International Friendly · Saturday 12 October 2002 · Dakar, Senegal
Senegal
NigeriaSenegal 2–2 Nigeria (12 Oct 2002): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Senegal winDrawNigeria win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 15 between Senegal and Nigeria.
- Head-to-head before this game: Senegal 4 wins, Nigeria 8, 2 draws.
- Previous meeting: Nigeria 1–2 Senegal on 7 February 2002 (Africa Cup of Nations).
- Senegal won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 7 goals.
- Nigeria won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 2 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Senegal 1807, Nigeria 1760 — Senegal were favourites.
Senegal: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs Lesotho8 Sep 2002 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–1 vs Turkey22 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup
- 2–1 vs Sweden16 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup
- 3–3 vs Uruguay11 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup
- 1–1 vs Denmark6 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 0–0 vs Angola8 Sep 2002 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–0 vs England12 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup
- 1–2 vs Sweden7 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup
- 0–1 vs Argentina2 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup
- 1–0 vs Jamaica18 May 2002 · Unity Cup
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Nigeria1–2Senegal7 Feb 2002 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Nigeria2–1Senegal7 Feb 2000 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Senegal1–2Nigeria12 Jan 1992 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Nigeria1–1Senegal28 Jan 1990 · International Friendly
- Senegal0–1Nigeria19 Nov 1983 · International Friendly
- Nigeria1–0Senegal15 Nov 1983 · International Friendly