African Cup of Nations 1978 · Semi-final

Nigeria 1–2 Uganda

Tuesday 14 Mar 1978 · Kumasi, Ghana (neutral)

Nigeria1–2Uganda

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Nasur Eyo Omondi

11′0–1Abdulla Nasur Uganda
54′1–1Martins Eyo Nigeria
58′1–2Phillip Omondi Uganda

Elo

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

Nigeria: 1696 → 1668
Uganda: 1651 → 1679

Expected score for Nigeria: 56.4% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 10, 1978–2025.

Nigeria wins: 4
Draws: 2
Uganda wins: 4

Form either side

Nigeria

Before

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
0–0 v Zambia 10 Mar 1978 · African Cup of Nations 1978

After

3–1 v Mali 14 Jul 1978 · All-African Games 1978
0–0 v Cameroon 17 Jul 1978 · All-African Games 1978
0–0 v Ghana 21 Jul 1978 · All-African Games 1978
3–2 v Malawi 25 Jul 1978 · All-African Games 1978
0–1 v Algeria 28 Jul 1978 · All-African Games 1978

Uganda

Before

1–0 v Malawi 6 Dec 1977 · CECAFA Cup 1977
0–0 v Zambia 9 Dec 1977 · CECAFA Cup 1977
3–1 v Congo 6 Mar 1978 · African Cup of Nations 1978
1–3 v Tunisia 9 Mar 1978 · African Cup of Nations 1978
3–0 v Morocco 11 Mar 1978 · African Cup of Nations 1978

After

0–2 v Ghana 16 Mar 1978 · African Cup of Nations 1978
2–0 v Malawi 5 Nov 1978 · CECAFA Cup 1978
1–2 v Zambia 7 Nov 1978 · CECAFA Cup 1978
1–0 v Kenya 9 Nov 1978 · CECAFA Cup 1978
2–2 v Somalia 13 Nov 1978 · CECAFA Cup 1978

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

Uganda

3–1 v Congo Group stage
1–3 v Tunisia Group stage
3–0 v Morocco Group stage
2–1 v Nigeria Semi-final
0–2 v Ghana Third-place play-off

Every Nigeria v Uganda match10

From Nigeria's side.


30 Dec 2025	Uganda	3–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2025	—
20 Nov 2018	Uganda	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
25 Mar 2015	Uganda	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
2 Jun 2007	Uganda	1–2	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 2007	—
24 Mar 2007	Uganda	1–0	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 2007	—
17 Jul 1993	Uganda	0–0	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 1993	—
29 Aug 1992	Uganda	2–0	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 1992	—
23 Sep 1991	Uganda	8–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
26 Sep 1981	Uganda	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
14 Mar 1978	Uganda	1–2	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 1978	Semi-final

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