AFCON Qualification · Saturday 21 June 2003 · Benin City, Nigeria
Nigeria 2–2 Angola (21 Jun 2003): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Nigeria winDrawAngola win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 7 between Nigeria and Angola.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 2 wins, Angola 1, 3 draws.
- Previous meeting: Angola 0–0 Nigeria on 8 September 2002 (AFCON Qualification).
- Nigeria won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 10 goals.
- Angola won 0 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 2 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1758, Angola 1535 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 0–3 vs Brazil11 Jun 2003 · International Friendly
- 4–1 vs Malawi7 Jun 2003 · AFCON Qualification
- 3–1 vs Ghana30 May 2003 · LG Cup
- 2–3 vs Jamaica25 May 2003 · International Friendly
- 1–0 vs Malawi29 Mar 2003 · AFCON Qualification
Angola: last 5 matches
- 1–1 vs Gabon31 May 2003 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs Zimbabwe20 Apr 2003 · COSAFA Cup
- 1–1 vs Algeria29 Mar 2003 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs Malawi12 Oct 2002 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–0 vs Nigeria8 Sep 2002 · AFCON Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Angola0–0Nigeria8 Sep 2002 · AFCON Qualification
- Nigeria1–0Angola12 Aug 1989 · World Cup Qualification
- Angola2–2Nigeria22 Jan 1989 · World Cup Qualification
- Angola1–0Nigeria24 Apr 1983 · AFCON Qualification
- Nigeria2–0Angola9 Apr 1983 · AFCON Qualification
- Nigeria0–0Angola4 Apr 1981 · International Friendly