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Nigeria vs Morocco Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

Pens · HT 0–0 · 2–4 on penalties0 – 0

Official Player of the MatchNeil El AynaouiMAR · 120′ · 72 interceptions · 9 duels won · 7 recoveries

7.6
Possession
51%49%
Shots · on target in brackets
2 (1)16 (5)
Corners
15

Africa Cup of NationsSemi-finalsStade Prince Moulay AbdallahRef D. Ayi Laryea

Events

NGA 0–0 MAR · 2–0 yellow
  1. End of play 0–0 · penalties 2–4
  2. Samuel Chukwuezefor Frank Onyeka
  3. Eliesse Ben Seghirfor Ismael Saibari
  4. Paul Onuachufor Victor Osimhen
  5. Ilias Akhomachfor Brahim Díaz
  6. Youssef En-Nesyrifor Abde Ezzalzouli
  7. Fisayo Dele-Bashirufor Akor Adams
  8. Oussama Targhallinefor Ayoub El Kaabi
  9. Hamza Igamanefor Bilal El Khannouss
  10. Moses Simonfor Raphael Onyedika
  11. Raphael OnyedikaYellow card
  12. Half-time 0–0
  13. Calvin BasseyYellow card
  14. Bruno OnyemaechiVAR
  15. Samuel ChukwuezeVAR
  16. Hamza IgamaneVAR

Team stats

43 figures
Nigeriafull timeMorocco
  1. 51%Possession49%
  2. 2Shots16
  3. 1Shots on target5
  4. 0Big chances1
  5. 1Corners5
  6. 555Passes527
  7. 29Fouls22
  8. 2Yellow cards0
All 43 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 3Accurate crosses4
  3. 93Attacks146
  4. 0Big chances missed1
  5. 15Crosses25
  6. 23Dangerous attacks56
  7. 10Dribble attempts23
  8. 0Hit woodwork1
  9. 50%Shot accuracy31%
  10. 0Shots blocked4
  11. 0Shots inside box8
  12. 1Shots off target7
  13. 2Shots outside box8
  14. 4Successful dribbles9
  15. Passing
  16. 33Accurate long passes42
  17. 462Accurate passes439
  18. 87%Forward passes %78%
  19. 1Key passes10
  20. 50%Long pass accuracy54%
  21. 66Long passes78
  22. 83%Pass accuracy83%
  23. 57Passes in final third76
  24. Defence
  25. 61Ball recoveries62
  26. 97Ball safe88
  27. 65Duels won72
  28. 9Goal kicks5
  29. 16Headers won13
  30. 14Interceptions7
  31. 5Saves1
  32. 25Tackles24
  33. Discipline
  34. 22Free kicks29
  35. Other
  36. 1Counter Attacks2
  37. 1Injuries2
  38. 150Possession lost160
  39. 4Substitutions5
  40. 23Throw-ins34

Player leaders

this match

Big chances created

  1. Achraf HakimiMAR1

Passes

  1. Calvin BasseyNGA102/115
  2. Semi AjayiNGA98/104
  3. Alex IwobiNGA64/79

Progressive passes

  1. Calvin BasseyNGA112 (97%)
  2. Semi AjayiNGA99 (95%)
  3. Alex IwobiNGA72 (91%)

Final-third passes

  1. Noussair MazraouiMAR13
  2. Calvin BasseyNGA13
  3. Alex IwobiNGA12

Ball recoveries

  1. Stanley NwabaliNGA16
  2. Ismael SaibariMAR10
  3. Calvin BasseyNGA8

What stands out

  • 0–0half-time

    The match stood at 0–0 at half-time before a goalless second half (0–0 full time).

  • 2–16shots

    Nigeria recorded 2 shots (1 on target) against 16 (5 on target) for Morocco.

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Nigeria4-3-1-26.97 avg rating 7.154-1-4-1Morocco
  1. 16.7Yassine Bounou
  1. 38.1Noussair Mazraoui
  2. 256.8Adam Masina
  3. 57.3Nayef Aguerd
  4. 27.5Achraf Hakimi
  1. 247.6Neil El Aynaoui★
  1. 177.3Abde Ezzalzouli↓103′
  2. 117.4Ismael Saibari↓118′
  3. 237.4Bilal El Khannouss↓84′
  4. 105.9Brahim Díaz↓107′
  1. 206.7Ayoub El Kaabi↓84′
  1. 10Fisayo Dele-BashiruMF · ↑98′6.5
  2. 11Samuel ChukwuezeFW · ↑120+1′
  3. 15Moses SimonFW · ↑83′6.8
  4. 19Paul OnuachuFW · ↑118′
  5. 1Francis UzohoGK
  6. 3Zaidu SanusiDF
  7. 5Igoh OgbuDF
  8. 14Usman MohammedMF
  9. 16Amas ObasogieGK
  10. 20Chidozie AwaziemDF
  11. 24Chidera EjukeFW
  12. 25Salim Fago LawalFW
  13. 26Ebenezer AkinsanmiroMF
  14. 28Tochukwu NnadiMF

SubstitutesG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off · ★ MOTM

  1. 7Hamza IgamaneFW · ↑84′6.8
  2. 13Eliesse Ben SeghirFW · ↑118′
  3. 14Oussama TarghallineMF · ↑84′6.8
  4. 16Ilias AkhomachFW · ↑107′6.4
  5. 19Youssef En-NesyriFW · ↑103′6.7
  6. 4Sofyan AmrabatMF
  7. 9Soufiane RahimiFW
  8. 12Munir El KajouiGK
  9. 15Mohamed ChibiDF
  10. 18Jawad El YamiqDF
  11. 21Chemsdine TalbiFW
  12. 22El Mehdi Al HarrarGK
  13. 26Anass Salah-EddineDF
  14. 27Abdelhamid Ait BoudlalDF
  15. 28Youssef BelammariDF

Head-to-head

1 meeting on record since 2018

0-0-1Nigeria W-D-L · goals 0:4

0 NGA0 draws1 MAR
  1. Morocco4–0NigeriaAfrican Nations Championship

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Nigeria4d restMAR +1d rest5d restMorocco
  1. 2-1W10 Oct
  2. 4-0W14 Oct
  3. 4-1W13 Nov
  4. 1-1D16 Nov
  5. 1-2L16 Dec
  6. 2-1W23 Dec
  7. 3-2W27 Dec
  8. 3-1W30 Dec
  9. 4-0W5 Jan
  10. 2-0W10 Jan

8-1-1goals 26:92.50pts/game

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

  1. 2-0W8 Sep
  2. 1-0W9 Oct
  3. 1-0W14 Oct
  4. 1-0W14 Nov
  5. 4-0W18 Nov
  6. 2-0W21 Dec
  7. 1-1D26 Dec
  8. 3-0W29 Dec
  9. 1-0W4 Jan
  10. 2-0W9 Jan

9-1-0goals 18:12.80pts/game

  1. AAlgeria2–0
  2. HMozambique4–0
  3. AUganda3–1
  4. HTunisia3–2
  5. HTanzania2–1

latest 5

  1. ACameroon2–0
  2. HTanzania1–0
  3. AZambia3–0
  4. HMali1–1
  5. HComoros2–0
Show older matches
  1. AEgypt1–2
  2. HCongo DR1–1
  3. HGabon4–1
  4. HBenin4–0
  5. ALesotho2–1

older

  1. HUganda4–0
  2. HMozambique1–0
  3. HCongo1–0
  4. HBahrain1–0
  5. AZambia2–0

Match info

Season
2025
Stage
Semi-finals
Kick-off
Venue
Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah, Rabat
Capacity
69,700 · grass
Weather
9 °C · light rain · humidity 74%
Referee
D. Ayi Laryea

Match summary

Morocco beat Nigeria 4-2 on penalties after a 0-0 draw in the Africa Cup of Nations, Semi-finals.

Nigeria had won 5 matches in a row before this one. Morocco had gone 15 matches unbeaten before this one.

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

Top ratings

XI avg 6.97 v 7.15
  1. Stanley NwabaliNGA8.1
  2. Noussair MazraouiMAR8.1
  3. Bruno OnyemaechiNGA7.9
  4. Calvin BasseyNGA7.8
  5. Neil El AynaouiMAR7.6

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Nigeriaall competitionsMorocco
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 3Goals per game (both sides)2.4
  3. 87%Over 1.567%
  4. 60%Over 2.533%
  5. 40%Over 3.527%
  6. 53%Both teams scored27%
  7. 33%Clean sheets73%
  8. 13%Failed to score0%
  9. Nigeria at home v Morocco away
  10. 8Played6
  11. 7Won6
  12. 1Drawn0
  13. 0Lost0
  14. 21-5Goals (for-against)14-3
  15. 2.75Points per game3
  16. 63%Over 2.550%
  17. 50%Clean sheets67%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 10-51st-half goals (for-against)14-3
  20. 20-102nd-half goals (for-against)17-2
  21. 67%Goals after half-time55%
  22. 60%Goal before half-time67%
  23. 5-9-1Half-time W-D-L8-7-0

How we calculate this

Referee

D. Ayi Laryea
Cards / match
3.03this match 2 (-1.03)
Yellows / match
2.97this match 2
Reds / match
0.07
Penalties / match
0.077% of matches
Fouls / match
30.1this match 51

1.13Home 1.13 vs Away 1.83 yellows/match · +0.70 away · 0–2 red · 1 coach card1.83

63%Results in 30 recent matches · draw 10%27%

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

Analysed latest 30 of 31 career matches.

Updated