The Africa Cup of Nations match played on 11th February 2024 saw Nigeria playing as the home team against the away team Cote d'Ivoire, with the final scores being 1-2 in favour of Cote d'Ivoire. The statistics of the match provide us a deeper understanding of the performance by both teams and the key factors that led to the match outcome.

From an offensive point of view, Nigeria made the first move, scoring the first goal of the match within the first half at 37:09. However, Cote d'Ivoire's resilience turned the tables, with the away team scoring at 61:36 and then taking the lead at 80:07 of the second half. This demonstrated Cote d'Ivoire's effective goal-creation strategy and sharp targeting, particularly in the second half of the match.

In terms of overall aggression, Nigeria committed more fouls with a tally of 16 as compared to Cote d'Ivoire's 12. This could be attributed to the elevation in game intensity in an attempt to regain authority after Cote d'Ivoire equalised, which as a result increased the number of infringements by Nigeria by the end of the game.

When it comes to discipline, Cote d'Ivoire incurred more yellow cards with a total of 3, as against 2 yellow cards for Nigeria. These infractions, especially in the second half, may indicate a heightened level of competition as each team vied to assert its dominance on the field.

From a strategy perspective, corners, often a product of offensive pressure, were almost evenly matched. Cote d'Ivoire had a slight edge with 5 corners to Nigeria's 4, indicating a marginal betterment in attacking pressure by the away team.

This match saw no red cards, which indicates a controlled aggression from both sides and a relatively cleanly played game, notwithstanding the fouls and yellow cards.

In conclusion, the match between Nigeria and Cote d'Ivoire was undoubtedly a thrilling one, with Cote d'Ivoire turning the match around to their favour in the second half through proficient targeting. Nigeria, while initial scorers, were marginally edged out in terms of offensive pressure. It could be inferred that Cote d'Ivoire's tactful handling of their aggressiveness in defending and counter attacking, especially after the equaliser in the second half has paid off, despite picking up three yellow cards in that process.

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