AFCON Qualification · Saturday 2 June 2001 · Benin City, Nigeria
Nigeria
MadagascarNigeria 1–0 Madagascar (2 Jun 2001): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Nigeria winDrawMadagascar win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 2 between Nigeria and Madagascar.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 0 wins, Madagascar 0, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: Madagascar 0–0 Nigeria on 7 October 2000 (AFCON Qualification).
- Nigeria won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- Madagascar won 0 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 2 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1687, Madagascar 1434 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 2–0 vs Liberia5 May 2001 · World Cup Qualification
- 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
Madagascar: last 5 matches
- 0–2 vs Tunisia5 May 2001 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–2 vs Congo28 Apr 2001 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–1 vs DR Congo22 Apr 2001 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–2 vs Namibia24 Mar 2001 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–3 vs Ivory Coast28 Jan 2001 · World Cup Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Madagascar0–0Nigeria7 Oct 2000 · AFCON Qualification