International Friendly · Saturday 27 October 1979 · Freetown, Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
NigeriaSierra Leone 0–0 Nigeria (27 Oct 1979): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Sierra Leone winDrawNigeria win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 13 between Sierra Leone and Nigeria.
- Head-to-head before this game: Sierra Leone 0 wins, Nigeria 9, 3 draws.
- Previous meeting: Nigeria 2–0 Sierra Leone on 13 March 1977 (AFCON Qualification).
- Sierra Leone won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 4 goals.
- Nigeria won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 8 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Sierra Leone 1385, Nigeria 1678 — Nigeria were favourites.
Sierra Leone: last 5 matches
- 2–0 vs Gambia29 Sep 1979 · International Friendly
- 2–4 vs Malawi9 Jul 1978 · International Friendly
- 0–5 vs Malawi6 Jul 1978 · International Friendly
- 0–4 vs Ghana25 Dec 1977 · International Friendly
- 0–2 vs Nigeria13 Mar 1977 · AFCON Qualification
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 2–2 vs Liberia25 Oct 1979 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Benin14 Oct 1979 · International Friendly
- 2–0 vs Senegal29 Sep 1979 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs Algeria28 Jul 1978 · All-African Games
- 3–2 vs Malawi25 Jul 1978 · All-African Games
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Nigeria2–0Sierra Leone13 Mar 1977 · AFCON Qualification
- Sierra Leone1–1Nigeria17 Feb 1977 · AFCON Qualification
- Nigeria6–2Sierra Leone30 Oct 1976 · World Cup Qualification
- Sierra Leone0–0Nigeria16 Oct 1976 · World Cup Qualification
- Nigeria4–0Sierra Leone12 Dec 1972 · International Friendly
- Sierra Leone0–1Nigeria26 Nov 1972 · International Friendly