HITS THE WOODWORK
Nigeria 0-0 Angola
Best chance so far!
Gilberto heads the Angola corner on and Mabululu almost steers the ball in with his instep, only to be denied by the near post.
Angola – as they have throughout this tournament – mean business.
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Nigeria 0-0 Angola
Now Angola have a promising spell, winning a corner on the right as part of a move featurng a darting Gilberto run.
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Nigeria 0-0 Angola
Nigeria immediately threaten but can’t get a clean shot away inside the Angola penalty area.
The underdogs survive an early scare with some frantic defending.
KICK-OFF
Nigeria 0-0 Angola
Nigeria launch the action! One of these sides will finish this evening in the Afcon 2023 semi-finals!
Tune in to tonight’s later quarter-final on the BBC
Nigeria v Angola (17:00 GMT)
In tonight’s later quarter-final, two-time champions DR Congo face Guinea, who are making their first quarter-final appearance since 2015.
You can watch that match on BBC Three, iPlayer and on the BBC Sport website from 19:50 GMT.
Don’t miss it.
The anthems are ringing out in stirring fashion. Nigeria went first, and now Angola’s players and fans are singing.
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Nigeria v Angola (17:00 GMT)
They will be coming out to prove a point and we respect every country,” Nigeria defender Kenneth Omeruo said of Angola.
“The idea now is to stick to our game and take it very seriously.”
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