Africa Cup of Nations · Sunday 3 February 2002 · Bamako, Mali
GhanaNigeria 1–0 Ghana (3 Feb 2002): Result & Goals
Goals
- 80'
Garba LawalNigeria
Pre-match prediction
56%26%18%
Nigeria winDrawGhana win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 50 between Nigeria and Ghana.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 10 wins, Ghana 21, 18 draws.
- Previous meeting: Nigeria 3–0 Ghana on 29 July 2001 (World Cup Qualification).
- Nigeria won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Ghana won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 4 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1761, Ghana 1597 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs Liberia28 Jan 2002 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–0 vs Mali24 Jan 2002 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–0 vs Algeria21 Jan 2002 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–1 vs Ivory Coast12 Jan 2002 · International Friendly
- 2–2 vs Japan7 Oct 2001 · International Friendly
Ghana: last 5 matches
- 2–1 vs Burkina Faso30 Jan 2002 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–0 vs South Africa24 Jan 2002 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–0 vs Morocco21 Jan 2002 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–2 vs Egypt4 Jan 2002 · International Friendly
- 2–3 vs Basque Country29 Dec 2001 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Nigeria3–0Ghana29 Jul 2001 · World Cup Qualification
- 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