African Cup of Nations 1980 · Semi-final

Nigeria 1–0 Morocco

Wednesday 19 Mar 1980 · Lagos, Nigeria

Nigeria1–0Morocco

Goals1

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9′1–0Felix Owolabi Nigeria

Elo

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

Nigeria: 1693 → 1710
Morocco: 1676 → 1659

Expected score for Nigeria: 66.2% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 6 of 12, 1969–2026.

Nigeria wins: 4
Draws: 3
Morocco wins: 5

Form either side

Nigeria

Before

1–0 v Liberia 26 Jan 1980 · Friendly
0–0 v Cameroon 2 Feb 1980 · Friendly
3–1 v Tanzania 8 Mar 1980 · African Cup of Nations 1980
0–0 v Ivory Coast 12 Mar 1980 · African Cup of Nations 1980
1–0 v Egypt 15 Mar 1980 · African Cup of Nations 1980

After

3–0 v Algeria 22 Mar 1980 · African Cup of Nations 1980
1–0 v Togo 13 Jun 1980 · Friendly
0–2 v Tunisia 29 Jun 1980 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1980
2–0 v Tunisia 12 Jul 1980 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1980
1–1 v Tanzania 6 Dec 1980 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1980

Morocco

Before

3–2 v Senegal 25 Feb 1980 · Friendly
0–0 v Tunisia 27 Feb 1980 · Friendly
1–1 v Guinea 9 Mar 1980 · African Cup of Nations 1980
0–1 v Algeria 13 Mar 1980 · African Cup of Nations 1980
1–0 v Ghana 16 Mar 1980 · African Cup of Nations 1980

After

2–0 v Egypt 21 Mar 1980 · African Cup of Nations 1980
1–0 v Tunisia 8 Jun 1980 · Friendly
1–0 v Senegal 22 Jun 1980 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1980
0–0 v Senegal 6 Jul 1980 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1980
2–1 v Thailand 17 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980

Road through the tournament

Nigeria

3–1 v Tanzania Group stage
0–0 v Ivory Coast Group stage
1–0 v Egypt Group stage
1–0 v Morocco Semi-final
3–0 v Algeria Final

Morocco

1–1 v Guinea Group stage
0–1 v Algeria Group stage
1–0 v Ghana Group stage
0–1 v Nigeria Semi-final
2–0 v Egypt Third-place play-off

Every Nigeria v Morocco match12

From Nigeria's side.


14 Jan 2026	Morocco	0–0 (lost on pens)	Away	African Cup of Nations 2026	—
27 Jan 2004	Morocco	0–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2004	Group stage
3 Feb 2000	Morocco	2–0	Home	African Cup of Nations 2000	Group stage
12 Dec 1996	Morocco	0–2	Away	King Hassan II Tournament 1996	—
28 Aug 1983	Morocco	0–0 (won on pens)	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 1983	—
14 Aug 1983	Morocco	0–0	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 1983	—
19 Mar 1980	Morocco	1–0	Home	African Cup of Nations 1980	Semi-final
11 Mar 1976	Morocco	1–2	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 1976	Final round
6 Mar 1976	Morocco	1–3	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 1976	Group stage
20 Feb 1972	Morocco	3–0	Home	Friendly	—
8 Nov 1969	Morocco	2–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1969	—
21 Sep 1969	Morocco	1–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1969	—

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