Africa Cup of Nations · Saturday 10 January 2026 · Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh, Morocco

Algeria

0–2

Nigeria

Algeria 0–2 Nigeria (10 Jan 2026): Result & Goals

Goals

47'Victor OsimhenNigeria
57'Akor AdamsNigeria

Pre-match prediction

49%29%22%

Algeria winDrawNigeria win

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Match facts

This is meeting number 22 between Algeria and Nigeria.
Head-to-head before this game: Algeria 10 wins, Nigeria 7, 4 draws.
Previous meeting: Algeria 2–1 Nigeria on 27 September 2022 (International Friendly).
Algeria won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
Nigeria won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 13 goals.
Elo ratings before kick-off: Algeria 1835, Nigeria 1759 — Algeria were favourites.

Algeria: last 5 matches

W W W W L

1–0 vs DR Congo6 Jan 2026 · Africa Cup of Nations
3–1 vs Equatorial Guinea31 Dec 2025 · Africa Cup of Nations
1–0 vs Burkina Faso28 Dec 2025 · Africa Cup of Nations
3–0 vs Sudan24 Dec 2025 · Africa Cup of Nations
1–1 vs United Arab Emirates12 Dec 2025 · Arab Cup

Nigeria: last 5 matches

W W W W L

4–0 vs Mozambique5 Jan 2026 · Africa Cup of Nations
3–1 vs Uganda30 Dec 2025 · Africa Cup of Nations
3–2 vs Tunisia27 Dec 2025 · Africa Cup of Nations
2–1 vs Tanzania23 Dec 2025 · Africa Cup of Nations
1–1 vs DR Congo16 Nov 2025 · World Cup Qualification

Previous meetings

Full head-to-head →

Algeria2–1Nigeria27 Sep 2022 · International Friendly
Nigeria0–1Algeria9 Oct 2020 · International Friendly
Algeria2–1Nigeria14 Jul 2019 · Africa Cup of Nations
Algeria3–0Nigeria10 Nov 2017 · World Cup Qualification
Nigeria3–1Algeria12 Nov 2016 · World Cup Qualification
Nigeria1–0Algeria30 Jan 2010 · Africa Cup of Nations