World Cup Qualification · Saturday 27 January 2001 · Port Harcourt, Nigeria
SudanNigeria 3–0 Sudan (27 Jan 2001): Result & Goals
Goals
- 57'
Victor AgaliNigeria - 67'Victor AgaliNigeria
- 82'Nwankwo KanuNigeria
Pre-match prediction
81%13%6%
Nigeria winDrawSudan win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 9 between Nigeria and Sudan.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 3 wins, Sudan 1, 4 draws.
- Previous meeting: Nigeria 4–0 Sudan on 23 April 1993 (AFCON Qualification).
- Nigeria won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 8 goals.
- Sudan won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1710, Sudan 1386 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs Zambia13 Jan 2001 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–0 vs Madagascar7 Oct 2000 · AFCON Qualification
- 4–0 vs Namibia2 Sep 2000 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–2 vs Liberia9 Jul 2000 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–0 vs Sierra Leone17 Jun 2000 · World Cup Qualification
Sudan: last 5 matches
- 0–2 vs Ivory Coast20 Jan 2001 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–1 vs Egypt8 Oct 2000 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–1 vs Libya10 Sep 2000 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–2 vs Eritrea15 Jul 2000 · AFCON Qualification
- 5–1 vs Eritrea2 Jul 2000 · AFCON Qualification