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Highlights and goals: Zimbabwe 1-1 Nigeria in Qualifiers World Cup
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Zimbabwe 1-1 Nigeria
93'
Last change for Zimbabwe: Kadewere out, Dzvukamanja in.
90'
Yellow card for Sadiq
87'
Yellow card for Collins
85'
Last substitution for Nigeria: Collins enters and Onyemaechi comes off.
83'
Zimbabwe changes: Mbeba and Rinomhota out, Lunga and Shandirwa in.
77'
Nigeria substitution- Moffi out, Sadiq in
70'
Double change in Zimbabwe: Chirinda for Musona and Garananga for Dube.
68'
Iheanacho fires a shot just inside the left post to equalize for the Super Eagles.
67'
GOOOOOOOOOAL FOR NIGERIA
58'
Incredible what Nigeria missed, under the goal the striker could not define it.
57'
It is an indirect free kick in the area for Nigeria. Yellow card to Marvelous Nakamba
55'
The referee calls a foul in the area in favor of Nigeria, the whole Zimbabwe team protests.
46'
Peseiro made three changes at halftime, including Boniface, Iheanacho and Osayi-Samuel, with Oina, Onyeka and Tella out.
45'
START TO SECOND HALF
Halftime
Zimbabwe 1-0 Nigeria
45'
Yellow card for Calvin Bassey
42'
Zimbabwe carries the ball back and forth, Nigeria is unable to take it away from them.
35'
Foul on Iwobi, danger for the Zimbabwe goal.
28'
Musona takes a perfect 30-meter free kick to drive it into the corner and beat Nigeria's goal.
26'
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL FOR ZIMBABWE
22'
Dube's direct shot
18'
Very poorly defined dangerous play for Zimbabwe.
16'
Clearance to the corner by the Zimbabwe defense.
9'
Very poor ball delivery in the last quarter of the field for Nigeria.
5'
Nigeria dominated the ball in the first few minutes.
0'
START TO GAME
Jose Peseiro to make six changes to starting XI against Warriors
The Super Eagles coach will field almost the same starting XI that played the previous match against Lesotto, with Simon, Moffi, Onyemaechi and Aina replacing Lookman, Awoniyi, Collins and Osayi Samuel, respectively.
All four replacements are back in the starting XI, while Aribo replaces Iheanacho and Tella comes in for Boniface.
Baltemar Brito has three changes for the match against the Super Eagles
Zimbabwe coach Baltemar Brito made three changes from his last starting roster for this match, including Jordan Zemura, Andrew Rinomhota and Tinotenda Kadewere in place of Divine Lunga, Brian Banda and Admiral Muskata.
Starting Lineup- Zimbabwe
Team News vs 🇳🇬
3 changes to the XI that started against Rwanda.
Jordan Zemura, Andrew Rinomhota, and Tinotenda Kadewere in for Divine Lunga, Brian Banda, and Admiral Muskwe.
KO 3PM#GoWarriorsGo pic.twitter.com/OsjR6QST6s — Zimbabwe Football Association (@online_zifa) November 19, 2023
Starting Lineup- Nigeria
Eagles XI vs #Zimbabwe in Butare#SoarSuperEagles #LetDoItAgain #ZIMNGA #fifa2026worldcupqualifiers pic.twitter.com/EnVXD5i97k — 🇳🇬 Super Eagles (@NGSuperEagles) November 19, 2023
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What time is the Zimbabwe vs Nigeria match corresponding to the 2026 World Cup Qualifier?
This is the kick-off time for the Zimbabwe vs Nigeria match on November 19, 2023 in several countries:
Argentina: 10:00 a.m.
Bolivia: 9:00 a.m.
Brazil: 10:00 a.m.
Chile: 10:00 a.m.
Colombia: 8:00 a.m.
Ecuador: 8:00 a.m.
Spain: 15:00 noon
United States: 6:00 a.m. PT and 9:00 a.m. ET
Mexico: 7:00 a.m.
Paraguay: 9:00 a.m.
Peru: 8:00 a.m.
Uruguay: 10:00 a.m.
Venezuela: 9:00 a.m.
Squad team- Nigeria
Goalkeepers : Francis Uzoho (Omonia FC, Cyprus); Olorunleke Ojo (Enyimba FC); Maduka Okoye (Udinese Calcio, Italy)
Defenders : Olaoluwa Aina (Nottingham Forest, England); Chidozie Awaziem (Boavista FC, Portugal); Bright Osayi-Samuel (Fenerbahce FC, Turkey); Bruno Onyemaechi (Boavista FC, Portugal); Kenneth Omeruo (Kasimpasa FC, Turkey); Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion, England); Calvin Bassey (Fulham FC, England); Jamilu Collins (Cardiff FC, Wales)
Midfielders : Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge, Belgium); Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Southampton FC, England); Frank Onyeka (Brentford FC, England); Alex Iwobi (Fulham FC, England)
Strikers : Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City, England); Sadiq Umar (Real Sociedad, Spain); Moises Simon (FC Nantes, France); Ademola Lookman (Atalanta FC, Italy); Nathan Tella (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany); Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest, England); Terem Moffi (OGC Nice, France); Victor Bonifacio (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany)
Squad team- Zimbabwe
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Here is the squad that will do duty against Rwanda (15.11) and Nigeria (19.11) in our first two FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers.
Arrivals
Prince Dube is now in camp.
Marvelous Nakamba and Admiral Muskwe have also just arrived.
More players are expected later today and… pic.twitter.com/TRWkBtx4YJ — Zimbabwe Football Association (@online_zifa) November 13, 2023
Background: Zimbabwe vs Nigeria
In Nigeria's most recent five games against Zimbabwe, the Super Eagles have only conceded one goal in those five games, and have scored 11 goals.
How will Nigeria fare?
Nigeria kicked off a new World Cup journey with a one-goal draw against Lesotho, the Super Eagles are aiming for their seventh World Cup in the last nine editions.
With José Peseiro, former coach of Venezuela at the helm, the African team is aiming to win one of the African slots for the 2026 World Cup.
How will Zimbabwe fare?
Zimbabwe kicked off a new World Cup journey with a goalless draw against Rwanda, and now they must face Nigeria in the second matchday.
The Warriors have not participated in the World Cup, although their last international event was the Africa Cup of Nations, 2022 edition, where they were eliminated in the first round.
The stadium
The Huye stadium, located in Betare (Rwanda), will be the venue for this match and has a capacity of 20,000 spectators. The Huye Stadium is the second largest stadium in Rwanda after the Amahoro Stadium.
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