World Cup Qualification · Saturday 16 October 1976 · Freetown, Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
NigeriaSierra Leone 0–0 Nigeria (16 Oct 1976): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Sierra Leone winDrawNigeria win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 9 between Sierra Leone and Nigeria.
- Head-to-head before this game: Sierra Leone 0 wins, Nigeria 7, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: Nigeria 4–0 Sierra Leone on 12 December 1972 (International Friendly).
- Sierra Leone won 2 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: Sierra Leone 1388, Nigeria 1687 — Nigeria were favourites.
Sierra Leone: last 5 matches
- 2–4 vs Malawi8 Jul 1976 · International Friendly
- 1–0 vs Liberia25 Apr 1976 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Guinea19 Apr 1976 · International Friendly
- 1–2 vs Niger21 Mar 1976 · World Cup Qualification
- 5–1 vs Niger7 Mar 1976 · World Cup Qualification
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 3–2 vs Egypt14 Mar 1976 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 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
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Nigeria4–0Sierra Leone12 Dec 1972 · International Friendly
- Sierra Leone0–1Nigeria26 Nov 1972 · International Friendly
- Sierra Leone0–1Nigeria4 Dec 1971 · International Friendly
- Nigeria1–0Sierra Leone13 Feb 1971 · International Friendly
- Nigeria4–1Sierra Leone27 Jan 1968 · International Friendly
- Sierra Leone1–1Nigeria14 Oct 1967 · International Friendly