Africa Cup of Nations · Thursday 11 March 1976 · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Morocco 2–1 Nigeria (11 Mar 1976): Result & Goals
Goals
- 57'
Baba Otu MohammedNigeria - 82'
Ahmed FarasMorocco - 87'Redouane GuezzarMorocco
Pre-match prediction
49%29%22%
Morocco winDrawNigeria win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 5 between Morocco and Nigeria.
- Head-to-head before this game: Morocco 2 wins, Nigeria 2, 0 draws.
- Previous meeting: Morocco 3–1 Nigeria on 6 March 1976 (Africa Cup of Nations).
- Morocco won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 10 goals.
- Nigeria won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 7 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Morocco 1773, Nigeria 1678 — Morocco were favourites.
Morocco: last 5 matches
- 2–1 vs Egypt9 Mar 1976 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 3–1 vs Nigeria6 Mar 1976 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 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
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 1–1 vs Guinea9 Mar 1976 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–3 vs Morocco6 Mar 1976 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 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