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nigeria Nigeria

Nigeria (NGA)

benin Benin

Benin (BEN)

Starting lineups

Nigeria

Starting lineups confirmed

3-4-3

Lineups formation

55

Overall player rating

54.5 %

From the perfect composition

64%

Attacking

55%

Technical

56%

Defending

47%

Tactical

# Player Position Age € Rating
23 Stanley Nwabali Stanley Nwabali G 27
6 Semi Ajayi Semi Ajayi D 30 4,6M+ 50.1
5 William Troost-Ekong William Troost-Ekong D 30 4,3M+ 51.7
21 Calvin Ughelumba Calvin Ughelumba D 23 51.7
2 Ola Aina Ola Aina M 27 9,1M+ 58.9
4 Wilfred Ndidi Wilfred Ndidi M 26 42,0M+ 53.9
17 Alex Iwobi Alex Iwobi M 27 34,0M+ 60.1
13 O Bruno O Bruno M 24 51.9
11 Samuel Chukwueze Samuel Chukwueze F 24 31,0M+ 58.9
22 Victor Okoh Boniface Victor Okoh Boniface F 22 0,1M+ 57.9
7 Ademola Lookman Ademola Lookman F 26 18,7M+ 56.1
Substitute
16 Amas Obasogie Amas Obasogie G
1 Maduka Okoye Maduka Okoye G 24 0,2M+ 58.9
18 Benjamin Tanimu Benjamin Tanimu D
3 Olisa Harold Ndah Olisa Harold Ndah D 25
8 Frank Onyeka Frank Onyeka M 25 2,9M+ 46.5
20 Raphael Onyedika Raphael Onyedika M 22 54.7
10 Oluwafisayo Dele-Bashiru Oluwafisayo Dele-Bashiru M 22 55.7
12 Alhassan Yusuf Alhassan Yusuf M 23 0,9M+ 57.1
9 Victor Osimhen Victor Osimhen F 24 29,0M+ 61.5
19 Taiwo Awoniyi Taiwo Awoniyi F 26 3,8M+ 50.7
14 Kelechi Iheanacho Kelechi Iheanacho F 27 12,4M+ 55.7
15 Moses Simon Moses Simon F 28 4,9M+ 52.9
Benin

Starting lineups confirmed

4-1-4-1

Lineups formation

50.1

Overall player rating

76.1 %

From the perfect composition

56%

Attacking

49%

Technical

56%

Defending

42%

Tactical

# Player Position Age € Rating
1 Marcel Dandjinou Marcel Dandjinou G 25
11 Rachid Moumini Rachid Moumini D
4 Cedric Hountondji Cedric Hountondji D 29 1,0M+ 52.3
6 Olivier Verdon Olivier Verdon D 28 0,6M+ 47.9
12 David Kiki David Kiki D 29 0,4M+ 49.3
15 Sessi D'almeida Sessi D'almeida M 27 0,7M+ 47.1
10 Tosin Aiyegun Tosin Aiyegun M 25 0,7M+ 53.9
19 Douko Dodo Douko Dodo M
8 Hassane Imourane Hassane Imourane M
18 Junior Olaitan Junior Olaitan M 21 53.1
9 Steve Mounié Steve Mounié F 29 8,3M+ 52.9
Substitute
16 Saturnin Allagbe Saturnin Allagbe G 29 0,6M+ 52.9
23 Abdoul Aziz Rahman Karim Abdoul Aziz Rahman Karim G
5 Yohan Roche Yohan Roche D 26 0,6M+ 49.9
22 Rabiou Sankamao Rabiou Sankamao D
2 Rodrigue Fassinou Rodrigue Fassinou M 22 0,0M+
14 Mariano Ahouangbo Mariano Ahouangbo M
13 Samadou Attidjikou Samadou Attidjikou F
3 Romaric Amoussou Romaric Amoussou M
17 Andreas Hountondji Andreas Hountondji F 21
21 Steve Traore Steve Traore F 24
7 Matteo Ahlinvi Matteo Ahlinvi M 24 47.1
20 Jodel Dossou Jodel Dossou F 31 0,7M+ 44.3

Events: Nigeria

World Cup Qual. CAF World Cup Qual. CAF
Round 10
2025-10-10 Nigeria - Benin -
Round 9
2025-10-06 Lesotho - Nigeria -
Round 8
2025-09-05 South Africa - Nigeria -
Round 7
2025-09-01 Nigeria - Rwanda -
Round 6
2025-03-25 Nigeria - Zimbabwe 1 - 1
Round 5
2025-03-21 Rwanda - Nigeria 0 - 2
Int. Friendly Games Int. Friendly Games
2024-12-28 Nigeria - Ghana 3 - 1
2024-12-22 Ghana - Nigeria 0 - 0
Africa Cup of Nations Qual. Africa Cup of Nations Qual.
Round 6
2024-11-18 Nigeria - Rwanda 1 - 2

Match stats

Nigeria

Benin
56% Ball possession 44%
13 Total shots 6
7 Corner kicks 2
15 Fouls 9
475 Passes 373
16 Tackles 24
8 Free kicks 14
13 Total shots 6
5 Shots on target 3
0 Hit woodwork 0
7 Shots off target 1
1 Blocked shots 2
10 Shots inside box 2
3 Shots outside box 4
4 Offsides 1
403 Accurate passes 296
23 Throw-ins 25
90/121 (74%) Final third phase 66/102 (65%)
64 Final third entries 54
28/59 (47%) Long balls 30/60 (50%)
7/20 (35%) Crosses 3/14 (21%)
47% Duels 53%
9 Dispossessed 12
35/76 (46%) Ground duels 41/76 (54%)
15/30 (50%) Aerial duels 15/30 (50%)
56% Tackles won 92%
16 Total tackles 24
11 Interceptions 10
64 Recoveries 52
13 Clearances 14
5 Goal kicks 10
3 Goalkeeper saves 2
2 Fouled in final third 1
11/27 (41%) Dribbles 2/6 (33%)
3 Total saves 2
3 Big chances 0
2 Yellow cards 1
1 Big chances missed 0
2 Big chances scored 0
1 Through balls 0
25 Touches in penalty area 12
63% Ball possession 37%
6 Total shots 1
4 Corner kicks 0
272 Passes 163
6 Tackles 12
6 Free kicks 5
6 Total shots 1
3 Shots on target 1
0 Hit woodwork 0
3 Shots off target 0
0 Blocked shots 0
5 Shots inside box 0
1 Shots outside box 1
2 Offsides 0
241 Accurate passes 129
14 Throw-ins 12
35 Final third entries 25
14/28 (50%) Long balls 16/26 (62%)
5/12 (42%) Crosses 0/1 (0%)
53% Duels 47%
4 Dispossessed 6
19/37 (51%) Ground duels 18/37 (49%)
9/16 (56%) Aerial duels 7/16 (44%)
83% Tackles won 100%
6 Total tackles 12
4 Interceptions 3
27 Recoveries 21
7 Clearances 6
1 Goal kicks 6
1 Goalkeeper saves 2
2 Fouled in final third 1
7/15 (47%) Dribbles 1/1 (100%)
1 Total saves 2
2 Big chances 0
1 Yellow cards 0
1 Big chances missed 0
1 Big chances scored 0
0 Through balls 0
49% Ball possession 51%
1 Big chances 0
7 Total shots 5
2 Goalkeeper saves 0
3 Corner kicks 2
203 Passes 210
10 Tackles 12
2 Free kicks 9
1 Yellow cards 1
7 Total shots 5
2 Shots on target 2
0 Hit woodwork 0
4 Shots off target 1
1 Blocked shots 2
5 Shots inside box 2
2 Shots outside box 3
1 Big chances scored 0
0 Big chances missed 0
1 Through balls 0
0 Fouled in final third 0
2 Offsides 1
162 Accurate passes 167
9 Throw-ins 13
29 Final third entries 29
14/31 (45%) Long balls 14/34 (41%)
2/8 (25%) Crosses 3/13 (23%)
42% Duels 58%
5 Dispossessed 6
16/39 (41%) Ground duels 23/39 (59%)
6/14 (43%) Aerial duels 8/14 (57%)
4/12 (33%) Dribbles 1/5 (20%)
40% Tackles won 83%
10 Total tackles 12
7 Interceptions 7
37 Recoveries 31
6 Clearances 8
2 Total saves 0
4 Goal kicks 4

Nigeria - Benin

Africa, Africa Cup of Nations Qual., match Nigeria - Benin, start time 2024-09-07 16:00:00 international time.

Nigeria and Benin takes part in the championship Africa Cup of Nations Qual., Africa.

You can see the list of players in the squad, head coach and upcoming matches. Also evaluate in more detail the effectiveness and arithmetic average of the teams before the game:

Events: Benin

World Cup Qual. CAF World Cup Qual. CAF
Round 10
2025-10-10 Nigeria - Benin -
Round 9
2025-10-06 Rwanda - Benin -
Round 8
2025-09-05 Benin - Lesotho -
Round 7
2025-09-01 Benin - Zimbabwe -
Round 6
2025-03-25 Benin - South Africa 0 - 2
Round 5
2025-03-20 Zimbabwe - Benin 2 - 2
Africa Cup of Nations Qual. Africa Cup of Nations Qual.
Round 6
2024-11-18 Libya - Benin 0 - 0
Round 5
2024-11-14 Benin - Nigeria 1 - 1
Round 4
2024-10-15 Rwanda - Benin 2 - 1

Standings

Group A: 2024
Standings table
# Teams P W D L Goals PTS
1
Comoros Comoros 6 3 3 0 7:4 12
2
Tunisia Tunisia 6 3 1 2 7:6 10
3
Gambia Gambia 6 2 2 2 6:6 8
4
Madagascar Madagascar 6 0 2 4 4:8 2

Group B: 2024
Standings table
# Teams P W D L Goals PTS
1
Morocco Morocco 6 6 0 0 26:2 18
2
Gabon Gabon 6 3 1 2 7:9 10
3
Lesotho Lesotho 6 1 1 4 2:13 4
4
Central African Republic Central African Republic 6 1 0 5 3:14 3

Group C: 2024
Standings table
# Teams P W D L Goals PTS
1
Egypt Egypt 6 4 2 0 12:2 14
2
Botswana Botswana 6 2 2 2 4:7 8
3
Mauritania Mauritania 6 2 1 3 3:6 7
4
Cape Verde Cape Verde 6 1 1 4 3:7 4

Group D: 2024
Standings table
# Teams P W D L Goals PTS
1
Nigeria Nigeria 6 3 2 1 9:3 11
2
Benin Benin 6 2 2 2 7:7 8
3
Rwanda Rwanda 6 2 2 2 5:7 8
4
Libya Libya 6 1 2 3 3:7 5

Group E: 2024
Standings table
# Teams P W D L Goals PTS
1
Algeria Algeria 6 5 1 0 16:2 16
2
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 6 2 2 2 5:8 8
3
Togo Togo 6 1 2 3 7:10 5
4
Liberia Liberia 6 1 1 4 4:12 4

Group F: 2024
Standings table
# Teams P W D L Goals PTS
1
Angola Angola 6 4 2 0 7:2 14
2
Sudan Sudan 6 2 2 2 4:6 8
3
Niger Niger 6 2 1 3 7:6 7
4
Ghana Ghana 6 0 3 3 3:7 3

Group G: 2024
Standings table
# Teams P W D L Goals PTS
1
Zambia Zambia 6 4 1 1 7:4 13
2
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 6 4 0 2 12:3 12
3
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 6 1 2 3 5:10 5
4
Chad Chad 6 0 3 3 1:8 3

Group H: 2024
Standings table
# Teams P W D L Goals PTS
1
DR Congo DR Congo 6 4 0 2 7:3 12
2
Tanzania Tanzania 6 3 1 2 5:4 10
3
Guinea Guinea 6 3 0 3 9:5 9
4
Ethiopia Ethiopia 6 1 1 4 3:12 4

Group I: 2024
Standings table
# Teams P W D L Goals PTS
1
Mali Mali 6 4 2 0 10:1 14
2
Mozambique Mozambique 6 3 2 1 9:5 11
3
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 6 1 2 3 4:6 5
4
Eswatini Eswatini 6 0 2 4 2:13 2

Group J: 2024
Standings table
# Teams P W D L Goals PTS
1
Cameroon Cameroon 6 4 2 0 8:2 14
2
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 6 2 3 1 6:4 9
3
Kenya Kenya 6 1 3 2 4:7 6
4
Namibia Namibia 6 0 2 4 2:7 2

Group K: 2024
Standings table
# Teams P W D L Goals PTS
1
South Africa South Africa 6 4 2 0 16:5 14
2
Uganda Uganda 6 4 1 1 8:5 13
3
Congo Republic Congo Republic 6 1 1 4 4:12 4
4
South Sudan South Sudan 6 1 0 5 6:12 3

Group L: 2024
Standings table
# Teams P W D L Goals PTS
1
Senegal Senegal 6 5 1 0 10:1 16
2
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 6 3 1 2 10:7 10
3
Malawi Malawi 6 1 1 4 6:11 4
4
Burundi Burundi 6 1 1 4 4:11 4