Good evening and welcome to our live coverage of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Nigeria and South Africa from the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, on Saturday 10 June 2017.
The teams are out on the field and national anthems are being sung. We are just five minutes from the start of this AFCON qualifier.
These teams will be playing to bring themselves level at the top of Group E with Libya, who racked up an impressive 5-1 win over Seychelles on Friday night. In addition, the referee for this game is Tunisia's Youssef Essrayri.
Half an hour to kick-off, the line-ups are in. Here are the starting XIs for each team:
OFFICIAL LINE-UPS
Nigeria: Daniel Akpeyi, Abdullahi Shehu, Chidozie Awaziem, William Troost-Ekong, Elderson Echiejile, Oghenekaro Etebo, Eddy Onazi, Wilfred Ndidi, Alex Iwobi, Kelechi Iheanacho, Moses Simon.
South Africa: Itumeleng Khune, Ramahlwe Mphahlele, Erick Mathoho, Thulani Hlatshwayo, Tegobo Langerman, Dean Furman, Bongani Zungu, Themba Zwane, Keagan Dolly, Sibusiso Vilakazi, Tokelo Rantie.
90+4' - Full time - Nigeria 0-2 SA - What a stunning win for South Africa, who were resilient at the back and devastating on the counter attack! It's their first competitive win over the Super Eagles and sees them join Libya on three points at the top of Group E. Thanks for joining our live coverage of the match!
90+1' - There will be four minutes of added time. Etebo shoots direct from a free kick, with his effort deflecting off the wall and behind for a corner.
89' - Manyama with a great chance for 3-0 but he blazes his effort high and wide!
88' - Nigeria need a goal in the next couple of minutes if this game isn't to fizzle out.
86' Victor Osimhen in, Victor Simon out, that is Nigerian substitution
84' Elderson Echiejile commits a foul. Kegan Dolly out, Thiane Mabunda on, that is South Africa's substitution
81' Fans can already be seen leaving the stadium
80' GOAL: Tosie Tau who just came off the bench scores beating Daniel Akpeyi who came off his lines. Nigeria 0-2 South Africa
78' Mathoho clears the ball with Nigerian fans rising from their seats in Uyo
77' Oghenekaro Etebo flashes his shot wide. He should have gone closer to the South African goal post there
75' The Super Eagles are desperately searching for an equaliser but Wilfred Ndidi's left footed shot goes wide. It is still 1-0 to South Africa with time running out.
70' Nigeria gets out of trouble with Siyande shot rattling the post, his second in the game. Kelechi Iheanacho out, Kayode Olarenwaju on, that is Nigeria substitution. South Africa set to bring on Lebogan Manyama
64' Simon Moses' cross goes off target. Meanwhile Sibusiso Vilakazi (OFF), Manyama (ON)
58' Alex Iwobi (OUT), Ahmed Musa (IN)
54' - GOAL! Nigeria 0-1 SA - Mphahlele provides a fine cross from the right, Rantie heads on goal and beats Akpeyi at his near post! Bafana Bafana lead in Uyo!
52' Chidozie Awaziem wins Nigeria a freekick in their own half
48' Simon Moses starts a move that is cut off. Thankfully the Eagles get a freekick. Corner for Nigeria which turns into a throw in but is cleared
45' Nigeria kick off and are in possession of the ball
Half time - Nigeria 0-0 SA - There's the whistle for half time. Nigeria have been the better team for the most part, but South Africa improved as the game went on and hit the post a few minutes ago. An intriguing second half awaits.
45' The referee's whistles goes for the first half. Halftime.
43' Simon Moses does well to dribble past his marker but his cross is rather disappointing
42' Daniel Akpeyi's blushes is saved after he dropped the ball under a South African pressure. Close!
40' 40 minutes played here at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo
39' Chidozie Awaziem's header from a corner is not giving Nigeria the lead at least just yet. Goal kick for South Africa.Ognekaro Etebo is at the end of the long punt but is fouled.
37' A South African corner is cleared by Nigeria's defence. Kelechi Iheanacho is flagged offside as he bore down the Bafana defence
33' Echiejile breaks up a move by the South Africans.
It is instructive to note that Libya are top of the Group E of this 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifiers. The north Africans beat Seychelles 5-1 on Saturday
30' A promising move started by Etebo was extinguished before it saw the light of day by the afana defenders. Goal kick
28' A free kick for the Super Eagles. Itumeleng Khune organises his backline. His wall of defence clears the ball much to his relief.
26' Elderson Echiejile escapes a yellow card there. Stuart Baxter was expecting the Nigerian left back to be handed a card apparently judging by his demeanor.
23' Chidozie Awaziem clears a dangerous ball off the Eagoes backline. The ball is played into the South African defence with Kelechi Iheanacho the target but it is cleared
22' Etebo is close to making it 1-0 for Nigeria but his low effort goes agonizingly wide off target.
19' The South Africans apply pressure. Ogenyi Onazi commits a foul but luckily escapes the referee's card
18' William Troost-Ekong guides the ball out of touch. The Eagles concede a throw in afterwards.The South African apply pressure but the ball is cleared
13' Oghenekaro Etebo claims a South African defender handled the ball but he earns only a corner.
11' Super Sports midfielder Dean Furman concedes a corner. Kelechi Iheanacho's delivery of that corner was poor. The visitors, however, fail to get hold of possession. Wilfred Ndid's shot was wide in the end.
8' The Super Eagles are awarded a throw-in but the Bafana are in possession of the ball now. They lose the ball again though
6' Khune gathers the ball after a rather poor pass. The pressure is still on. Moses' cross is chased by Alex Iwobi but the South Africa defence clears
4' Two corners in succession for the Super Eagles, taken by Oghenekaro Etebo. The ball is out of danger now.
3' Moses Simon cross is cut out by the South African defence. The Eagles are awarded a free-kick now and are in possession
1' - Kick-off - We are underway in Uyo! Nigeria wear their famous green strip, while South Africa are in all yellow/gold.
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