International Friendly · Saturday 19 October 2002 · Freetown, Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
GhanaSierra Leone 2–1 Ghana (19 Oct 2002): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Sierra Leone winDrawGhana win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 19 between Sierra Leone and Ghana.
- Head-to-head before this game: Sierra Leone 6 wins, Ghana 9, 3 draws.
- Previous meeting: Sierra Leone 1–1 Ghana on 5 May 2001 (World Cup Qualification).
- Sierra Leone won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Ghana won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Sierra Leone 1419, Ghana 1565 — Ghana were favourites.
Sierra Leone: last 5 matches
- 2–0 vs Gabon12 Oct 2002 · AFCON Qualification
- 3–1 vs Equatorial Guinea8 Sep 2002 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–1 vs Gambia25 Aug 2002 · International Friendly
- 0–3 vs Sudan29 Jul 2001 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–1 vs Liberia14 Jul 2001 · World Cup Qualification
Ghana: last 5 matches
- 4–2 vs Rwanda13 Oct 2002 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–1 vs Lesotho8 Oct 2002 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs Uganda7 Sep 2002 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–2 vs Slovenia17 May 2002 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs Nigeria3 Feb 2002 · Africa Cup of Nations
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Sierra Leone1–1Ghana5 May 2001 · World Cup Qualification
- Ghana5–0Sierra Leone9 Jul 2000 · World Cup Qualification
- Ghana0–2Sierra Leone17 Aug 1997 · World Cup Qualification
- Sierra Leone1–1Ghana5 Apr 1997 · World Cup Qualification
- Sierra Leone1–0Ghana8 Apr 1995 · AFCON Qualification
- Ghana4–1Sierra Leone4 Sep 1994 · AFCON Qualification