade IjamilusiRM
  • 6Esther OkoronkwoF
  • 19Chinwendu Ihezuo(subbed off)LF
  • 15Rasheedat AjibadeRF

Came on

13 Deborah Abiodun · 10 Christy Ucheibe · 11 Sikiratu Isah

South Africa

Formation 4-5-1

  • 16Andile DlaminiG
  • 13Bambanani MbaneCD-L
  • 17Tiisetso Makhubela(subbed off)CD-R
  • 7Karabo DhlaminiLB
  • 5Fikile MagamaRB
  • 15Refiloe JaneCM-L
  • 3Bongeka GamedeCM-R
  • 10Linda MotlhaloAM
  • 9Gabriela Salgado(subbed off)LM
  • 2Lebohang Ramalepe(subbed off)RM
  • 12Jermaine SeoposenweF

Came on

8 Hildah Magaia · 6 Noxolo Cesane · 18 Sibulele Holweni

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