FIFA World Cup qualification 1977

Nigeria 4–0 Egypt

Saturday 8 Oct 1977 · Lagos, Nigeria

Nigeria4–0Egypt

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Chukwu Odegbami Odegbami N'Wadioha

24′1–0Christian Chukwu Nigeria
54′2–0Segun Odegbami Nigeria
67′3–0Segun Odegbami Nigeria
74′4–0Johnny N'Wadioha Nigeria

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Nigeria: 1710 → 1734
Egypt: 1674 → 1651

Expected score for Nigeria: 68.6% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 21, 1963–2026.

Nigeria wins: 8
Draws: 8
Egypt wins: 5

Form either side

Nigeria

Before

3–0 v Senegal 26 Jun 1977 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1977
4–0 v Ivory Coast 10 Jul 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
2–2 v Ivory Coast 25 Jul 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
2–1 v Ghana 4 Sep 1977 · Friendly
0–0 v Tunisia 25 Sep 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977

After

1–3 v Egypt 21 Oct 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
0–1 v Tunisia 12 Nov 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
1–0 v Gabon 5 Feb 1978 · Friendly
4–2 v Burkina Faso 5 Mar 1978 · African Cup of Nations 1978
1–1 v Ghana 8 Mar 1978 · African Cup of Nations 1978

Egypt

Before

1–0 v Kenya 27 Feb 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
2–2 v Tunisia 13 Mar 1977 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1977
2–3 v Tunisia 27 Apr 1977 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1977
2–0 v Zambia 15 Jul 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
0–0 v Zambia 31 Jul 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977

After

3–1 v Nigeria 21 Oct 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
3–2 v Tunisia 25 Nov 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
1–4 v Tunisia 11 Dec 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
1–1 v Algeria 13 Jul 1978 · All-African Games 1978
4–1 v Malawi 18 Jul 1978 · All-African Games 1978

Road through the tournament

Nigeria

4–0 v Ivory Coast 10 Jul 1977
2–2 v Ivory Coast 25 Jul 1977
0–0 v Tunisia 25 Sep 1977
4–0 v Egypt 8 Oct 1977
1–3 v Egypt 21 Oct 1977
0–1 v Tunisia 12 Nov 1977

Egypt

0–0 v Kenya 6 Feb 1977
1–0 v Kenya 27 Feb 1977
2–0 v Zambia 15 Jul 1977
0–0 v Zambia 31 Jul 1977
0–4 v Nigeria 8 Oct 1977
3–1 v Nigeria 21 Oct 1977
3–2 v Tunisia 25 Nov 1977
1–4 v Tunisia 11 Dec 1977

Every Nigeria v Egypt match21

From Nigeria's side.


17 Jan 2026	Egypt	0–0 (won on pens)	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2026	—
11 Jan 2022	Egypt	1–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2022	Group stage
26 Mar 2019	Egypt	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
29 Mar 2016	Egypt	0–1	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 2016	—
25 Mar 2016	Egypt	1–1	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 2016	—
12 Apr 2012	Egypt	2–3	Neutral	Friendly	—
12 Jan 2010	Egypt	1–3	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2010	Group stage
25 Nov 2002	Egypt	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
30 Mar 1994	Egypt	0–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 1994	Group stage
21 Sep 1991	Egypt	2–1	Away	Friendly	—
5 Mar 1990	Egypt	1–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 1990	Group stage
20 Mar 1988	Egypt	0–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 1988	Group stage
14 Mar 1984	Egypt	2–2 (won on pens)	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 1984	Semi-final
20 Feb 1983	Egypt	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
18 Feb 1983	Egypt	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
15 Mar 1980	Egypt	1–0	Home	African Cup of Nations 1980	Group stage
21 Oct 1977	Egypt	1–3	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1977	—
8 Oct 1977	Egypt	4–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1977	—
14 Mar 1976	Egypt	3–2	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 1976	Final round
14 Jan 1973	Egypt	4–2	Home	All-African Games 1973	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: none · Cards: none