International Friendly · Sunday 13 February 1972 · Douala, Cameroon
Cameroon
NigeriaCameroon 1–2 Nigeria (13 Feb 1972): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Cameroon winDrawNigeria win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 6 between Cameroon and Nigeria.
- Head-to-head before this game: Cameroon 0 wins, Nigeria 3, 2 draws.
- Previous meeting: Cameroon 2–3 Nigeria on 22 December 1968 (World Cup Qualification).
- Cameroon won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- Nigeria won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Cameroon 1514, Nigeria 1576 — an evenly matched game.
Cameroon: last 5 matches
- 7–1 vs Congo14 Mar 1971 · International Friendly
- 0–3 vs Senegal10 Mar 1971 · International Friendly
- 1–2 vs Senegal7 Mar 1971 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Senegal4 Mar 1971 · International Friendly
- 0–3 vs Gabon1 Aug 1970 · International Friendly
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 1–1 vs Guinea30 Jan 1972 · International Friendly
- 3–3 vs Burkina Faso9 Jan 1972 · International Friendly
- 1–0 vs Sierra Leone4 Dec 1971 · International Friendly
- 0–3 vs Guinea1 Dec 1971 · International Friendly
- 4–0 vs Burkina Faso27 Nov 1971 · International Friendly