Africa Cup of Nations · Sunday 13 February 2000 · Lagos, Nigeria
Nigeria 2–2 Cameroon (13 Feb 2000): Result & Goals
Goals
- 26'
Samuel Eto'oCameroon - 31'Patrick M'BomaCameroon
- 45'
Raphael ChukwuNigeria - 47'Jay-Jay OkochaNigeria
Pre-match prediction
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Nigeria winDrawCameroon win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 18 between Nigeria and Cameroon.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 8 wins, Cameroon 4, 5 draws.
- Previous meeting: Cameroon 0–1 Nigeria on 7 August 1997 (LG Cup).
- Nigeria won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 10 goals.
- Cameroon won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1736, Cameroon 1725 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 2–0 vs South Africa10 Feb 2000 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–1 vs Senegal7 Feb 2000 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 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
Cameroon: last 5 matches
- 3–0 vs Tunisia10 Feb 2000 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–1 vs Algeria6 Feb 2000 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–1 vs Togo31 Jan 2000 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 3–0 vs Ivory Coast28 Jan 2000 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–1 vs Ghana22 Jan 2000 · Africa Cup of Nations
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Cameroon0–1Nigeria7 Aug 1997 · LG Cup
- Cameroon1–2Nigeria25 Jan 1992 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Cameroon1–0Nigeria28 Sep 1991 · International Friendly
- Cameroon1–0Nigeria27 Aug 1989 · World Cup Qualification
- Nigeria2–0Cameroon10 Jun 1989 · World Cup Qualification
- Cameroon1–0Nigeria27 Mar 1988 · Africa Cup of Nations