Africa Cup of Nations · Monday 7 February 2000 · Lagos, Nigeria
Nigeria 2–1 Senegal (7 Feb 2000): Result & Goals
Goals
- 7'
Khalilou FadigaSenegal - 85'
Julius AghahowaNigeria - 92'Julius AghahowaNigeria
Pre-match prediction
62%24%14%
Nigeria winDrawSenegal win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 13 between Nigeria and Senegal.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 7 wins, Senegal 3, 2 draws.
- Previous meeting: Senegal 1–2 Nigeria on 12 January 1992 (Africa Cup of Nations).
- Nigeria won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- Senegal won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1698, Senegal 1580 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 2–0 vs Morocco3 Feb 2000 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–0 vs Congo28 Jan 2000 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 4–2 vs Tunisia23 Jan 2000 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–5 vs Basque Country29 Dec 1999 · International Friendly
- 2–0 vs Gabon21 Nov 1999 · International Friendly
Senegal: last 5 matches
- 2–2 vs Zambia1 Feb 2000 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–1 vs Egypt28 Jan 2000 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 3–1 vs Burkina Faso25 Jan 2000 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–0 vs Cameroon13 Jan 2000 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Morocco21 Dec 1999 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Senegal1–2Nigeria12 Jan 1992 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Nigeria1–1Senegal28 Jan 1990 · International Friendly
- Senegal0–1Nigeria19 Nov 1983 · International Friendly
- Nigeria1–0Senegal15 Nov 1983 · International Friendly
- Senegal0–2Nigeria29 Sep 1979 · International Friendly
- Nigeria3–0Senegal26 Jun 1977 · AFCON Qualification