World Cup Qualification · Friday 21 October 1977 · Cairo, Egypt
Egypt 3–1 Nigeria (21 Oct 1977): Result & Goals
Goals
- 11'
Moustafa AbdouEgypt - 27'Moustafa AbdouEgypt
- 50'Mokhtar MokhtarEgypt
- 75'
Godwin IwelumoNigeria
Pre-match prediction
37%30%33%
Egypt winDrawNigeria win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 5 between Egypt and Nigeria.
- Head-to-head before this game: Egypt 1 wins, Nigeria 3, 0 draws.
- Previous meeting: Nigeria 4–0 Egypt on 8 October 1977 (World Cup Qualification).
- Egypt won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- Nigeria won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 12 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Egypt 1654, Nigeria 1730 — an evenly matched game.
Egypt: last 5 matches
- 0–4 vs Nigeria8 Oct 1977 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–0 vs Zambia31 Jul 1977 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–0 vs Zambia15 Jul 1977 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–3 vs Tunisia27 Apr 1977 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–2 vs Tunisia13 Mar 1977 · AFCON Qualification
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 4–0 vs Egypt8 Oct 1977 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–0 vs Tunisia25 Sep 1977 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–1 vs Ghana4 Sep 1977 · International Friendly
- 2–2 vs Ivory Coast25 Jul 1977 · World Cup Qualification
- 4–0 vs Ivory Coast10 Jul 1977 · World Cup Qualification