World Cup Qualification · Saturday 26 March 2005 · Port Harcourt, Nigeria
GabonNigeria 2–0 Gabon (26 Mar 2005): Result & Goals
Goals
- 79'
Julius AghahowaNigeria - 81'Nwankwo KanuNigeria
Pre-match prediction
76%17%7%
Nigeria winDrawGabon win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 10 between Nigeria and Gabon.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 5 wins, Gabon 1, 3 draws.
- Previous meeting: Gabon 1–1 Nigeria on 9 October 2004 (World Cup Qualification).
- Nigeria won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 8 goals.
- Gabon won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 8 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1787, Gabon 1528 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 1–2 vs South Africa17 Nov 2004 · International Friendly
- 2–2 vs Ecuador22 Oct 2004 · LG Cup
- 1–2 vs Libya20 Oct 2004 · LG Cup
- 1–1 vs Gabon9 Oct 2004 · World Cup Qualification
- 3–0 vs Zimbabwe5 Sep 2004 · World Cup Qualification
Gabon: last 5 matches
- 0–0 vs Congo19 Mar 2005 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Nigeria9 Oct 2004 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–0 vs Benin3 Oct 2004 · International Friendly
- 3–0 vs Algeria5 Sep 2004 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–2 vs Angola3 Jul 2004 · World Cup Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Gabon1–1Nigeria9 Oct 2004 · World Cup Qualification
- Gabon0–2Nigeria21 Nov 1999 · International Friendly
- Nigeria3–0Gabon26 Mar 1994 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Gabon2–1Nigeria25 Jun 1989 · World Cup Qualification
- Nigeria1–0Gabon7 Jan 1989 · World Cup Qualification
- Gabon0–0Nigeria2 Mar 1983 · International Friendly