International Friendly · Sunday 4 September 1977 · Lagos, Nigeria
Nigeria
GhanaNigeria 2–1 Ghana (4 Sep 1977): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 36 between Nigeria and Ghana.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 7 wins, Ghana 16, 12 draws.
- Previous meeting: Ghana 3–0 Nigeria on 31 August 1975 (International Friendly).
- Nigeria won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 12 goals.
- Ghana won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 7 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1696, Ghana 1636 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 2–2 vs Ivory Coast25 Jul 1977 · World Cup Qualification
- 4–0 vs Ivory Coast10 Jul 1977 · World Cup Qualification
- 3–0 vs Senegal26 Jun 1977 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–3 vs Senegal12 Jun 1977 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–0 vs Sierra Leone13 Mar 1977 · AFCON Qualification
Ghana: last 5 matches
- 2–0 vs Togo12 Jun 1977 · International Friendly
- 2–0 vs Togo29 May 1977 · International Friendly
- 0–2 vs Guinea16 Jan 1977 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–2 vs Guinea31 Oct 1976 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–1 vs Guinea10 Oct 1976 · World Cup Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Ghana3–0Nigeria31 Aug 1975 · International Friendly
- Ghana1–2Nigeria24 Aug 1975 · International Friendly
- Nigeria0–1Ghana17 Aug 1974 · International Friendly
- Nigeria1–1Ghana11 Aug 1974 · International Friendly
- Ghana0–0Nigeria25 Feb 1973 · World Cup Qualification
- Nigeria2–3Ghana10 Feb 1973 · World Cup Qualification