World Cup Qualification · Sunday 29 July 2001 · Port Harcourt, Nigeria
GhanaNigeria 3–0 Ghana (29 Jul 2001): Result & Goals
Goals
- 1'
Victor AgaliNigeria - 18'Tijani BabangidaNigeria
- 32'Tijani BabangidaNigeria
Pre-match prediction
67%22%11%
Nigeria winDrawGhana win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 49 between Nigeria and Ghana.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 9 wins, Ghana 21, 18 draws.
- Previous meeting: Ghana 0–0 Nigeria on 11 March 2001 (World Cup Qualification).
- Nigeria won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- Ghana won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1728, Ghana 1587 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 4–0 vs Sudan1 Jul 2001 · World Cup Qualification
- 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
Ghana: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs Sudan15 Jul 2001 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–1 vs Liberia1 Jul 2001 · World Cup Qualification
- 3–1 vs Lesotho17 Jun 2001 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–1 vs Zimbabwe3 Jun 2001 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–1 vs Sierra Leone5 May 2001 · World Cup Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Ghana0–0Nigeria11 Mar 2001 · World Cup Qualification
- Nigeria0–0Ghana28 Aug 1999 · International Friendly
- Nigeria0–0Ghana9 Mar 1994 · International Friendly
- Nigeria1–2Ghana23 Jan 1992 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Ghana1–0Nigeria2 Nov 1991 · International Friendly
- Nigeria0–0Ghana13 Apr 1991 · AFCON Qualification