Africa Cup of Nations · Sunday 23 January 2000 · Lagos, Nigeria
Nigeria 4–2 Tunisia (23 Jan 2000): Result & Goals
Goals
- 28'
Jay-Jay OkochaNigeria - 49'
Adel SellimiTunisia - 58'Jay-Jay OkochaNigeria
- 71'Victor IkpebaNigeria
- 77'Victor IkpebaNigeria
- 90'Zoubeir BayaTunisia
Pre-match prediction
49%29%22%
Nigeria winDrawTunisia win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 11 between Nigeria and Tunisia.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 3 wins, Tunisia 5, 2 draws.
- Previous meeting: Tunisia 2–0 Nigeria on 9 August 1997 (LG Cup).
- Nigeria won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 4 goals.
- Tunisia won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 11 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1649, Tunisia 1645 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 1–5 vs Basque Country29 Dec 1999 · International Friendly
- 2–0 vs Gabon21 Nov 1999 · International Friendly
- 0–2 vs Greece13 Nov 1999 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Ghana28 Aug 1999 · International Friendly
- 1–0 vs Mozambique17 Aug 1999 · International Friendly
Tunisia: last 5 matches
- 0–2 vs Ghana18 Jan 2000 · International Friendly
- 7–0 vs Togo7 Jan 2000 · International Friendly
- 2–0 vs Ghana22 Dec 1999 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Zambia2 Nov 1999 · International Friendly
- 2–1 vs Zambia31 Oct 1999 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Tunisia2–0Nigeria9 Aug 1997 · LG Cup
- Tunisia1–1Nigeria22 Feb 1992 · International Friendly
- Tunisia2–0Nigeria20 Jul 1985 · World Cup Qualification
- Nigeria1–0Tunisia6 Jul 1985 · World Cup Qualification
- Tunisia5–0Nigeria26 Sep 1984 · International Friendly
- Nigeria2–0Tunisia12 Jul 1980 · World Cup Qualification