The referee blows his final whistle, Algeria are through to the final with a precious and dramatic win
GOOOOOOAL FOR ALGERIA, THEY SCORE AT THE DEATH! Mahrez arrows a brilliant free kick into the far corner
Algeria are unlucky!! Ismael Bennacer rattles the bar with a powerful drive
A golden chance for Algeria! A swift move ends with Sofiane Feghouli sending a shot just over the bar. He could have fed the lurking Mahrez instead
Nigeria's Henry Onyekuru turns and shoots from the edge of the area but his effort goes high over
Algeria pay the price of easing off in the second half. Can they make amends before extra time?
Nigeria equalise against the run of play! Ighalo sends the keeper the wrong way from the spot
Penalty awarded to Nigeria! Aissa Mandi is penalised for a clear handball
A tame low shot from Iwobi goes wide of the post
Nigeria look completely out of sorts tonight. Algeria are in total control.
The second half is underway
The referee blows his halftime whistle
Algeria finally make their dominance count!! Mahrez superbly skips past his challenger on the right and his deflected shot is converted by William Troost-Ekong into his own net
Nigeria create their first chance! Iwobi squares the ball for Odion Ighalo, whose low shot narrowly misses the target
Algeria mount pressure; they are unlucky not to have gone ahead
Bounedjah's claims for a penalty waved away by the referee
Baghdad Bounedjah spurns a golden chance to put Algeria ahead! He nips ahead of his marker to control a long ball from Belaili but his subsequent shot is blocked by the advancing keeper
A shot from Nigeria's Ahmed Musa is handled by keeper Rais M'Bolhi
What a chance for Algeria! Ramy Bensebaini sends a free header just over the bar
Belaili's combinations with Bounedjah unsettles Nigeria's defence
Algeria's Youcef Belaili whips in an inch-perfect cross for Baghdad Bounedjah at the far post but he chests it wide with the goal at his mercy!
The match is underway
Nigeria won the title three times in1980, 1994 and 2013
Algeria won the African title title once in 1990