Africa Cup of Nations · Saturday 9 February 2002 · Mopti, Mali
MaliMali 0–1 Nigeria (9 Feb 2002): Result & Goals
Goals
- 29'
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Pre-match prediction
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 9 between Mali and Nigeria.
- Head-to-head before this game: Mali 4 wins, Nigeria 2, 2 draws.
- Previous meeting: Mali 0–0 Nigeria on 24 January 2002 (Africa Cup of Nations).
- Mali 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 4 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Mali 1555, Nigeria 1745 — Nigeria were favourites.
Mali: last 5 matches
- 0–3 vs Cameroon7 Feb 2002 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–0 vs South Africa3 Feb 2002 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–0 vs Algeria28 Jan 2002 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–0 vs Nigeria24 Jan 2002 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–1 vs Liberia19 Jan 2002 · Africa Cup of Nations
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 1–2 vs Senegal7 Feb 2002 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–0 vs Ghana3 Feb 2002 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 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