Africa Cup of Nations · Saturday 8 March 1980 · Lagos, Nigeria
Nigeria 3–1 Tanzania (8 Mar 1980): Result & Goals
Goals
- 11'
Muda LawalNigeria - 35'Ifeanyi OnyedikaNigeria
- 54'
Juma MkambiTanzania - 85'Segun OdegbamiNigeria
Pre-match prediction
72%19%9%
Nigeria winDrawTanzania win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 6 between Nigeria and Tanzania.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 3 wins, Tanzania 0, 2 draws.
- Previous meeting: Nigeria 0–0 Tanzania on 20 February 1976 (International Friendly).
- Nigeria won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 8 goals.
- Tanzania won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 10 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1674, Tanzania 1492 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 0–0 vs Cameroon2 Feb 1980 · International Friendly
- 1–0 vs Liberia26 Jan 1980 · International Friendly
- 5–0 vs Benin4 Nov 1979 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Sierra Leone27 Oct 1979 · International Friendly
- 2–2 vs Liberia25 Oct 1979 · International Friendly
Tanzania: last 5 matches
- 2–1 vs Zanzibar16 Nov 1979 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
- 0–4 vs Malawi14 Nov 1979 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
- 1–1 vs Malawi13 Nov 1979 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
- 5–3 vs Uganda9 Nov 1979 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
- 2–2 vs Zambia6 Nov 1979 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup