Africa Cup of Nations · Wednesday 10 July 2019 · Cairo, Egypt
Nigeria 2–1 South Africa (10 Jul 2019): Result & Goals
Goals
- 27'
Samuel ChukwuezeNigeria - 71'
Bongani ZunguSouth Africa - 89'William Troost-EkongNigeria
Pre-match prediction
49%29%22%
Nigeria winDrawSouth Africa win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 14 between Nigeria and South Africa.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 6 wins, South Africa 2, 5 draws.
- Previous meeting: South Africa 1–1 Nigeria on 17 November 2018 (AFCON Qualification).
- Nigeria won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- South Africa won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 2 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1699, South Africa 1602 — Nigeria were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 3–2 vs Cameroon6 Jul 2019 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–2 vs Madagascar30 Jun 2019 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–0 vs Guinea26 Jun 2019 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–0 vs Burundi22 Jun 2019 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–1 vs Senegal16 Jun 2019 · International Friendly
South Africa: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs Egypt6 Jul 2019 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–1 vs Morocco1 Jul 2019 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–0 vs Namibia28 Jun 2019 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–1 vs Ivory Coast24 Jun 2019 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–0 vs Ghana15 Jun 2019 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- South Africa1–1Nigeria17 Nov 2018 · AFCON Qualification
- Nigeria0–2South Africa10 Jun 2017 · AFCON Qualification
- South Africa1–1Nigeria29 Mar 2015 · International Friendly
- Nigeria2–2South Africa19 Nov 2014 · AFCON Qualification
- South Africa0–0Nigeria10 Sep 2014 · AFCON Qualification
- South Africa0–2Nigeria14 Aug 2013 · International Friendly