South Africa vs Nigeria

World Cup - Qualification Africa World Group Stage - 8 Sep 9 2025 16:00 Venue pending
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South Africa Team South Africa Home team
finished 1-1 Match Finished Kickoff · September 9 2025 at 16:00
Nigeria Team Nigeria Away team
Fixture events

Events improve post-match history and future player/team analysis.

16
10'
SUB
subst · Substitution 1 Nigeria · O. Aina · Assists: B. Osayi-Samuel
18'
YC
Card · Yellow Card South Africa · S. Ngezana · Argument
18'
YC
Card · Yellow Card Nigeria · A. Lookman · Argument
25'
G
Goal · Own Goal South Africa · W. Troost-Ekong
44'
G
Goal · Normal Goal Nigeria · C. Bassey · Assists: C. Dessers
46'
SUB
subst · Substitution 2 Nigeria · C. Dessers · Assists: T. Arokodare
46'
SUB
subst · Substitution 3 Nigeria · W. Troost-Ekong · Assists: S. Onyemaechi
48'
YC
Card · Yellow Card South Africa · B. Aubaas · Foul
63'
SUB
subst · Substitution 1 South Africa · Z. Mdunyelwa · Assists: T. Monyane
70'
SUB
subst · Substitution 4 Nigeria · W. Ndidi · Assists: C. Uche
78'
SUB
subst · Substitution 5 Nigeria · M. Simon · Assists: S. Chukwueze
82'
YC
Card · Yellow Card South Africa · T. Mokoena · Argument
84'
SUB
subst · Substitution 2 South Africa · S. Mbule · Assists: T. Mbatha
84'
SUB
subst · Substitution 3 South Africa · O. Appollis · Assists: K. Sebelebele
90'
YC
Card · Yellow Card Nigeria · S. Onyemaechi · Foul
90+4'
SUB
subst · Substitution 4 South Africa · L. Foster · Assists: I. Rayners
Head to head
1
recent form
South Africa vs Nigeria
API team snapshot
API comparison
67%
last five form
53%
75%
Attack
50%
67%
Defense
67%
6
Played
7
4/1/1
W/D/L
2/4/1
1.8
Goals for avg
1.1
0.8
Goals against avg
0.9
2
Clean sheets
2
4-2-3-1
Common formation
4-2-3-1

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Home 45%
Draw 45%
Away 10%
API adviceDouble chance : South Africa or draw
Model edgeSouth Africa · Win or draw

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South Africa vs Nigeria in World Cup - Qualification Africa already has enough context for a first read: recent form is 2-3-1 vs 3-1-2, H2H sample contains 1 matches, and 0 fixture-linked injuries are visible. The full AI analysis weighs home/away context, goal trends, squads, transfers, provider signals, API prediction signals and missing-data risk before assigning informational probabilities.

Recent form6/6
Head to head1
Squads24/24
Injuries0
Predictions1
Provider signals0
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Match preview

South Africa face Nigeria in World Cup - Qualification Africa (World) on September 9 2025 at 16:00. The match is part of Group Stage - 8 and is listed at venue pending. Current match status is Match Finished. This page brings together team links, recent form, H2H, squads, injuries, data coverage and AI analysis signals for pre-match research.

Competition World Cup - Qualification Africa · World
Kickoff Sep 9 2025 16:00
Venue Venue pending

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South Africa · 24 vs Nigeria · 24

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Comparison percentages from API-Football predictions; use them as input signals, not guaranteed outcomes.

South Africa vs Nigeria
60%
Attack vs
40%
50%
Defense vs
50%
50%
Head to head vs
50%
56%
Form vs
44%
55%
Goals vs
45%
55.0%
Total vs
45.0%
59%
Poisson vs
41%

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