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Gabriel Zakuani
Former DR Congo international on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Three

Nigeria look comfortable and relaxed.

Cameroon need a bit more urgency going forward. They're growing into the game but Nigeria are attacking with more intent.

Oumar Gonzalez brings down Victor Osimhen inside Nigeria's half after the forward holds up the ball.

Gonzalez complains that the African Footballer of the Year descended theatrically.

Lovely stuff from Nottingham Forest's Ola Aina, who produces a rabona.

Christopher Wooh also does well to snuff out a few seconds of potential concern for Cameroon on the edge of their penalty area.

Gabriel Zakuani
Former DR Congo international on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Three

It's fine margins for the disallowed goal - and that's usually what these games are decided by.

Nigeria have got goals in the team so there's no worry there, really.

Nouhou Tolo takes to the turf and complains that he's been caught by Semi Ajayi during a challenge between the pair.

No further action is taken but that looks a painful one.

Frank Magri does well to trick his way inside the Nigeria penalty area on the right.

The Toulouse forward can only hook a cross into Stanley Nwabali's arms, though.

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Here's the moment when Nigeria thought they'd opened the scoring.

There hasn't been a great deal of incisive attacking action to report since then.

Ademola Lookman's cross led to Nigeria putting the ball in the Cameroon net.

The Atalanta winger has another opportunity to lift a delivery in from the right after a Nigeria counter-attack is unfairly ended.

A foul is adjudged to have taken place, and the danger fizzles out.

Ian Williams
´óÏó´«Ã½ Sport Africa at Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium

There was much disappointment in the media tribune when the goal was ruled out.

That is because the whole place erupted when Semi Ajayi’s shot went in, with bodies up and dancing, leaving me wondering if I was in the right part of the stadium.

Certainly none of the journalists here are scared of showing their colours.

You would not get that at Wembley Stadium, I can tell you – and who is to say that is a bad thing?

Frank Magri swings wildly at Moumi Ngamaleu's cross from the right, meeting it with a volley from just inside the penalty area on the same side.

The effort sails high into the stand behind Nigeria's goal.

Nigeria have narrowly shaded possession and had both of the shots on target so far.

It's been a fairly cagey opening.

The action has calmed a little following that VAR drama.

Fashion check: Nigeria manager Jose Peseiro has opted for a suit with no tie on the sideline.

Cameroon captain Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa is fouled in a central area by Moses Simon.

As you were!

Fabrice Ondoa, who spilled a second shot during the melee caused by his attempt to deal with that corner, offers a prayer to the heavens after Nigeria's goal is ruled out for offside following the pitchside monitor check.

The goalkeeper has struck somewhat lucky, there.

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Nigeria 1-0 Cameroon

But there's a VAR check over a suspected offside involving Victor Osimhen and goalscorer Ajayi...

Referee Redouane Jiyed wants to take a look at his monitor. Could there be a reprieve for Cameroon?

There was a Cameroon defender on the line but it looks like both Nigeria players were ahead of the goalkeeper when Ondoa saved a shot from Moses Simon.

Nigeria are pressing high and Cameroon concede a needless corner courtesy of poor communication.

Victor Osimhen has a sight of goal but Cameroon keeper Fabrice Ondoa claims his header comfortably.

Nigeria goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali then has a little work to do for the first time tonight, advancing to the edge of his penalty area to effectively clear.

Nigeria have a decent spell of pressure deep in Cameroon territory on the left but can't enter the penalty area.

Victor Osimhen then tries to escape Christopher Wooh on the opposite side just outside of the penalty area, but the hero for the Indomitable Lions in their win over The Gambia shows his strength to keep the striker from evading him.

Moumi Ngamaleu thwacks an early effort behind for Cameroon.

The horn section in the stands in Abidjan is audibly energetic.

Nigeria start the action!