World Cup Qualification · Saturday 10 February 1973 · Lagos, Nigeria
Nigeria 2–3 Ghana (10 Feb 1973): Result & Goals
Goals
- 15'
Kenneth OlayomboNigeria - 18'
Kwasi Owusu penGhana - 23'Yakubu MamboNigeria
- 55'Kwasi OwusuGhana
- 82'Kwasi OwusuGhana
Pre-match prediction
56%26%18%
Nigeria winDrawGhana win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 30 between Nigeria and Ghana.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 6 wins, Ghana 13, 10 draws.
- Previous meeting: Nigeria 4–2 Ghana on 8 January 1973 (All-African Games).
- Nigeria won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 14 goals.
- Ghana won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 7 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1704, Ghana 1666 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 2–0 vs Guinea16 Jan 1973 · All-African Games
- 4–2 vs Egypt14 Jan 1973 · All-African Games
- 2–1 vs Tanzania12 Jan 1973 · All-African Games
- 2–2 vs Algeria10 Jan 1973 · All-African Games
- 4–2 vs Ghana8 Jan 1973 · All-African Games
Ghana: last 5 matches
- 1–2 vs Egypt16 Jan 1973 · All-African Games
- 1–2 vs Guinea14 Jan 1973 · All-African Games
- 2–0 vs Algeria12 Jan 1973 · All-African Games
- 1–0 vs Tanzania10 Jan 1973 · All-African Games
- 2–4 vs Nigeria8 Jan 1973 · All-African Games
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Nigeria4–2Ghana8 Jan 1973 · All-African Games
- Ghana1–1Nigeria18 May 1969 · World Cup Qualification
- Nigeria2–1Ghana10 May 1969 · World Cup Qualification
- Nigeria2–2Ghana23 Dec 1967 · International Friendly
- Ghana2–1Nigeria21 Oct 1967 · International Friendly
- Ghana1–1Nigeria28 Sep 1967 · International Friendly