Live Updates: [2021 AFCON] Nigeria Beat Sudan 3-1

Full-time

88:19: Substitution: Omer off Maki in for Sudan and injured Nemer out for Hakim

Substitution: Nigeria’s coach Eguavoen takes out Taiwo Awoniyi, with Umar Sadiq replacing him

71:15: First time shot from Awoniyi goes wide from a through ball by Iwobi

69:50: Sudan scores from a penalty (Safour)

67:35: Referee looks at the monitor following recommendations from the VAR and gives a penalty to Sudan against Nigeria

Substitution: Ahmed Musa in for Iheanacho and Aribo out for Kelechi Nwakali

Substitution: Hussein in for Sudan and Yasin Hamed out

58:15: Okoye have millions of Nigerians a scare after dropping the ball in what was suppose to be a routine catch.

55:45: Nigeria are very comfortable now but Sudan has shown some bite with their counter play

45:40: Goooal! Moses Simon scores as play resumes for the second half three nil

Substitution: Iwobi in for Nigeria and Chukwueze out

Substitution: Omer out Nooh in for Sudan and Eisa out Mahjoub

45:00: Second half begins

Halftime

45:00 Goooooaaaallll! Right in the stroke of halftime Nigeria scores through Awoniyi

40:41: Aribo misses a glorious chance after a superb cut back from Awoniyi

36:19: Achrine makes a good save from Joe Aribo to keep the score line respectable

35:13: Save! Simon weeps in a free kick and Ekong takes a shot which Sudan scramble to clear

25:20: Block! a superb block from the Sudanese to stop Iheanacho from scoring

23:01: Sudan pushes forward but a cross from the right misses the head of Abdelrazig

22:37: Both teams have settled into the game with chances now hard to come by

09:10: Omer takes a shot from range but it is off target

05:54: The Super Eagles of Nigeria still bossing possession after taking an early lead

03:20: Goooaaaal! Chukwueze scores after a nice layoff from Moses Simon

00:01: kickoff

Nigeria: Okoye, Aina, Troost-Ekong, Omeruo, Sanusi, Aribo, Ndidi, Chukwueze, Simon, Iheanacho, Awoniyi

Substitutes: Ajayi, Musa, Onyeka, Onyekuru, Ejuke, Akpeyi, Iwobi, Ebuehi, Uzoho, Umar, Nwakali, Ndah

Sudan: Achrine, Alfadni, Nemer, Karshom, Muhamedin, Khidir, Al Rasheed, Abbas, Hamed, Abdelrazig Omer, Ahmed

Substitutes: Hakeem, Hassan, Ismaeil, Hasoun, Adam, Makki, Mahjoub, Zakaria, Hussien, Mustafa, Bashir, Maki

Match Officials

Referee: Victor Miguel de Freitas Gomes

Assistants: Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos, Zakhele Siwela

Fourth official: Boubou Traore

VAR: Adil Zourak

Assistant VAR: Mostafa Akarkad