African Cup of Nations 1978 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Nigeria 4–2 Burkina Faso

Sunday 5 Mar 1978 · Accra, Ghana (neutral)

Nigeria4–2Burkina Faso

Goals6

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Chukwu Amiesimaka Odegbami Hien Koïta Odegbami

17′1–0Christian Chukwu Nigeria
31′2–0Adokiye Amiesimaka Nigeria
44′3–0Segun Odegbami Nigeria
50′3–1Hubert Hien Burkina Faso
52′3–2Mamadaou Koïta Burkina Faso
82′4–2Segun Odegbami Nigeria

Elo

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

Nigeria: 1685 → 1698
Burkina Faso: 1415 → 1402

Expected score for Nigeria: 82.6% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 12, 1971–2013.

Nigeria wins: 8
Draws: 4
Burkina Faso wins: 0

Form either side

Nigeria

Before

0–0 v Tunisia 25 Sep 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
4–0 v Egypt 8 Oct 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
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

After

1–1 v Ghana 8 Mar 1978 · African Cup of Nations 1978
0–0 v Zambia 10 Mar 1978 · African Cup of Nations 1978
1–2 v Uganda 14 Mar 1978 · African Cup of Nations 1978
3–1 v Mali 14 Jul 1978 · All-African Games 1978
0–0 v Cameroon 17 Jul 1978 · All-African Games 1978

Burkina Faso

Before

0–1 v Ivory Coast 20 Mar 1977 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1977
1–4 v Ivory Coast 27 Mar 1977 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1977
2–0 v Benin 12 Feb 1978 · Friendly
2–2 v Gabon 19 Feb 1978 · Friendly
3–0 v Benin 26 Feb 1978 · Friendly

After

0–2 v Zambia 8 Mar 1978 · African Cup of Nations 1978
0–3 v Ghana 10 Mar 1978 · African Cup of Nations 1978
3–1 v Mali 11 Nov 1978 · Friendly
2–3 v Benin 21 Oct 1979 · Friendly
3–5 v Togo 23 Oct 1979 · Friendly

Group A

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Ghana	3	2	1	0	+4	5
2Nigeria	3	1	2	0	+2	4
3Zambia	3	1	1	1	+1	3
4Burkina Faso	3	0	0	3	-7	0

Road through the tournament

Nigeria

4–2 v Burkina Faso Group stage
1–1 v Ghana Group stage
0–0 v Zambia Group stage
1–2 v Uganda Semi-final

Burkina Faso

2–4 v Nigeria Group stage
0–2 v Zambia Group stage
0–3 v Ghana Group stage

Every Nigeria v Burkina Faso match12

From Nigeria's side.


10 Sep 2013	Burkina Faso	4–1	Home	Friendly	—
10 Feb 2013	Burkina Faso	1–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2013	Final
21 Jan 2013	Burkina Faso	1–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2013	Group stage
27 Apr 1997	Burkina Faso	2–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1997	—
9 Nov 1996	Burkina Faso	2–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1996	—
27 Jul 1991	Burkina Faso	7–1	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 1991	—
13 Jan 1991	Burkina Faso	1–1	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 1991	—
22 Nov 1987	Burkina Faso	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
18 Jul 1981	Burkina Faso	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
5 Mar 1978	Burkina Faso	4–2	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 1978	Group stage
9 Jan 1972	Burkina Faso	3–3	Away	Friendly	—
27 Nov 1971	Burkina Faso	4–0	Home	Friendly	—

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