African Cup of Nations qualification 1983

Morocco 0–0 Nigeria

Sunday 28 Aug 1983 · Rabat, Morocco · after extra time · Nigeria won on penalties

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Goals0

Elo

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

Morocco: 1634 → 1626
Nigeria: 1579 → 1587

Expected score for Morocco: 70.9% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 8 of 12, 1969–2026.

Morocco wins: 5
Draws: 3
Nigeria wins: 4

Form either side

Morocco

Before

0–0 v Senegal 10 Mar 1983 · Friendly
0–1 v Tunisia 23 Mar 1983 · Friendly
4–0 v Mali 10 Apr 1983 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1983
0–2 v Mali 24 Apr 1983 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1983
0–0 v Nigeria 14 Aug 1983 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1983

After

3–3 v Ivory Coast 15 Jan 1984 · Friendly
1–1 v Bulgaria 5 Feb 1984 · Friendly
2–1 v Senegal 23 Jun 1984 · Friendly
1–0 v Sierra Leone 30 Jun 1984 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1984
4–0 v Sierra Leone 15 Jul 1984 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1984

Nigeria

Before

0–1 v Ghana 1 May 1983 · Friendly
0–0 v Thailand 4 Jun 1983 · Korea Cup 1983
0–1 v South Korea 8 Jun 1983 · Korea Cup 1983
2–1 v Indonesia 10 Jun 1983 · Korea Cup 1983
0–0 v Morocco 14 Aug 1983 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1983

After

1–0 v Senegal 15 Nov 1983 · Friendly
1–0 v Senegal 19 Nov 1983 · Friendly
2–5 v Togo 16 Dec 1983 · Friendly
0–0 v Mali 18 Dec 1983 · Friendly
2–1 v Ghana 5 Mar 1984 · African Cup of Nations 1984

Road through the tournament

Morocco

4–0 v Mali 10 Apr 1983
0–2 v Mali 24 Apr 1983
0–0 v Nigeria 14 Aug 1983
0–0 v Nigeria 28 Aug 1983

Nigeria

2–0 v Angola 9 Apr 1983
0–1 v Angola 24 Apr 1983
0–0 v Morocco 14 Aug 1983
0–0 v Morocco 28 Aug 1983

Every Morocco v Nigeria match12

From Morocco's side.


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

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