Live Text Commentary By Nurudeen Obalola at Soccercity, Johannesburg

1- Ambnrose cross collected by BF gk
2-Mikel elbowed, fk
3-Onazi breaks play, forces a Kabore threat to shoot into a skied shot

Omeruo clears a danfrous ball
5-Eagles first corner punched away by BF GK
6-Ideye brought down- Efe powers Moses' fk above the bar
8-Moses wins a corner after good work by Efe. Ideye troubles the keeper

on the airbut his follow-up shot goes off target
11-Uchew off after Efe through pass- Efe willing to join attack
12- Game held as Nakoulma and Onazi receive treatment; the Nigerian the

worse for it after an elbow
14-The Eagles build momenmtum but Echiejile's faulty pass leads to BF

possesion, quickly recovered
Pitroiopa. looks for pen by diving -game on
18: BF no 18 SMARTNESS almost led to danger but faulty pass
19-Moses on tghe left uses speed to cause prob but ball gathered from

his low cross
21-Onazi faulty pass
26-Uche loses ball in the midfield
27-Oboabona concedes a freekick
28-Mba fouled
29-Uche's pass for Ideye a was a touch too much for the Dynamo Kiev man
31-Efe in maurading move but pass just too much
32-Roumba yellow-carded for bringing down Moses
37-Onazi yellowed for a Kabore foul, Kone nods over for Eagles goalkeep
39_ GOAL!mBA's industry pays off as he gets Moses' pass after Ideye was

fouled in the build up
41-OFFSIDE against BF but slack awareness from Eagles defence
45-Shot way wide over the bar


2nd half

47-Ideye fires across the field
51-Nigeria corner, cleared
53-Musa comes in for Uche
54-Nigeria concedes a corner but Moses wasted a chance with thr Burkina

defence carved open
56-Omeruo yellow-carded for a foul on Jonathan Pitroipa, Mikel also

yellow-carded
64-Game temporarily stops as Echiejile is down writhing in pains.

Stretched off
66-Juwon Oshaniwon replaces Elderson Echiejile
70-Juwon Oshaniwon yellow-carded for a foul on Charles Kabore, Mikel

clears
72-Onazi breaks clear but Moses' pass to Musa wasted as the CSKA man

goes to the ground, Enyeama saves from the resultant shot from Burkina

Fasio counter attack
78- Mba fires a long range shot directed to nowhere
81-Ideye fouled for a freekick.
86-Ideye misses from close range a minute after Moses was denied  a

goal with the goal gaping
88- Sunday Mba replaced  by Joseph Yobo
90-Onazi breaks bURKINA fASO play
90+2- Ideye yellow-carded

HALF TIME STATISTICS:

NIGERIA

Distance Covered (Km) 53.3

Avg. Speed (Km/h) 6.3

Ball Possession NIGERIA 56% - 44% BURKINA FASO

Top Runner: Ideye _ Jersey: 8_ Speed(Kph): 7.0

Highest Distance: Mikel_ Jersey: 10_ Distance(kph) 5.4

Top Sprinter: Ambrose_ Jersey: 5_ Sprints: 15

Top Speed: Ambrose_ Jersey: 5_ Speed(kph): 30.7

STATS: BURKINA FASO

Distance Covered (Km) 52.5

Avg. Speed (Km/h) 6.2

Ball Possession NIGERIA 56% - 44% BURKINA FASO

Top Runner: Kabore _ Jersey: 18_ Speed(Kph): 7.5

Highest Distance: Kabore_ Jersey: 18_ Distance(kph) 5.8

Top Sprinter: Pitroipa_ Jersey: 11_ Sprints: 20

Top Speed: Panadetiguiri_ Jersey: 12 Speed(kph): 32.1

Stats by Solomon Ojeagbase.