00:00kickoff ball from its pedestal and march out smiling trailing behind him the respective teams
00:06Tanzania and blue Nigeria in green and black two sides preparing to do battle on the grand stage
00:14that is the Africa Cup of Nations the Arribaida says we can get underway and Nigeria kick us off
00:20at the complex sportif affairs the journey begins the stories start to write themselves and somewhere
00:25in this match character will be revealed as the next chapter is written it's Nigerian their
00:31traditional green and black that's very very good recovery from Abdullah to denial simon potential
00:39on the end of that Chukwesi looks from range and it was a little bit of a bobble Zuberty Forba manages
00:45to bring that under control yeah because the ball got him eventually might have a point
00:51more recently with young Africans and Segura black stars in Tanzania here's a chance for
00:59Nigeria again little breakthrough tight angle acute angle and is brilliantly blocked by Forba it is
01:04a beautiful movement beautiful movement by our core here the lateral movement before going deep
01:12that's what kept him away from from from the outside very very beautiful movement very strong very mobile
01:22his finishing is excellent that's his movement I think he's often so critical in the face it's like
01:30all Adams look to finish 10 minutes gone no goals as yet but Nigeria have the corner here
01:34to quizzy head out of the woodwork agonizingly close the taller men forward and Nigeria with a crisp delivery
01:46from Chukwesi away from taking the lead in this tie this pass he came running on to it with some power
01:53behind it as well yeah very good movement for passing it taken off on the way he's able to stay oh it's
01:58no it's not basi thought it was basi from our angle from our vantage point but it's a core Adams who's
02:04got the final touch on there Tanzanians are playing what you're doing and so far they're doing it well
02:14Kapombe flying up on their far side flank he's got two men to aim at maybe just offside but a lovely
02:20acrobatic attempt at a finish that mobile gathers up cleanly to an attacking area he's a decidedly dangerous
02:28finisher the supervisors have to attack but at the same time they have to be very careful and make
02:35sure that they don't allow the opposition to go on a counter that ball just in behind Chemi a little
02:43more central now usually plays in a wider position Jaquesi picks up the loose ball and here's a chance
02:47for look my no see men looking to time his run as he straight into an offside position maybe the chance
02:52to shoot fires powerfully and wide and then eventually the offside flag is raised but I
02:58think if Ossiman had applied the lateral movement we spoke about earlier on a little bit more he would
03:04have been able to keep himself on side in South Africa success in Nigeria before he left for South
03:10African shores as he will be oh that's lovely in between the defense around the keeper Ossiman
03:17it's taken a little too wide cuts it back the only player there is a man who shot Akur Adams
03:25Ossiman into space touches on drives past the keeper and surely now denied with a clearance off the line
03:34scrambling defensive efforts and it denies Nigeria the lead courtesy oh fuck got it one year to great
03:45strike but Ossiman should have tried as much as possible to put that ball in the air not on the
03:51ground beating the goalkeeper this the next ball should be up well there's quality defending from
04:01Monieto younger man to deny Ossiman who rounded the keeper for the second time in the game but got
04:07off an accurate shot for the first time Chukwesi here's he will be Nigeria still pushing high presence
04:14the header is there and the goal is good Nigeria can celebrate the Super Eagles have liftoff and it's
04:21Chevy Ajay who scores only his second international goal and Zonians beautiful pull-out and a very good very
04:30good header that's lovely lofted in by you will be but Shemi Ajay an aerial presence that is often so
04:42critical in defensive efforts becomes critical up front as he scores the opener for Nigeria and he
04:50attacked the ball very very important came from behind went towards the ball and attacked it
04:56straight down the center the option potentially there Miroshi fancy something looks for Samata now space on
05:08target Movali in the wet unable to seize it cleanly but blocks the shot I'll say DD looks from range and
05:19that's a brilliant effort denied by for that took where's he picks up on it chance to finish deflected
05:24and tipped over he should have struck it immediately the beautiful oh and that is that's supposed to be
05:31his weak foot yeah he should have struck the ball immediately when the ball came back the moment you do
05:36that's yeah there is there is panic here hit it goal is goal to quizy from the near side delivery again
05:46toward the back post looking for the acrobatic and I'll see men are successful in making contact sees his
05:55effort denied by demon are successful in making contact sees his effort denied by
06:04that was the end of the first half in Nigeria Nigeria is taking the lead 1-0 to 10 senior this is
06:14not over actually so about that gets the second half underway Tanzania the blue and yellow trail by a
06:24goal to Nigeria who play in the green and black the palm bear for the long ball down towards his captain
06:30samata who in the wet conditions can't quite bring I think it's a little bit normal because there has not
06:36been really monumental errors from I think it's just Nigeria just played on their best qualities
06:43of tremendous quality but the flag up for offside our core is a ton on the flesh of the of the
07:00Tanzanians Nigeria put enough pressure to disrupt the passing game with Tanzania that when they're given
07:06space can flourish the palm bear in towards the edge of that area Samata crowded opts not to go through
07:14finds alagia miroshi chip over the top and the run on and that's gonna stand mom has now got three goals in
07:23his last two games Tanzania back on level terms in brilliant fashion Dwayne this is impressive it look at
07:31look at the change of direction the change of play the the this goal started from the right shifted to
07:37the left they they moved Nigerian right left right left and when the ball came back to the left there
07:43was nobody taking the man this is and maybe the presence of Samata there was key because when Samata
07:52got into the ball his path was immediately blocked there were three defenders in front of him what that
07:56did was create a little bit of space and maybe diverted attention from Momboa's run Nigeria look
08:01through the center here look by that again I didn't want to look man with a fine goal it takes Nigeria back
08:11in front near minutes after an equalizer for Tanzania in the second half passage of play clinical finishing
08:20with a with his left foot this is really well struck well he was the rampant goal scorer in the
08:41breakout stages for Nigeria well that's that's why we that's why we love the AFCON the bomb it ripped in
08:50decent-looking delivery space while a lucky hit to deflect it and that's pushed wide for the offside flag
08:56will go up runs there it's unadmissible at this level to leave the man behind in admissible
09:10well if Nigeria have the quality Tanzania of the hunger so yellow card coming out now because one two
09:36three one two three touches are the most and having movements having bodies in front of the ball
09:42but up you will be yes Simon most assignment dazzling run Simon pushing squaring well see men juggling look
09:58and that's tipped over by Forba out for the corner it goes he's a outright winger he's got pace he's got
10:07experience and now you're gonna see with this player lots of crosses coming in yeah he's I mean at that
10:16world cup but he keeps coming back he's a resilient star is Moses Simon keeps this ball in play inside
10:25outside outside Moses Simon for the assist potentially he will be just over beats in anticipation of a finish
10:35but agonizingly high it will have been almost like a carbon copy of the ghost called by Lukeman
10:40look at almost pleading look at he will be layered into my path that he will be assist for the opener
10:50stunning here is a ball laid into a semen's path it was an awkward angle to try to finish with his right
10:56but the safety and sorry was headed a little scored in a victory over Burkina Faso delivery in or see man
11:07brings it down doesn't bring it under control keepers come out dangerously machiro look to finish but
11:14couldn't blocked by four goes down on one knee oh I think a similar club don't better with the first
11:22touch there I think that's what uh put him into kind of sauce because physically he had kind of
11:29he seemed to have dominated the defender yeah
11:31back into space Miroshi just in front of that back four Mabula again lovely ball through chance to strike
11:50at first time not taken and then pulled off target at the second time of asking by Kelvin John
11:55probably the best Tanzanian side I've seen play this is he goes on that overlap down the left flank
12:04because he's such a dangerous crosser of the ball from the corner Miroshi in toward the near post bouncing
12:10around dangerously the opportunity however not taken by Tanzania Abdullah with a chance to finish
12:18an agonizing moment not only in the miss but indeed the cramp that seemingly struck him moments after
12:27this asymmetric way of attack in the mouth and that will be it says Dahan Beda of Mauritania
12:33the referee signals the end of this opening fixture in Group C of the African Cup of Nations Morocco 2025
12:42and Nigeria have beaten Tanzania by two goals to one it's not a statement win but it is three points
12:49guaranteed and a perfect platform to launch into their campaign
12:52for a week
13:01at the moment
13:03in the end of this one
13:05in the end of this summer
13:07everyone is in the end of this summer
13:09and it's totally different
13:11too much
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