Africa Cup of Nations · Thursday 8 March 1984 · Bouaké, Ivory Coast
GhanaAlgeria 2–0 Ghana (8 Mar 1984): Result & Goals
Goals
- 75'
Djamel MenadAlgeria - 85'Tedj BensaoulaAlgeria
Pre-match prediction
32%29%39%
Algeria winDrawGhana win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 5 between Algeria and Ghana.
- Head-to-head before this game: Algeria 1 wins, Ghana 2, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: Algeria 2–3 Ghana on 16 March 1982 (Africa Cup of Nations).
- Algeria won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- Ghana won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 8 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Algeria 1665, Ghana 1715 — Ghana were favourites.
Algeria: last 5 matches
- 3–0 vs Malawi5 Mar 1984 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–4 vs Saudi Arabia21 Feb 1984 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Romania7 Feb 1984 · International Friendly
- 1–2 vs Switzerland30 Nov 1983 · International Friendly
- 2–0 vs Senegal28 Aug 1983 · AFCON Qualification
Ghana: last 5 matches
- 1–2 vs Nigeria5 Mar 1984 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–2 vs Togo15 Feb 1984 · International Friendly
- 2–1 vs Guinea31 Jan 1984 · International Friendly
- 1–0 vs Gambia29 Jan 1984 · International Friendly
- 3–1 vs Togo2 Oct 1983 · West African Cup