Africa Cup of Nations · Sunday 5 March 1978 · Accra, Ghana
Nigeria 4–2 Burkina Faso (5 Mar 1978): Result & Goals
Goals
- 17'
Christian ChukwuNigeria - 31'Adokiye AmiesimakaNigeria
- 44'Segun OdegbamiNigeria
- 50'
Hubert HienBurkina Faso - 52'Mamadaou KoïtaBurkina Faso
- 82'Segun OdegbamiNigeria
Pre-match prediction
72%19%9%
Nigeria winDrawBurkina Faso win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 3 between Nigeria and Burkina Faso.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 1 wins, Burkina Faso 0, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: Burkina Faso 3–3 Nigeria on 9 January 1972 (International Friendly).
- Nigeria won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- Burkina Faso won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 8 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1681, Burkina Faso 1376 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs Gabon5 Feb 1978 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs Tunisia12 Nov 1977 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–3 vs Egypt21 Oct 1977 · World Cup Qualification
- 4–0 vs Egypt8 Oct 1977 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–0 vs Tunisia25 Sep 1977 · World Cup Qualification
Burkina Faso: last 5 matches
- 3–0 vs Benin26 Feb 1978 · International Friendly
- 2–2 vs Gabon19 Feb 1978 · International Friendly
- 2–0 vs Benin12 Feb 1978 · International Friendly
- 1–4 vs Ivory Coast27 Mar 1977 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–1 vs Ivory Coast20 Mar 1977 · AFCON Qualification