Africa Cup of Nations · Sunday 14 March 1976 · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Egypt 2–3 Nigeria (14 Mar 1976): Result & Goals
Goals
- 7'
Mahmoud El KhatibEgypt - 35'
Haruna IlerikaNigeria - 62'Haruna IlerikaNigeria
- 82'Mudashiru LawalNigeria
- 86'Ossama KhalilEgypt
Pre-match prediction
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Egypt winDrawNigeria win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 3 between Egypt and Nigeria.
- Head-to-head before this game: Egypt 1 wins, Nigeria 1, 0 draws.
- Previous meeting: Nigeria 4–2 Egypt on 14 January 1973 (All-African Games).
- Egypt won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 7 goals.
- Nigeria won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 8 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Egypt 1693, Nigeria 1660 — an evenly matched game.
Egypt: last 5 matches
- 2–4 vs Guinea11 Mar 1976 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–2 vs Morocco9 Mar 1976 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–1 vs Ethiopia5 Mar 1976 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–1 vs Uganda3 Mar 1976 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–1 vs Guinea29 Feb 1976 · Africa Cup of Nations
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 1–2 vs Morocco11 Mar 1976 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 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