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Nigeria vs Benin Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 2–04 – 0

Victor Osimhen 3′, 37′, 51′Frank Onyeka 90′

Player of the matchVictor OsimhenNGA · 3 goals · 86′ played

7.4
Possession
51%49%
Shots · on target in brackets
5 (4)5 (2)
Corners
44

CAF World Cup QualifiersMatchday 10Adokiye Amiesimaka StadiumRef A. Omar

Events

NGA 4–0 BEN · 1–6 yellow
  1. Full time 4–0
  2. Frank Onyeka4–0Goal · assist Moses Simon
  3. Terem Moffifor Alex Iwobi
  4. Junior OlaitanYellow card
  5. Tolu Arokodarefor Victor Osimhen
  6. C. HountondjiYellow card
  7. Bruno Onyemaechifor Zaidu
  8. Frank Onyekafor Akor Adams
  9. Jodel Dossoufor Aiyegun Tosin
  10. Romaric Amoussoufor Dokou Dodo
  11. Junior Olaitanfor Andréas Hountondji
  12. Semi AjayiYellow card
  13. Dokou DodoYellow card
  14. Victor Osimhen3–0Goal · assist Moses Simon
  15. Mohamed TijaniYellow card
  16. Olivier VerdonYellow card
  17. Olakunle Olusegunfor Samuel Chukwueze
  18. Half-time 2–0
  19. Steve MouniéYellow card
  20. Victor Osimhen2–0Goal · assist Samuel Chukwueze
  21. Victor Osimhen1–0Goal · assist Samuel Chukwueze

Team stats

18 figures
Nigeriafull timeBenin
  1. 51%Possession49%
  2. 5Shots5
  3. 4Shots on target2
  4. 4Corners4
  5. 11Fouls13
  6. 1Yellow cards6
All 18 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 73Attacks76
  3. 47Dangerous attacks63
  4. 3Offsides1
  5. 80%Shot accuracy40%
  6. 3Shots blocked0
  7. 1Shots off target3
  8. Defence
  9. 57Ball safe75
  10. 3Saves3
  11. Discipline
  12. 6Free kicks5
  13. Other
  14. 3Injuries3
  15. 5Substitutions3
  16. 9Throw-ins19

Table

CAF World Cup Qualifiers 2026 · current
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPts
1South Africa106-3-117:6+1118
2Nigeria104-5-115:8+717
3Benin105-2-312:11+117
4Rwanda103-2-55:9-411
5Lesotho102-3-56:14-89
6Zimbabwe100-5-55:12-75

Full table

Matchday 10

CAF World Cup Qualifiers · the other 10 games
  1. Zambia0–1Niger
  2. Chad2–3Central African Republic
  3. Burkina Faso3–1Ethiopia
  4. Djibouti1–2Sierra Leone
  5. Egypt1–0Guinea-Bissau
  6. Ghana1–0Comoros
  7. Mali4–1Madagascar
  8. Eritrea22:00Tanzania
  9. South Sudan0–0Togo
  10. Equatorial Guinea1–1Liberia
CAF World Cup Qualifiers fixtures and results →

TV channels

Other
Arena Sport 4 (Srb) · Benin TV · DStv Now (Afr) · ESPN App (Usa) · ESPN+ (Usa) · FanCode (Ind) · FIFA+ · MaxTV GO (Mkd) · New World Sport 1 (Afr) · New World TV (Fra) · NTA Sports (Nga) · Shahid (Sau) · Sportdigital FUSSBALL (Ger) · SportKlub 5 (Slo) · SportKlub 8 (Cro) · Sporty TV (Afr) · Sunrise TV (Sui) · SuperSport LaLiga (Afr) · SuperSport La Liga (Rsa) · Veikkaus TV (Fin) · 1xBet · 1xBet.kz · 22Bet · bet365.nj · bet365.nl · Betano.bg · Betano.ca (Ontario) · Betano.cz · Betclic.fr · Betclic.pl · Caliente · Chance · Stoiximan.cy · Tipsport · Tipsport SK · Unibet · Unibet AU · Unibet NL · Unibet SE · Unibet UK · Betano.ro · Winlinebet · Betano.br · Betano.pe · Stoiximan.gr · ORTB (Ben) · bwin PT · Superbet.pl · Superbet.ro · Okko Prime (Rus) · STS.pl

What stands out

  • 2–0half-time

    The match stood at 2–0 at half-time before 2–0 after the break (4–0 full time).

  • 5–5shots

    Nigeria recorded 5 shots (4 on target) against 5 (2 on target) for Benin.

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Nigeria4-4-26.64 avg rating 5.923-4-3Benin
  1. 236.5Stanley Nwabali100′
  1. 226.5Benjamin Fredrick100′
  2. 216.5Calvin Bassey100′
  3. 66.5Semi AjayiYC 100′
  4. 36.5Zaidu Sanusi↓74′
  1. 116.8Samuel Chukwueze2A ↓46′
  2. 46.5Wilfred Ndidi100′
  3. 156.8Moses Simon2A 100′
  4. 176.5Alex Iwobi↓88′ 93′
  1. 206.5Akor Adams↓74′
  2. 97.4Victor Osimhen3G ↓81′
  1. 15.4Marcel Dandjinou100′
  1. 135.7Mohamed TijaniYC 100′
  2. 45.7Cédric HountondjiYC 100′
  3. 245.7Olivier VerdonYC 100′
  1. 125.7David Kiki100′
  2. 86.1Imourane Hassane100′
  3. 196.1Dokou DodoYC ↓67′
  4. 35.7Tamimou Ouorou100′
  1. 176.4Andréas Hountondji↓56′
  2. 96.3Steve MouniéYC 100′
  3. 106.4Aiyegun Tosin↓67′
  1. 8Frank OnyekaMF · G ↑74′6.7
  2. 10Tolu ArokodareFW · ↑81′6.5
  3. 13Bruno OnyemaechiDF · ↑74′6.5
  4. 19Terem MoffiFW · ↑88′
  5. 1Adebayo AdeleyeGK
  6. 5William Troost-EkongDF
  7. 14Alhassan YusufMF
  8. 16Amas ObasogieGK
  9. 18Christantus UcheFW

SubstitutesCoaches: Éric Chelle · Gernot Rohr (1.61 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 15Romaric AmoussouMF · ↑67′6.4
  2. 18Junior OlaitanMF · YC ↑56′6.3
  3. 20Jodel DossouFW · ↑67′6.5
  4. 2Rodrigue FassinouDF
  5. 5Olatoundji TessilimiFW
  6. 7Mattéo AhlinviFW
  7. 11Razack RachidouMF
  8. 14Mariano AhouangboMF
  9. 16Saturnin AllagbéGK
  10. 21Rodrigue Kossi FiogbéMF
  11. 22Attidjikou SamadouMF
  12. 23Serge ObassaGK

Head-to-head

4 meetings on record since 2019

2-1-1Nigeria W-D-L · goals 7:4

2 NGA1 draws1 BEN
With Nigeria at home
2-0-0 (5:1)
Goals per meeting
2.75
Over 2.5 goals
75%
Both teams scored
75%
Won by the host
75%
  1. Benin1–1NigeriaAfrica Cup of Nations Qualifications
  2. Nigeria3–0BeninAfrica Cup of Nations Qualifications
  3. Benin2–1NigeriaCAF World Cup Qualifiers
  4. Nigeria2–1BeninAfrica Cup of Nations Qualifications

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Nigeria4d restequal rest · old → new4d restBenin
  1. 1-1D25 Mar
  2. 2-1W28 May
  3. 2-2D31 May
  4. 1-1D6 Jun
  5. 0-1L5 Aug
  6. 0-4L12 Aug
  7. 2-0W19 Aug
  8. 1-0W6 Sep
  9. 1-1D9 Sep
  10. 2-1W10 Oct

4-4-2goals 12:121.60pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 3-0W11 Oct
  2. 1-2L15 Oct
  3. 1-1D14 Nov
  4. 0-0D18 Nov
  5. 2-2D20 Mar
  6. 0-2L25 Mar
  7. 0-1L9 Jun
  8. 1-0W5 Sep
  9. 4-0W9 Sep
  10. 1-0W10 Oct

4-3-3goals 13:81.50pts/game

  1. ALesotho2–1
  2. ASouth Africa1–1
  3. HRwanda1–0
  4. HCongo2–0
  5. ASudan0–4

latest 5

  1. ARwanda1–0
  2. HLesotho4–0
  3. HZimbabwe1–0
  4. AMorocco0–1
  5. HSouth Africa0–2
Show older matches
  1. ASenegal0–1
  2. ARussia1–1
  3. AJamaica2–2
  4. AGhana2–1
  5. HZimbabwe1–1

older

  1. AZimbabwe2–2
  2. ALibya0–0
  3. HNigeria1–1
  4. ARwanda1–2
  5. HRwanda3–0

Match info

Season
2026 · Matchday 10 of 17
Stage
Group Stage
Kick-off
Venue
Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt
Capacity
16,000
Weather
27 °C · moderate rain · humidity 79%
Referee
A. Omar
NGA coach
Éric Chelle
BEN coach
Gernot Rohr (1.61 PPG)

Match summary

Nigeria beat Benin 4-0 in the CAF World Cup Qualifiers, Group Stage.

Across 4 previous meetings on record, Nigeria won 2 and Benin won 1, with 1 draw (2.75 goals per game).

Victor Osimhen (3', 37', 51') and Frank Onyeka (90') scored the goals for Nigeria.

Nigeria — live results and scheduleBenin — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Top ratings

XI avg 6.64 v 5.92
  1. Victor OsimhenNGA7.4
  2. Moses SimonNGA6.8
  3. Samuel ChukwuezeNGA6.8
  4. Stanley NwabaliNGA6.5
  5. Benjamin FredrickNGA6.5

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Nigeriaall competitionsBenin
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.13Goals per game (both sides)2.13
  3. 73%Over 1.560%
  4. 33%Over 2.547%
  5. 13%Over 3.513%
  6. 53%Both teams scored33%
  7. 33%Clean sheets40%
  8. 20%Failed to score33%
  9. Nigeria at home v Benin away
  10. 5Played7
  11. 3Won1
  12. 1Drawn2
  13. 1Lost4
  14. 6-3Goals (for-against)4-9
  15. 2Points per game0.71
  16. 20%Over 2.543%
  17. 60%Clean sheets29%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 14 v 15 games
  19. 4-61st-half goals (for-against)11-5
  20. 11-82nd-half goals (for-against)7-9
  21. 73%Goals after half-time39%
  22. 43%Goal before half-time67%
  23. 1-10-3Half-time W-D-L7-5-3

How we calculate this

Referee

A. Omar
Cards / match
4.26this match 7 (+2.74)
Yellows / match
3.99this match 7
Reds / match
0.27
Penalties / match
0.3325% of matches
Fouls / match
22.3this match 24

2.05Home 2.05 vs Away 1.94 yellows/match · 12–11 red · 1 coach card1.94

37%Results in 84 recent matches · draw 38%25%

home winsaway wins
With Nigeria
0-1-0 in 1 · 2 yellows/game

Analysed latest 84 of 100 career matches.

Updated