Africa Cup of Nations · Monday 23 January 2006 · Port Said, Egypt
GhanaNigeria 1–0 Ghana (23 Jan 2006): Result & Goals
Goals
- 85'
Taye TaiwoNigeria
Pre-match prediction
56%26%18%
Nigeria winDrawGhana win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 53 between Nigeria and Ghana.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 13 wins, Ghana 21, 18 draws.
- Previous meeting: Nigeria 3–1 Ghana on 30 May 2003 (LG Cup).
- Nigeria won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 12 goals.
- Ghana won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1789, Ghana 1633 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 0–3 vs Romania16 Nov 2005 · International Friendly
- 5–1 vs Zimbabwe8 Oct 2005 · World Cup Qualification
- 5–2 vs Algeria4 Sep 2005 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–0 vs Libya17 Aug 2005 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Angola18 Jun 2005 · World Cup Qualification
Ghana: last 5 matches
- 0–2 vs Tunisia15 Jan 2006 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs Togo11 Jan 2006 · International Friendly
- 3–1 vs Saudi Arabia14 Nov 2005 · International Friendly
- 4–0 vs Cape Verde8 Oct 2005 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–0 vs Uganda4 Sep 2005 · World Cup Qualification