South Africa v Nigeria, 06 September 2008

Score1-0 to Nigeria
RefereeVerson Lwanja
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Africa 1st round group 4
VenueTelkom Park Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance25,000
Although South Africa qualifield for the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals as hosts, this matched doubled as qualification for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola.

0  South Africa

Manager: SANTANA Joel

1  Nigeria

Manager: AMODU Shaibu

Goals:

Goals:

Ikechukwu Uche 69 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune
Defender Nasief Morris
Defender/Centre back Mbulelo Mabizela
Defender/Midfielder Siboniso Gaxa
Midfielder Bradley Carnell
Midfielder Kagisho Dikgacoi
Midfielder Teko Modise
Midfielder Siyabonga Nkosi
Midfielder Macbeth Sibaya
Midfielder Simphiwe Tshabalala
Forward Benni McCarthy (captain)

Starting lineup:

Dele Aiyenugba Goalkeeper
Obinna Nwaneri Defender
Taye Taiwo Defender
Danny Shittu Defender/Centre back
Chidi Odiah Midfielder
Seyi Olofinjana Midfielder
Kalu Uche Midfielder
Ayila Yussuf Midfielder
John Utaka Midfielder/Forward
Ikechukwu Uche Forward
Yakubu Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Surprise Moriri for Simphiwe Tshabalala 75
Sibusiso Zuma for Macbeth Sibaya 75

Substitutions:

Christian Obodo for Kalu Uche 68
Joseph Akpala for Ikechukwu Uche 80

Cards:

Bradley Carnell 61 Y

Cards:

Kalu Uche 56 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Moneeb Joseph
Defender Innocent Mdledle
Defender Bryce Moon
Defender/Centre back Matthew Booth
Midfielder Lance Davids
Midfielder Surprise Moriri
Forward Sibusiso Zuma

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Greg Etafia
Defender Mohamed Yusuf
Midfielder Christian Obodo
Forward Joseph Akpala

0  South Africa

Manager: SANTANA Joel

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune
Defender Nasief Morris
Defender/Centre back Mbulelo Mabizela
Defender/Midfielder Siboniso Gaxa
Midfielder Bradley Carnell
Midfielder Kagisho Dikgacoi
Midfielder Teko Modise
Midfielder Siyabonga Nkosi
Midfielder Macbeth Sibaya
Midfielder Simphiwe Tshabalala
Forward Benni McCarthy (captain)

Substitutions:

Surprise Moriri for Simphiwe Tshabalala 75
Sibusiso Zuma for Macbeth Sibaya 75

Cards:

Bradley Carnell 61 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Moneeb Joseph
Defender Innocent Mdledle
Defender Bryce Moon
Defender/Centre back Matthew Booth
Midfielder Lance Davids
Midfielder Surprise Moriri
Forward Sibusiso Zuma

1  Nigeria

Manager: AMODU Shaibu

Goals:

Ikechukwu Uche 69 G

Starting lineup:

Dele Aiyenugba Goalkeeper
Obinna Nwaneri Defender
Taye Taiwo Defender
Danny Shittu Defender/Centre back
Chidi Odiah Midfielder
Seyi Olofinjana Midfielder
Kalu Uche Midfielder
Ayila Yussuf Midfielder
John Utaka Midfielder/Forward
Ikechukwu Uche Forward
Yakubu Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Christian Obodo for Kalu Uche 68
Joseph Akpala for Ikechukwu Uche 80

Cards:

Kalu Uche 56 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Greg Etafia
Defender Mohamed Yusuf
Midfielder Christian Obodo
Forward Joseph Akpala