Africa Cup of Nations · Thursday 17 March 1988 · Rabat, Morocco
Cameroon 1–1 Nigeria (17 Mar 1988): Result & Goals
Goals
- 2'
Samuel OkwarajiNigeria - 21'
Roger MillaCameroon
Pre-match prediction
49%29%22%
Cameroon winDrawNigeria win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 11 between Cameroon and Nigeria.
- Head-to-head before this game: Cameroon 1 wins, Nigeria 5, 4 draws.
- Previous meeting: Cameroon 3–1 Nigeria on 18 March 1984 (Africa Cup of Nations).
- Cameroon won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 4 goals.
- Nigeria won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 7 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Cameroon 1713, Nigeria 1631 — Cameroon were favourites.
Cameroon: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs Egypt14 Mar 1988 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–0 vs Chad18 Dec 1987 · UDEAC Cup
- 1–0 vs Gabon16 Dec 1987 · UDEAC Cup
- 0–0 vs Equatorial Guinea10 Dec 1987 · UDEAC Cup
- 1–0 vs Equatorial Guinea8 Dec 1987 · UDEAC Cup
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 3–0 vs Kenya14 Mar 1988 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–0 vs Burkina Faso22 Nov 1987 · International Friendly
- 0–2 vs Sierra Leone18 Jul 1987 · AFCON Qualification
- 3–0 vs Sierra Leone4 Jul 1987 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–1 vs Togo12 Apr 1987 · AFCON Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Cameroon3–1Nigeria18 Mar 1984 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 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