World Cup Qualification · Sunday 1 July 2001 · Omdurman, Sudan
SudanSudan 0–4 Nigeria (1 Jul 2001): Result & Goals
Goals
- 40'
Jay-Jay OkochaNigeria - 47'YakubuNigeria
- 78'Julius AghahowaNigeria
- 87'YakubuNigeria
Pre-match prediction
24%27%49%
Sudan winDrawNigeria win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 10 between Sudan and Nigeria.
- Head-to-head before this game: Sudan 1 wins, Nigeria 4, 4 draws.
- Previous meeting: Nigeria 3–0 Sudan on 27 January 2001 (World Cup Qualification).
- Sudan won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Nigeria won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Sudan 1457, Nigeria 1706 — Nigeria were favourites.
Sudan: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs Libya17 Jun 2001 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–3 vs Egypt3 Jun 2001 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–2 vs Liberia22 Apr 2001 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–1 vs Oman7 Apr 2001 · International Friendly
- 1–0 vs Oman5 Apr 2001 · International Friendly
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 2–0 vs Namibia16 Jun 2001 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–0 vs Madagascar2 Jun 2001 · AFCON Qualification
- 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