World Cup Qualification · Saturday 5 May 2001 · Port Harcourt, Nigeria
LiberiaNigeria 2–0 Liberia (5 May 2001): Result & Goals
Goals
- 11'
Nwankwo KanuNigeria - 59'Victor AgaliNigeria
Pre-match prediction
62%24%14%
Nigeria winDrawLiberia win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 11 between Nigeria and Liberia.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 7 wins, Liberia 1, 2 draws.
- Previous meeting: Liberia 2–1 Nigeria on 9 July 2000 (World Cup Qualification).
- Nigeria won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Liberia won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 7 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1672, Liberia 1578 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 0–1 vs Sierra Leone21 Apr 2001 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–1 vs Zambia24 Mar 2001 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–0 vs Ghana11 Mar 2001 · World Cup Qualification
- 3–0 vs Sudan27 Jan 2001 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–0 vs Zambia13 Jan 2001 · AFCON Qualification
Liberia: last 5 matches
- 2–0 vs Sudan22 Apr 2001 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–3 vs Mali8 Apr 2001 · International Friendly
- 1–0 vs Congo25 Mar 2001 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–0 vs Sierra Leone25 Feb 2001 · World Cup Qualification
- 3–1 vs Ghana28 Jan 2001 · World Cup Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Liberia2–1Nigeria9 Jul 2000 · World Cup Qualification
- Liberia0–1Nigeria4 Nov 1984 · World Cup Qualification
- Nigeria3–0Liberia20 Oct 1984 · World Cup Qualification
- Nigeria3–0Liberia3 Oct 1981 · International Friendly
- Nigeria1–0Liberia26 Jan 1980 · International Friendly
- Liberia2–2Nigeria25 Oct 1979 · International Friendly