Africa Cup of Nations · Friday 2 March 1990 · Algiers, Algeria
Algeria 5–1 Nigeria (2 Mar 1990): Result & Goals
Goals
- 36'
Rabah MadjerAlgeria - 58'Rabah MadjerAlgeria
- 69'Djamel MenadAlgeria
- 72'Djamel MenadAlgeria
- 82'
Emmanuel OkochaNigeria - 88'Djamel AmaniAlgeria
Pre-match prediction
56%26%18%
Algeria winDrawNigeria win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 9 between Algeria and Nigeria.
- Head-to-head before this game: Algeria 4 wins, Nigeria 1, 3 draws.
- Previous meeting: Algeria 1–1 Nigeria on 23 March 1988 (Africa Cup of Nations).
- Algeria won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 8 goals.
- Nigeria won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Algeria 1718, Nigeria 1668 — Algeria were favourites.
Algeria: last 5 matches
- 0–0 vs Romania4 Feb 1990 · International Friendly
- 3–1 vs Cameroon14 Jan 1990 · International Friendly
- 5–0 vs Mali12 Jan 1990 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Senegal31 Dec 1989 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs Egypt17 Nov 1989 · World Cup Qualification
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 1–1 vs Senegal28 Jan 1990 · International Friendly
- 2–0 vs Ivory Coast25 Jan 1990 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs Cameroon27 Aug 1989 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–0 vs Angola12 Aug 1989 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–1 vs Zimbabwe30 Jul 1989 · AFCON Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Algeria1–1Nigeria23 Mar 1988 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Algeria0–0Nigeria11 Mar 1984 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 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