World Cup Qualification · Saturday 10 September 1960 · Lagos, Nigeria
Nigeria 2–2 Ghana (10 Sep 1960): Result & Goals
Goals
- 14'
Edward AcquahGhana - 28'
Godwin EmenakoNigeria - 75'Dejo Fayemi penNigeria
- 83'Edward AcquahGhana
Pre-match prediction
44%31%25%
Nigeria winDrawGhana win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 12 between Nigeria and Ghana.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 4 wins, Ghana 6, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: Ghana 4–1 Nigeria on 28 August 1960 (World Cup Qualification).
- Nigeria won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 14 goals.
- Ghana won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 20 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1545, Ghana 1616 — an evenly matched game.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 1–4 vs Ghana28 Aug 1960 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–3 vs Mali1 Jun 1960 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Cameroon26 Apr 1960 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Togo24 Apr 1960 · International Friendly
- 10–1 vs Benin28 Nov 1959 · International Friendly
Ghana: last 5 matches
- 4–1 vs Nigeria28 Aug 1960 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–2 vs Egypt3 Jul 1960 · International Friendly
- 3–2 vs Togo1 May 1960 · International Friendly
- 6–2 vs Sierra Leone7 Feb 1960 · International Friendly
- 5–2 vs Nigeria21 Nov 1959 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Ghana4–1Nigeria28 Aug 1960 · World Cup Qualification
- Ghana5–2Nigeria21 Nov 1959 · International Friendly
- Nigeria3–2Ghana25 Oct 1958 · International Friendly
- Ghana3–3Nigeria27 Oct 1957 · International Friendly
- Nigeria3–0Ghana27 Oct 1956 · International Friendly
- Ghana7–0Nigeria30 Oct 1955 · International Friendly