International Friendly · Saturday 27 October 1956 · Lagos, Nigeria
Nigeria
GhanaNigeria 3–0 Ghana (27 Oct 1956): Result & Goals
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 7 between Nigeria and Ghana.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 2 wins, Ghana 4, 0 draws.
- Previous meeting: Ghana 7–0 Nigeria on 30 October 1955 (International Friendly).
- Nigeria won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 4 goals.
- Ghana won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 11 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1498, Ghana 1555 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 1–1 vs Togo6 Oct 1956 · International Friendly
- 0–7 vs Ghana30 Oct 1955 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs Ghana28 May 1955 · International Friendly
- 3–0 vs Ghana30 Oct 1954 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs Ghana11 Oct 1953 · International Friendly
Ghana: last 5 matches
- 1–1 vs Togo20 Oct 1956 · International Friendly
- 7–0 vs Nigeria30 Oct 1955 · International Friendly
- 1–0 vs Nigeria28 May 1955 · International Friendly
- 0–3 vs Nigeria30 Oct 1954 · International Friendly
- 2–0 vs Sierra Leone1 Jun 1954 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Ghana7–0Nigeria30 Oct 1955 · International Friendly
- Ghana1–0Nigeria28 May 1955 · International Friendly
- Nigeria3–0Ghana30 Oct 1954 · International Friendly
- Ghana1–0Nigeria11 Oct 1953 · International Friendly
- Nigeria5–0Ghana20 Oct 1951 · International Friendly
- Ghana1–0Nigeria28 May 1950 · International Friendly