All-African Games · Friday 21 July 1978 · Algiers, Algeria
Nigeria
GhanaNigeria 0–0 Ghana (21 Jul 1978): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Nigeria winDrawGhana win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 38 between Nigeria and Ghana.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 8 wins, Ghana 16, 13 draws.
- Previous meeting: Ghana 1–1 Nigeria on 8 March 1978 (Africa Cup of Nations).
- Nigeria won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Ghana won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1677, Ghana 1708 — an evenly matched game.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 0–0 vs Cameroon17 Jul 1978 · All-African Games
- 3–1 vs Mali14 Jul 1978 · All-African Games
- 1–2 vs Uganda14 Mar 1978 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–0 vs Zambia10 Mar 1978 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–1 vs Ghana8 Mar 1978 · Africa Cup of Nations
Ghana: last 5 matches
- 1–1 vs Mali17 Jul 1978 · All-African Games
- 2–1 vs Cameroon14 Jul 1978 · All-African Games
- 0–3 vs Iran19 May 1978 · International Friendly
- 2–0 vs Uganda16 Mar 1978 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–0 vs Tunisia14 Mar 1978 · Africa Cup of Nations
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Ghana1–1Nigeria8 Mar 1978 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Nigeria2–1Ghana4 Sep 1977 · International Friendly
- Ghana3–0Nigeria31 Aug 1975 · International Friendly
- Ghana1–2Nigeria24 Aug 1975 · International Friendly
- Nigeria0–1Ghana17 Aug 1974 · International Friendly
- Nigeria1–1Ghana11 Aug 1974 · International Friendly