Africa Cup of Nations · Monday 9 February 1998 · Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
TunisiaGhana 2–0 Tunisia (9 Feb 1998): Result & Goals
Goals
- 8'
Alex NyarkoGhana - 90'Mohammed GargoGhana
Pre-match prediction
18%28%54%
Ghana winDrawTunisia win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 9 between Ghana and Tunisia.
- Head-to-head before this game: Ghana 5 wins, Tunisia 1, 2 draws.
- Previous meeting: Ghana 2–1 Tunisia on 19 January 1996 (Africa Cup of Nations).
- Ghana won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 7 goals.
- Tunisia won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 11 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Ghana 1517, Tunisia 1718 — Tunisia were favourites.
Ghana: last 5 matches
- 3–1 vs Mozambique19 Jan 1998 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Mozambique14 Jan 1998 · International Friendly
- 2–3 vs Egypt3 Dec 1997 · International Friendly
- 0–2 vs Sierra Leone17 Aug 1997 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–1 vs Zimbabwe13 Jul 1997 · AFCON Qualification
Tunisia: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs Mali4 Feb 1998 · International Friendly
- 4–1 vs Guinea31 Jan 1998 · International Friendly
- 0–3 vs Serbia28 Jan 1998 · International Friendly
- 2–1 vs Bosnia and Herzegovina5 Nov 1997 · International Friendly
- 4–0 vs Namibia17 Aug 1997 · World Cup Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Ghana2–1Tunisia19 Jan 1996 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Ghana1–1Tunisia31 Dec 1993 · International Friendly
- Ghana0–2Tunisia1 Jan 1985 · International Friendly
- Ghana1–0Tunisia12 Mar 1982 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Ghana4–1Tunisia27 Jan 1980 · International Friendly
- Ghana1–0Tunisia14 Mar 1978 · Africa Cup of Nations