Africa Cup of Nations · Monday 5 March 1990 · Algiers, Algeria
EgyptNigeria 1–0 Egypt (5 Mar 1990): Result & Goals
Goals
- 8'
Rashidi YekiniNigeria
Pre-match prediction
32%29%39%
Nigeria winDrawEgypt win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 11 between Nigeria and Egypt.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 4 wins, Egypt 2, 4 draws.
- Previous meeting: Egypt 0–0 Nigeria on 20 March 1988 (Africa Cup of Nations).
- Nigeria won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Egypt won 0 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 1 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1641, Egypt 1672 — an evenly matched game.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 1–5 vs Algeria2 Mar 1990 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 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
Egypt: last 5 matches
- 1–3 vs Ivory Coast2 Mar 1990 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–0 vs Austria28 Feb 1990 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs South Korea18 Feb 1990 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Denmark14 Feb 1990 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs United Arab Emirates27 Jan 1990 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Egypt0–0Nigeria20 Mar 1988 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Egypt2–2Nigeria14 Mar 1984 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 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