World Cup Qualification · Saturday 25 September 1993 · Lagos, Nigeria
Nigeria 4–1 Ivory Coast (25 Sep 1993): Result & Goals
Goals
- 20'
Thompson OlihaNigeria - 25'Daniel AmokachiNigeria
- 50'
Joël TiéhiIvory Coast - 57'Rashidi YekiniNigeria
- 79'Rashidi YekiniNigeria
Pre-match prediction
56%26%18%
Nigeria winDrawIvory Coast win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 16 between Nigeria and Ivory Coast.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 5 wins, Ivory Coast 3, 7 draws.
- Previous meeting: Ivory Coast 2–1 Nigeria on 2 May 1993 (World Cup Qualification).
- Nigeria won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 15 goals.
- Ivory Coast won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 8 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1741, Ivory Coast 1687 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 6–0 vs Ethiopia24 Jul 1993 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–0 vs Uganda17 Jul 1993 · AFCON Qualification
- 4–1 vs Algeria3 Jul 1993 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–2 vs Ivory Coast2 May 1993 · World Cup Qualification
- 4–0 vs Sudan23 Apr 1993 · AFCON Qualification
Ivory Coast: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs Algeria18 Jul 1993 · World Cup Qualification
- 3–2 vs Niger7 Jul 1993 · International Friendly
- 2–1 vs Nigeria2 May 1993 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–1 vs Algeria16 Apr 1993 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–0 vs Niger31 Jan 1993 · World Cup Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Ivory Coast2–1Nigeria2 May 1993 · World Cup Qualification
- Ivory Coast2–0Nigeria31 Oct 1991 · International Friendly
- Nigeria1–0Ivory Coast8 Mar 1990 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Nigeria2–0Ivory Coast25 Jan 1990 · International Friendly
- Ivory Coast1–1Nigeria26 Jun 1985 · International Friendly
- Ivory Coast1–1Nigeria23 Jun 1985 · International Friendly