Africa Cup of Nations · Tuesday 7 February 2006 · Alexandria, Egypt
NigeriaNigeria 0–1 Ivory Coast (7 Feb 2006): Result & Goals
Goals
- 47'
Didier DrogbaIvory Coast
Pre-match prediction
44%31%25%
Nigeria winDrawIvory Coast win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 19 between Nigeria and Ivory Coast.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 6 wins, Ivory Coast 3, 9 draws.
- Previous meeting: Ivory Coast 1–1 Nigeria on 12 January 2002 (International Friendly).
- Nigeria won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- Ivory Coast won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 7 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1829, Ivory Coast 1765 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 1–1 vs Tunisia4 Feb 2006 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–1 vs Senegal31 Jan 2006 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–0 vs Zimbabwe27 Jan 2006 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–0 vs Ghana23 Jan 2006 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–3 vs Romania16 Nov 2005 · International Friendly
Ivory Coast: last 5 matches
- 1–1 vs Cameroon4 Feb 2006 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–3 vs Egypt28 Jan 2006 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–1 vs Libya24 Jan 2006 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–0 vs Morocco21 Jan 2006 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–0 vs Jordan17 Jan 2006 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Ivory Coast1–1Nigeria12 Jan 2002 · International Friendly
- Nigeria2–2Ivory Coast6 Apr 1994 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Nigeria4–1Ivory Coast25 Sep 1993 · World Cup Qualification
- Ivory Coast2–1Nigeria2 May 1993 · World Cup Qualification
- Ivory Coast2–0Nigeria31 Oct 1991 · International Friendly
- Nigeria1–0Ivory Coast8 Mar 1990 · Africa Cup of Nations