Africa Cup of Nations · Wednesday 14 March 1984 · Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Egypt 2–2 Nigeria (14 Mar 1984): Result & Goals
Goals
- 25'
Emad SuleimanEgypt - 38'Taher AbouzeidEgypt
- 43'
Stephen Keshi penNigeria - 75'Ali BalaNigeria
Pre-match prediction
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Egypt winDrawNigeria win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 9 between Egypt and Nigeria.
- Head-to-head before this game: Egypt 2 wins, Nigeria 4, 2 draws.
- Previous meeting: Nigeria 1–1 Egypt on 20 February 1983 (International Friendly).
- Egypt won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 4 goals.
- Nigeria won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Egypt 1674, Nigeria 1614 — Egypt were favourites.
Egypt: last 5 matches
- 0–0 vs Togo10 Mar 1984 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–1 vs Ivory Coast7 Mar 1984 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–0 vs Cameroon4 Mar 1984 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–0 vs Iraq29 Feb 1984 · International Friendly
- 1–2 vs Iraq27 Feb 1984 · International Friendly
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 0–0 vs Algeria11 Mar 1984 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 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
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Nigeria1–1Egypt20 Feb 1983 · International Friendly
- Nigeria0–0Egypt18 Feb 1983 · International Friendly
- Nigeria1–0Egypt15 Mar 1980 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Egypt3–1Nigeria21 Oct 1977 · World Cup Qualification
- Nigeria4–0Egypt8 Oct 1977 · World Cup Qualification
- Egypt2–3Nigeria14 Mar 1976 · Africa Cup of Nations