Football Query

FIFA World Cup qualification 1977

Egypt 3–1 Nigeria

Friday 21 Oct 1977 · Cairo, Egypt

Egypt3–1Nigeria

Goals4

  1. 11′1–0Moustafa Abdou Egypt
  2. 27′2–0Moustafa Abdou Egypt
  3. 50′3–0Mokhtar Mokhtar Egypt
  4. 75′3–1Godwin Iwelumo Nigeria

Elo

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

Egypt
1651 → 1680
Nigeria
1734 → 1705

Expected score for Egypt: 52.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 21, 1963–2026.

Egypt wins
5
Draws
8
Nigeria wins
8

Form either side

Egypt

Before

After

Nigeria

Before

After

Road through the tournament

Egypt

Nigeria

Every Egypt v Nigeria match21

From Egypt's side.

17 Jan 2026Nigeria0–0 (lost on pens)NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 2026—
11 Jan 2022Nigeria0–1NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 2022Group stage
26 Mar 2019Nigeria0–1AwayFriendly—
29 Mar 2016Nigeria1–0HomeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2016—
25 Mar 2016Nigeria1–1AwayAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2016—
12 Apr 2012Nigeria3–2NeutralFriendly—
12 Jan 2010Nigeria3–1NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 2010Group stage
25 Nov 2002Nigeria1–1AwayFriendly—
30 Mar 1994Nigeria0–0NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 1994Group stage
21 Sep 1991Nigeria1–2HomeFriendly—
5 Mar 1990Nigeria0–1NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 1990Group stage
20 Mar 1988Nigeria0–0NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 1988Group stage
14 Mar 1984Nigeria2–2 (lost on pens)NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 1984Semi-final
20 Feb 1983Nigeria1–1AwayFriendly—
18 Feb 1983Nigeria0–0AwayFriendly—
15 Mar 1980Nigeria0–1AwayAfrican Cup of Nations 1980Group stage
21 Oct 1977Nigeria3–1HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 1977—
8 Oct 1977Nigeria0–4AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 1977—
14 Mar 1976Nigeria2–3NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 1976Final round
14 Jan 1973Nigeria2–4AwayAll-African Games 1973—

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