Africa Cup of Nations · Sunday 11 March 1984 · Bouaké, Ivory Coast
Algeria 0–0 Nigeria (11 Mar 1984): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 7 between Algeria and Nigeria.
- Head-to-head before this game: Algeria 4 wins, Nigeria 1, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: Algeria 2–1 Nigeria on 10 March 1982 (Africa Cup of Nations).
- Algeria won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- Nigeria won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 7 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Algeria 1708, Nigeria 1607 — Algeria were favourites.
Algeria: last 5 matches
- 2–0 vs Ghana8 Mar 1984 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 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
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 2–2 vs Malawi8 Mar 1984 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–1 vs Ghana5 Mar 1984 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–0 vs Mali18 Dec 1983 · International Friendly
- 2–5 vs Togo16 Dec 1983 · International Friendly
- 1–0 vs Senegal19 Nov 1983 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Algeria2–1Nigeria10 Mar 1982 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Algeria2–1Nigeria30 Oct 1981 · World Cup Qualification
- Nigeria0–2Algeria10 Oct 1981 · World Cup Qualification
- Nigeria3–0Algeria22 Mar 1980 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Algeria1–0Nigeria28 Jul 1978 · All-African Games
- Nigeria2–2Algeria10 Jan 1973 · All-African Games