Match Analysis: Nigeria vs Cameroon
Nigeria vs Cameroon ended 3-2. Read the match story, decisive moments, lineups, player highlights, xG and full team statistics.
How the match unfolded
Nigeria beat Cameroon 3-2.
Goals: Odion Ighalo (Nigeria, 19'), Stéphane Bahoken (Cameroon, 41'), Clinton N'Jie (Cameroon, 44'), Odion Ighalo (Nigeria, 63'), Alex Iwobi (Nigeria, 66').
Nigeria had 38% possession to Cameroon's 62%, with 16.00 shots to 12.00.
O. Ighalo (Nigeria) was the standout performer, rated 8.6.
Match events timeline
Match statistics
Nigeria
Starting lineups and substitutes
Nigeria
Formation 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 2Ola AinaD
- 4Wilfred NdidiM
- 5William Troost-EkongD
- 7Ahmed MusaM
- 8Oghenekaro EteboM
- 9Odion IghaloF
- 15Moses SimonM
- 16Daniel AkpeyiG
- 18Alex IwobiM
- 20Chidozie AwaziemD
- 22Kenneth OmeruoD
Substitutes (11)
Cameroon
Formation 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1André OnanaG
- 2Collins FaiD
- 4Yaya BananaD
- 5Michael Ngadeu NgadjuiD
- 6Ambroise OyongoD
- 7Clinton N'JieM
- 9Stéphane BahokenF
- 11Christian BassogogM
- 13Eric Maxim Choupo-MotingM
- 14Georges MandjeckM
- 15Pierre KundeM
Substitutes (11)
Data-based man of the match and player highlights
O. Ighalo
Rating 8.6 · 2 goals · 1 assists · 3 shots on target
S. Bahoken
Rating 7.6 · 1 G · 1 A · 1 SOT
A. Iwobi
Rating 7.3 · 1 G · 0 A · 1 SOT
K. Omeruo
Rating 7.2 · 0 G · 1 A · 0 SOT
C. N'Jie
Rating 6.7 · 1 G · 0 A · 1 SOT
A. Musa
Rating 6.9 · 0 G · 1 A · 0 SOT
Prediction vs actual result
Nigeria vs Cameroon match analysis
Review Nigeria 3-2 Cameroon with the match story, goals, events, lineups, player highlights and detailed team statistics from Africa Cup of Nations.