International Friendly · Saturday 22 April 1961 · Freetown, Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
NigeriaSierra Leone 1–4 Nigeria (22 Apr 1961): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Sierra Leone winDrawNigeria win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 2 between Sierra Leone and Nigeria.
- Head-to-head before this game: Sierra Leone 0 wins, Nigeria 1, 0 draws.
- Previous meeting: Sierra Leone 0–2 Nigeria on 8 October 1949 (International Friendly).
- Sierra Leone won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 11 goals.
- Nigeria won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 7 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Sierra Leone 1420, Nigeria 1525 — an evenly matched game.
Sierra Leone: last 5 matches
- 0–1 vs Mali10 Jul 1960 · International Friendly
- 2–6 vs Ghana7 Feb 1960 · International Friendly
- 4–3 vs Guinea-Bissau31 Jan 1960 · International Friendly
- 2–3 vs Ghana24 Aug 1957 · International Friendly
- 3–4 vs Ghana16 Dec 1956 · International Friendly
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 0–0 vs Ghana8 Apr 1961 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–1 vs Ghana29 Oct 1960 · International Friendly
- 0–3 vs Ghana9 Oct 1960 · International Friendly
- 2–3 vs Mali5 Oct 1960 · International Friendly
- 4–1 vs Guinea-Bissau2 Oct 1960 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Sierra Leone0–2Nigeria8 Oct 1949 · International Friendly