World Cup Qualification · Friday 8 October 1993 · Algiers, Algeria
Algeria 1–1 Nigeria (8 Oct 1993): Result & Goals
Goals
- 20'
Finidi GeorgeNigeria - 66'
Abdelhafid TasfaoutAlgeria
Pre-match prediction
37%30%33%
Algeria winDrawNigeria win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 12 between Algeria and Nigeria.
- Head-to-head before this game: Algeria 6 wins, Nigeria 2, 3 draws.
- Previous meeting: Nigeria 4–1 Algeria on 3 July 1993 (World Cup Qualification).
- Algeria won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- Nigeria won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 15 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Algeria 1682, Nigeria 1761 — an evenly matched game.
Algeria: last 5 matches
- 4–0 vs Senegal25 Jul 1993 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–1 vs Ivory Coast18 Jul 1993 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–4 vs Nigeria3 Jul 1993 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–1 vs Ivory Coast16 Apr 1993 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–0 vs Sierra Leone9 Apr 1993 · AFCON Qualification
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 4–1 vs Ivory Coast25 Sep 1993 · World Cup Qualification
- 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
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Nigeria4–1Algeria3 Jul 1993 · World Cup Qualification
- Algeria1–0Nigeria16 Mar 1990 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Algeria5–1Nigeria2 Mar 1990 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Algeria1–1Nigeria23 Mar 1988 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Algeria0–0Nigeria11 Mar 1984 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Algeria2–1Nigeria10 Mar 1982 · Africa Cup of Nations