Goals and Highlights: Nigeria 1-1 Cape Verde in 2022 World Cup Qualifiers

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FINAL | Nigeria 1-1 Cape Verde

The match ends:

Nigeria 1-1 Cape Verde

Nigeria are through to the playoffs!

Foul. Free kick for Nigeria in the attacking half.

Substitution Nigeria:

Onuachu replaces Osimhen.

Corner kick for Cape Verde.

Foul. Free kick for Cape Verde in the attacking half.

Foul. Free kick for Nigeria in the attacking half.

Iheanacho's header is blocked and Nigeria have another corner kick.

Foul. Free kick for Nigeria in the attacking half.

Corner kick for Cape Verde.

Foul. Free kick for Cape Verde on the right wing.

Substitution Nigeria:

Ilheanacho replaces Ighalo

Onyeka replaces Aribo.

Substitition Nigeria:

Vagner replaces Paulino.

Corner kick for Cape Verde.

Substitution Nigeria:

Shehu replaces Simon.

Substitution Cape Verde:

Tavares replaces Andrade.

Lima replaces Rocha.

Corner kick for Nigeria.

Substitution Cape Verde:

Seemdo replaces Fortes.

Borges replaces Monteiro.

Okoye flies off his line to snatch the loose ball as Cape Verde end up in the home team's box.

Foul. Free kick for Cape Verde in the attacking half.

Offside, Nigeria.

Ighalo finds space to the left, raises his head to choose Osimhen, but his cross is cleared.

There will be two additional minutes. 

Foul. Free kick for Cape Verde in the attacking half.

Foul. Free kick for Nigeria on the right wing.

Ighalo remata de cabeza por encima del travesaño tras un centro por la banda derecha de Osimhen.

Ighalo heads over the bar after Osimhen's right-wing cross.

Iwobi finishes very well but the goalkeeper saves and sends a corner kick. Osimhen gets up to head the resulting corner kick, but he can't score.

Ighalo's shot. It is a great opportunity for the experienced forward in the area, but he does not manage to connect clearly.

Corner kick for Nigeria.

Foul. Free kick for Nigeria in the attacking half.

Foul. Free kick for Cape Verde in the attacking half.

Wilfred Ndidi is shown the yellow card.

Osimhen's header that goes way off track.

Foul. Free kick for Nigeria in the attacking half.

Foul. Free kick for Nigeria in the defensive half.

Iwobi's shot. Well, it was an excellent 10 minute opening in Lagos. We already have two goals.

Tavares heads off. In another play he stopped ball, this time from the left, but he couldn't keep his head down.

Players warm up beforehand at the Stadium:

This is Cape Verde's starting eleven for today's game:

The Super Eagles of Nigeria starting xi vs Cape Verde:

Nigeria, which is in the first place of group C with 12 points and Cape Verde, is in the second position of the same group with 10 points.

Nigeria will host Cape Verde knowing that a draw will be enough to secure their advancement to the next qualifying round for the World Cup.

However, it will be the Cape Verdeans who prevail in Group C if they can defeat their rivals in Lagos.

The Nigerian and Cape Verde teams will meet this Tuesday afternoon at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos, for the sixth day of the second qualifying round for Qatar 2022. Next, we will have the line-ups for the match.

While for Cape Verde, coach Bubista will take a similar approach to his rival, potentially making just one team change or using some tactical variant for this match.

Willy Semedo could get the go-ahead to start Dylan Tavares after replacing him at halftime against the Central African Republic.

Coach Rohr is unlikely to make many changes to his starting eleven for this match after his win over Liberia.

Chidera Ejuke replaced Alex Iwobi shortly after the first hour of that game and it seems more likely that he will stay on the substitute bench for today.

Musa is also pushing for Iheanacho to have contributed during the last match, we'll see what the coach of Nigeria decides.

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