Africa Cup of Nations · Sunday 18 March 1984 · Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Cameroon 3–1 Nigeria (18 Mar 1984): Result & Goals
Goals
- 10'
Muda LawalNigeria - 32'
Rene N'DjeyaCameroon - 79'Théophile AbegaCameroon
- 84'Ernest EbonguéCameroon
Pre-match prediction
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Cameroon winDrawNigeria win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 10 between Cameroon and Nigeria.
- Head-to-head before this game: Cameroon 0 wins, Nigeria 5, 4 draws.
- Previous meeting: Nigeria 0–0 Cameroon on 2 February 1980 (International Friendly).
- Cameroon won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- Nigeria won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Cameroon 1669, Nigeria 1618 — Cameroon were favourites.
Cameroon: last 5 matches
- 0–0 vs Algeria14 Mar 1984 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–0 vs Ivory Coast10 Mar 1984 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 4–1 vs Togo7 Mar 1984 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–1 vs Egypt4 Mar 1984 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–2 vs Sudan28 Aug 1983 · AFCON Qualification
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 2–2 vs Egypt14 Mar 1984 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 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
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Nigeria0–0Cameroon2 Feb 1980 · International Friendly
- Nigeria0–0Cameroon17 Jul 1978 · All-African Games
- Nigeria1–0Cameroon22 Jan 1975 · International Friendly
- Cameroon1–2Nigeria13 Feb 1972 · International Friendly
- Cameroon2–3Nigeria22 Dec 1968 · World Cup Qualification
- Nigeria1–1Cameroon7 Dec 1968 · World Cup Qualification