Nigeria beats Libya for Afcon qualification

Re-inform 2 minutes that don't go by

Nigeria beat Libya for the Dia Afcon 2025 qualifier at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium for Uyo on Friday evening.

The game looks set to end in a draw after Nigeria failed to capitalize on most of their chances as substitute Dele Bashiru scored the winning goal after collecting Moses Simon's pass after 86 minutes.

Nigeria works hard for victory without their star Victor Osimhen missing the game due to injury.

This result means Nigeria takes seven points and stays at the top of Group D, beating Rwanda, Libya and Benin.

The Di Super Eagles will face Libya again on matchday four on Tuesday.

Only the top two teams for the 11 groups, excluding tournament host Morocco, qualify for the competition.

24 teams will compete for the 35th edition of the Di Ogbonge football competition, which will take place between December 21st and January 18th, 2025.

94 mins– The referee does not blow the whistle to end the game

92 minutes- Ajayi replaces Lookman

91 minutes- Seven minutes extra time

90 minutes- Nigeria launches attack with Nwabali

86 minutes- Dele-Bashiru scores after a pass from Moses Simon

84 minutes- Corner for Nigeria, Simon plays the ball

83 minutes- Lookman scores, but the referee blows his whistle for offside

82 minutes – The Libyan player tries to beat Bassey, we shield the ball and go for the goal kick

81st minute: Goal kick for Libya

80 minutes – Anoda Libya player needs medical treatment

79 minutes – Nigeria starts to attack, Simon Wey doesn't lose the ball

78th minute – Libya's goalkeeper needs medical attention

77 minutes – All Libyan players stay inside the half to defend

76th minute: Simon passes, finds Chukwueze and shoots quickly outside the penalty area, but the goalkeeper saves him

75 mins – Nigeria make three changes, removing Iwobi and bringing in Awonyi and Bashiru

74th minute: Goal kick for Libya

72 minutes – chance! Chukwueze dribbles against Libya's defense in the penalty area, but my shot is weak

70th minute: Libya tries to overtake the Nigerian defense, but the ball doesn't go into the goal

68th minute: Throw-in for Nigeria, but the Libyan player doesn't go down

67th minute: Dangerous ball from Libya, but the Nigerian defense is clear

66th minute: Libya receives a free kick in the Nigerian half

65th minute: Simon takes the free kick for Nigeria, but the goalkeeper saves it

64 mins – Free kick for Nigeria, Libya make three changes

58 mins – Chukwueze replaces Onyeka

57 mins – Nigeria try Anoda attack again, Iwobi pass cleared by Libya defense.

Murad Al Wuheeshi does not receive a yellow card due to hard play

56th minute – Libya tries to counter but Ekong is alert to eliminate the danger

55th minute – Onyemaechi cross finds Iwobi, but the header goes into the goal for a goal kick

54 mins – Poor cross on the right from Aina

53 minutes – Di keeper doesn’t get up

49th minute – Boniface meets the Libyan goalkeeper, who now needs medical treatment

48 mins – Onyemaechi finds space in the Libya penalty area but his teammate is not a suitable player

48 mins – Simon worries Libya on the left flank with his runs

47th minute – Libya tries to play the ball out but Nigeria doesn't pick up the ball

45 minutes – Simon Cross blocked a corner for Nigeria but Libya did not win the free kick

45 minutes – Second half does not start

45+4 minutes – half time score 0:0

45+ 3 minutes – Boniface fails with a header from the Libya goalkeeper

45+2 minutes – Corner for Nigeria

45+1 minutes – Yellow card for Libya's goalkeeper

45 minutes – Throw-in to Libya

44th minute: Aina tries to cross the ball, but she shoots towards Libya

39 minutes – Lookman fouls the Libyan player in the opposition half

38 mins – Iwobi shot in the Libya penalty area but the goalkeeper saved it

37 minutes – Moses Simon's solo run down the left almost breaks the Libyan defense, the Nigerian player doesn't change positions

35 minutes – Corner kick but Libya saves the danger

34 minutes – Chance for Nigeria! Simon's cross hit the Libyan defender and almost found the net. Well, corner kick

32nd minute: Lookman tries to control the ball in the Libya penalty area, but he doesn't succeed

31 mins – Long ball from Aina but the goalkeeper could see how to move and catch the ball

30 minutes – Goal kick for Libya

28 minutes – Lookman plays the corner for Nigeria, the goalkeeper saves the first ball but it falls to Ekong's leg. The Nigerian captain shot, but it went into the goal

28th minute – Corner for Nigeria

26th minute: Libya plays the ball around

19th minute: Chance for Nigeria! Iwobi pass finds Lookman, but Libya goalkeeper saves the ball

18 minutes – Lookman and Iwobi combine well inside the Libya penalty area but there is no opportunity for them as the defense clears the ball

16th minute – Onyeka's cross doesn't reach his teammates and goes for a goal kick

14 minutes – Aina tries to attack from the right but the Libyan defender gives me no space to cross the ball, no goal kick,

12 minutes – Nigeria again attacks Libya from the left but the goalkeeper gets past the ball

10 minutes – Chance for Nigeria Alex Iwobi shot but the Libyan goalkeeper parried the ball

9 minutes – Bassey's pass doesn't reach his teammate, Libya clears the ball

8 minutes – Libya is awarded a free kick inside the penalty area following a foul by a Nigerian attacker on a defender

5 minutes – Libya's defense blocks Ekong's header from a free kick cross

4 minutes – Free kick for Nigeria after a Libyan player brings down Moses Simon

2 minutes – Free kick for Libya, Dia goalkeeper plays long ball forward

1 minute – Nigeria controls the game with good first touches of the ball in the Libyan half

I don't have to blow the referee's whistle to start the game

Nigeria launches X1: Nwabali, Ekong, Aina, Onyemaechi, Bassey, Ndidi, Onyeka, Iwobi, Simon, Lookman, Boniface

Subs: Okoye, Obasogie, Taminu, Onyedika, Dele-Bashiru, Iheanacho, Chukwueze, Osayi-Samuel, Ejike, Awoniyi, Yusuf, Ajayi

Libya's starting eleven: Al Wuheeshi M, Ahmed B, Al Dhawi, Alkoury S, Al Musrati, Al Qualib, Al Shtiwi, Artiba M, Ekrawa, Maeen, Shafshut

Substitute: Abdujwad Rizq, Ahmad Al Msmari, Abdullah Al Meehoub, Osamah Al Shareef, Osamah Al Shuraimi, Fadel Salama, Mohamed Darebi, Ezoo El Mariamy, Elmahdi Elkout, Mohammed Khaleel, Ahmed Al Iaddawi, Ahmed Saleh