Nigeria took a 1-0 lead over Ivory Coast into the halftime break of the Afcon quarter-final match at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace.
The strike came courtesy of Emmanuel Emenike wto minutes before halftime.
TEAMS
Ivory Coast:1-Boubacar Barry; 21-Emmanuel Eboue, 5-Didier Zokora, 22-Souleman Bamba, 17-Siaka Tiene; 9-Cheick Tiote, 6-Romaric, 19-Yaya Toure, 10-Gervinho; 8-Salomon Kalou, 11-Didier Drogba
Nigeria:1-Vincent Enyeama; 3-Elderson Echiejile, 22-Kenneth Omeruo, 14-Godfrey Oboabona, 5-Efe Ambrose; 19-Sunday Mba, 17-Ogenyi Onanzi, 10-John Obi Mikel, 11-Victor Moses; 8-Brown Ideye, 9-Emmanuel Emenike
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria) – Reuters