It was fairly a shocking match within the first half of the ultimate of the continuing CAF African Cup of Nations 2023 in Ivory Coast.
The hosts, Ivory Coast, took up a lot of the ball possession with a complete of six makes an attempt on objective, whereas half of them have been heading in the right direction.
Within the eighth minute, Ivorian participant Simon Adingra burst into the penalty space and had solely the goalkeeper to beat, however despatched a poor shot nicely over the crossbar.
Two minutes later, former Barcelona midfielder Franck Kessie requested for medical assist together with his painful gestures. The extent of his damage had but to be found at the moment.
Within the 14th minute, a nook kick from Max Gradel was intercepted by the Nigerian protection.
A tough deal with by Victor Osimhen within the twenty seventh minute made the referee whistle for a foul, prompting a response from Coach Jose Peseiro, who was surprised when referee Dahane Beida confirmed him a yellow card.
Nigeria's goalkeeper Stanley Nwabili needed to step into motion within the thirty fourth minute to thwart Simon Adingra's try.
He discovered some house after holding onto a go and unleashing a shot on the proper publish, however couldn’t beat the keeper. Each the referee and his assistant pointed to the nook flag.
Seven minutes earlier than half-time, Nigeria captain William Troost-Ekong jumped greater than an Ivorian defender earlier than nodding the ball into the highest left nook of the publish.
In further time, Seko Fofana had a very good alternative from distance. His shot went in the direction of the middle of the objective, however Nwabili was alert and made a cushty save.
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