International Friendly · Sunday 20 February 1972 · Lagos, Nigeria
Nigeria
MoroccoNigeria 3–0 Morocco (20 Feb 1972): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Nigeria winDrawMorocco win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 3 between Nigeria and Morocco.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 1 wins, Morocco 1, 0 draws.
- Previous meeting: Nigeria 2–0 Morocco on 8 November 1969 (World Cup Qualification).
- Nigeria won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 7 goals.
- Morocco won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 12 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1587, Morocco 1584 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 2–1 vs Cameroon13 Feb 1972 · International Friendly
- 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
Morocco: last 5 matches
- 3–1 vs Senegal17 Feb 1972 · International Friendly
- 2–3 vs Egypt27 Oct 1971 · AFCON Qualification
- 3–0 vs Egypt13 Oct 1971 · AFCON Qualification
- 3–0 vs Algeria27 Dec 1970 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–3 vs Algeria10 Dec 1970 · AFCON Qualification