Algeria vs Nigeria | Africa Cup of Nations | Jan 10, 2026

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Algeria vs Nigeria

Africa Cup of Nations · Jan 10, 2026 · 16:00

Final score: Algeria 0–2 Nigeria

Standings

Algeria: #1 · 9 Pts · 3 P (3W 0D 0L)
Nigeria: #1 · 9 Pts · 3 P (3W 0D 0L)

Recent form

W Jan 6, 2026: Algeria 1–0 Congo DR
W Dec 31, 2025: Equatorial Guinea 1–3 Algeria
W Dec 28, 2025: Algeria 1–0 Burkina Faso
W Dec 24, 2025: Algeria 3–0 Sudan
W Oct 14, 2025: Algeria 2–1 Uganda

W Jan 5, 2026: Nigeria 4–0 Mozambique
W Dec 30, 2025: Uganda 1–3 Nigeria
W Dec 27, 2025: Nigeria 3–2 Tunisia
W Dec 23, 2025: Nigeria 2–1 Tanzania
D Nov 16, 2025: Nigeria 1–1 Congo DR

Head-to-head

2026-01-10T16:00:00+00:00: Algeria 0–2 Nigeria
2022-09-27T19:00:00+00:00: Algeria 2–1 Nigeria
2019-07-14T19:00:00+00:00: Algeria 2–1 Nigeria
2017-11-10T19:30:00+00:00: Algeria 1–1 Nigeria
2016-11-12T16:00:00+00:00: Nigeria 3–1 Algeria

Match events

15' Card Yellow Card — Ramiz Zerrouki (Algeria)
28' Card Yellow Card — Mohamed Amoura (Algeria)
47' Goal Normal Goal — V. Osimhen (Nigeria) (assists: B. Onyemaechi)
57' Goal Normal Goal — A. Adams (Nigeria) (assists: V. Osimhen)
60' subst Substitution 1 — R. Zerrouki (Algeria) (assists: B. Bounedjah)
60' subst Substitution 2 — R. Mahrez (Algeria) (assists: A. Hadj Moussa)
61' subst Substitution 3 — I. Maza (Algeria) (assists: A. Boulbina)
62' Card Yellow Card — Rayan Aït-Nouri (Algeria)
67' Card Yellow Card — Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria)
68' Card Yellow Card — Anis Hadj Moussa (Algeria)
69' subst Substitution 1 — W. Ndidi (Nigeria) (assists: R. Onyedika)
69' subst Substitution 2 — F. Onyeka (Nigeria) (assists: M. Simon)
75' Card Yellow Card — Hicham Boudaoui (Algeria)
81' subst Substitution 4 — H. Boudaoui (Algeria) (assists: H. Abdelli)
81' subst Substitution 5 — M. Amoura (Algeria) (assists: R. Berkane)
85' Card Yellow Card — Stanley Nwabali (Nigeria)
86' subst Substitution 3 — A. Adams (Nigeria) (assists: C. Awaziem)
86' subst Substitution 4 — A. Lookman (Nigeria) (assists: F. Dele-Bashiru)
90'+9 Card Yellow Card — Moses Simon (Nigeria)
90'+5 subst Substitution 5 — B. Osayi-Samuel (Nigeria) (assists: I. Ogbu)

Match statistics

Shots on Goal: 0 — 5
Shots off Goal: 2 — 7
Total Shots: 3 — 13
Blocked Shots: 1 — 1
Shots insidebox: 2 — 12
Shots outsidebox: 1 — 1
Fouls: 23 — 14
Corner Kicks: 2 — 4
Offsides: 2 — 2
Ball Possession: 43% — 57%
Yellow Cards: 5 — 3
Red Cards: – — –
Goalkeeper Saves: 3 — 0
Total passes: 308 — 413
Passes accurate: 236 — 343
Passes %: 77% — 83%
expected_goals: – — –
goals_prevented: – — –