South Africa W vs Nigeria WLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Africa Women Cup of Nations

2026

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Thembi Kgatlana

South Africa W

Goals

8.2

Goal!

2-1

Christy Ucheibe

90'+3·Nigeria W

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90'+3Red Card

Refiloe Jane

South Africa W

88'Substitution

Isabella Alexa Ludwig· In

Ronnel Donnelly· Out

South Africa W

88'Substitution

Nthabiseng Majiya· In

Hildah Magaia· Out

South Africa W

82'Substitution

Gift Nyakno Monday· In

Uchenna Grace Kanu· Out

Nigeria W

Goal!

2-0

Refiloe Jane

77'·South Africa W

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76'Substitution

Robyn Moodaly· In

Amogelang Masego Motau· Out

South Africa W

75'Substitution

Lebogang Ramalepe· In

Thembi Kgatlana· Out

South Africa W

63'Substitution

Folashade Ijamilusi· In

Francisca Ordega· Out

Nigeria W

63'Substitution

Christy Ucheibe· In

Deborah Ajibola Abiodun· Out

Nigeria W

61'Yellow Card

Francisca Ordega

Nigeria W

Goal!

1-0

Thembi Kgatlana

56'·South Africa W

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55'Substitution

Omewa Joy Ogochuckwu· In

Asisat Lamina Oshoala· Out

Nigeria W

32'Yellow Card

Deborah Ajibola Abiodun

Nigeria W

28'Yellow Card

Refiloe Jane

South Africa W

Statistics of the Game

South Africa W

Nigeria W

55%Ball Possession45%

12Shots Total17

6Shots On Target6

2Corners7

7Fouls16

1Yellow Cards2

0Offsides4

2Saves1

387Passes295

5Shots Off Target6

94Attacks85

22Dangerous Attacks48

5Shots Inside Box12

7Shots Outside Box5

2Goals1

16Free Kicks7

1Shots Blocked5

4Substitutions4

0Hit Woodwork1

8Tackles12

1Red Cards0

1Ball Safe0

1Injuries2

8Total Crosses21

4Interceptions8

42Duels Won43

2Big Chances Created6

South Africa W

Manager: Desiree Ellis

Starting XI

8.0

7.1

7.9

7.7

7.2

Amogelang Masego Motau

6.6

7.2

7.7

8.2

6.9

7.5

Substitutes

6.2

Isabella Ludwig

6.3

Khutso Pila

Zoe October

Nigeria W

Manager: Justine Pwanidi Madugu

Starting XI

Chiamaka Cynthia Nnadozie

6.5

Shukurat Damilola Oladipo

7.5

Blessing Demehin

6.0

Osinachi Ohale

6.5

Michelle Chinwendu Alozie

7.0

Rasheedat Ajibade

6.2

Deborah Ajibola Abiodun

6.8

Onyi Echegini

6.5

Francisca Ordega

6.6

Asisat Lamina Oshoala

6.8

Uchenna Grace Kanu

6.8

Substitutes

Fatima Oloko

Omorinsola Omowunmi Ajike Babajide

5.5

6.6

7.9

Halimatu Ibrahim Ayinde

Chinwendu Ihezuo

Gift Nyakno Monday

Rofiat Adenike Imuran

Comfort Erhabor

Sikiratu Isa

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Thembi Kgatlana MF	8.2	75'	1	0	3/3	18(67%)	2	4/7
Kaylin Swart GK	8.0	90'	0	0	-	46(78%)	-	3/3
Bambanani Mbane DF	7.9	90'	0	0	-	61(79%)	2	4/6
Bongeka Gamede DF	7.7	90'	0	0	-	75(83%)	-	1/2
Linda Motlhalo MF	7.7	90'	0	0	0/2	30(90%)	3	7/9
Hildah Magaia FW	7.5	88'	0	1	0/1	20(80%)	2	2/11
Refiloe Jane MF	7.2	90'	1	0	1/2	39(95%)	2	5/7
Karabo Dhlamini DF	7.2	90'	0	0	0/1	32(78%)	-	1/5
Fikile Magama DF	7.1	90'	0	0	-	26(69%)	3	5/10
Ronnel Donnelly FW	6.9	88'	0	0	1/2	11(91%)	-	1/10
Amogelang Masego Motau MF	6.6	76'	0	0	-	16(75%)	2	5/10
Robyn Moodaly MF	6.3	14'	0	0	-	8(63%)	-	-
Lebogang Ramalepe DF	6.2	15'	0	0	-	2(100%)	-	-
Isabella Ludwig MF	-	2'	0	0	1/1	3(67%)	-	1/1
Shots Total1 On Target1 Off Target0 Blocked0 Passes Total3 Accurate2 Accuracy67% Key Passes0 Long Balls0 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles0 Tackles Won0 Interceptions0 Clearances0 Ball Recovery1 Duels Total1 Won1 Lost0 Won %100% Aerials Won1 Ground Won0 Possession Touches5 Dribbles0/0 Dispossessed0 Other Fouls0 Fouls Drawn0 Chances Created0 Crosses0/0
Nthabiseng Majiya FW	-	2'	0	0	-	-	-	-

South Africa W vs Nigeria W — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
South Africa W	15	L1	0	1	5	1	7/15	6-6
Nigeria W	15	L1	0	1	0	2	9/15	12-6

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

South Africa W — last 5 games

W1-0 @ Japan W2026-06-09
L1-2 vs Tanzania W2026-07-27
D2-2 vs Côte d'Ivoire W2026-07-31
W1-0 @ Burkina Faso W2026-08-04
L1-2 @ Morocco W2026-08-08

Nigeria W — last 5 games

W3-0 @ Senegal W2026-06-08
L2-3 vs Malawi W2026-07-28
W1-0 vs Zambia W2026-08-01
W6-2 @ Egypt W2026-08-05
L0-1 @ Cameroon W2026-08-09

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 2
Period covered: 2022-07-04 – 2025-07-22
South Africa W wins: 1
Draws: 0
Nigeria W wins: 1
Avg goals per meeting: 3
Over 2.5 goals: 100%
Both teams scored: 100%
Home side won: 50%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted

Aggregated from 2 finished meetings (2022-07-04 – 2025-07-22) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-07-22	Nigeria W	2-1	South Africa W
2022-07-04	Nigeria W	1-2	South Africa W

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
South Africa W	2	3	4	0	LDW	8	-6
Nigeria W	2	3	6	4	LWW	4	-2

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 2 ptsSouth Africa W 4 · Nigeria W 6
Positions: #2 vs #2
Goals per game: 1.33/1.33 vs 3/1.67scored/conceded per game · league average 1.48

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-08-13

Previous Meetings

Last 2 matches

Won 50%

(1/2)

Draw 0%

(0/2)

Won 50%

(1/2)

Goals

3-3

Total matches

Recent matches

Africa Women Cup of Nations•Jul 22, 2025

Nigeria W

2-1

South Africa W

Africa Women Cup of Nations•Jul 4, 2022

Nigeria W

1-2

South Africa W

Head to Head

Last 2 matches

South Africa W wins

Draws

Nigeria W wins

Goals Scored

3 - 3

Jul 22, 2025 • Africa Women Cup of Nations

Nigeria W

2-1

South Africa W

Jul 4, 2022 • Africa Women Cup of Nations

Nigeria W

1-2

South Africa W

Africa Women Cup of Nations — matches this week

Match Report

Nigeria W (2nd, 6 pts) visited South Africa W (2nd, 4 pts) with 2 points between them. South Africa W had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, South Africa W were scoring 1.33 and conceding 1.33, Nigeria W 3 and 1.67, against a competition average of 1.48 goals per team per game.

Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.

Goal scorers

South Africa W: Thembi Kgatlana (56'), Refiloe Jane (77') · Nigeria W: Christy Ucheibe (90')

Key stats

Possession: South Africa W 55% · Nigeria W 45% · Total shots: 12-17 · On target: 6-6 · Corners: 2-7

More details:

South Africa W — live results and schedule Nigeria W — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of South Africa W vs Nigeria W?

South Africa W 2-1 Nigeria W. Africa Women Cup of Nations match played on 13 Aug 2026.

What league is South Africa W vs Nigeria W in?

This match is part of the Africa Women Cup of Nations. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between South Africa W and Nigeria W?

In 2 meetings between 2022 and 2025: South Africa W has 1 win, 0 draws, and 1 loss against Nigeria W.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

South Africa W vs Nigeria W — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 2 matches

Fixtures

Africa Women Cup of Nations — matches this week

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

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