Africa Cup of Nations · Saturday 6 March 1976 · Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Morocco 3–1 Nigeria (6 Mar 1976): Result & Goals
Goals
- 8'
Ahmed FarasMorocco - 19'Abdellah TaziMorocco
- 81'Larbi ChebbakMorocco
- 81'
Sam OjebodeNigeria
Pre-match prediction
37%30%33%
Morocco winDrawNigeria win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 4 between Morocco and Nigeria.
- Head-to-head before this game: Morocco 1 wins, Nigeria 2, 0 draws.
- Previous meeting: Nigeria 3–0 Morocco on 20 February 1972 (International Friendly).
- Morocco won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 7 goals.
- Nigeria won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Morocco 1709, Nigeria 1716 — an evenly matched game.
Morocco: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs DR Congo4 Mar 1976 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–2 vs Sudan1 Mar 1976 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–0 vs Saudi Arabia20 Feb 1976 · International Friendly
- 2–0 vs Ghana13 Jul 1975 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–2 vs Ghana29 Jun 1975 · AFCON Qualification
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs Sudan4 Mar 1976 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 4–2 vs DR Congo1 Mar 1976 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–0 vs Tanzania20 Feb 1976 · International Friendly
- 3–1 vs Zambia14 Feb 1976 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Kenya8 Feb 1976 · International Friendly