African Cup of Nations qualification 1989

Nigeria 3–0 Zimbabwe

Sunday 16 Jul 1989 · Ibadan, Nigeria

Nigeria3–0Zimbabwe

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

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

Nigeria: 1666 → 1685
Zimbabwe: 1588 → 1570

Expected score for Nigeria: 73.6% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 12, 1981–2026.

Nigeria wins: 7
Draws: 4
Zimbabwe wins: 1

Form either side

Nigeria

Before

2–2 v Angola 22 Jan 1989 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1989
1–1 v Guinea 15 Apr 1989 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1989
3–0 v Guinea 22 Apr 1989 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1989
2–0 v Cameroon 10 Jun 1989 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1989
1–2 v Gabon 25 Jun 1989 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1989

After

1–1 v Zimbabwe 30 Jul 1989 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1989
1–0 v Angola 12 Aug 1989 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1989
0–1 v Cameroon 27 Aug 1989 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1989
2–0 v Ivory Coast 25 Jan 1990 · Friendly
1–1 v Senegal 28 Jan 1990 · Friendly

Zimbabwe

Before

0–0 v Ivory Coast 22 Jan 1989 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1989
4–1 v Mauritius 9 Apr 1989 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1989
1–0 v Mauritius 23 Apr 1989 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1989
0–0 v Zambia 16 Jun 1989 · Friendly
1–2 v Algeria 25 Jun 1989 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1989

After

1–1 v Nigeria 30 Jul 1989 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1989
0–5 v Ivory Coast 13 Aug 1989 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1989
3–0 v Tanzania 3 Dec 1989 · CECAFA Cup 1989
1–1 v Uganda 6 Dec 1989 · CECAFA Cup 1989
1–2 v Kenya 9 Dec 1989 · CECAFA Cup 1989

Road through the tournament

Nigeria

1–1 v Guinea 15 Apr 1989
3–0 v Guinea 22 Apr 1989
3–0 v Zimbabwe 16 Jul 1989
1–1 v Zimbabwe 30 Jul 1989

Zimbabwe

4–1 v Mauritius 9 Apr 1989
1–0 v Mauritius 23 Apr 1989
0–3 v Nigeria 16 Jul 1989
1–1 v Nigeria 30 Jul 1989

Every Nigeria v Zimbabwe match12

From Nigeria's side.


26 May 2026	Zimbabwe	2–0	Neutral	Unity Cup 2026	—
25 Mar 2025	Zimbabwe	1–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
19 Nov 2023	Zimbabwe	1–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 2023	—
8 Jun 2019	Zimbabwe	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
27 Jan 2006	Zimbabwe	2–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2006	Group stage
8 Oct 2005	Zimbabwe	5–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2005	—
5 Sep 2004	Zimbabwe	3–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2004	—
30 Sep 1991	Zimbabwe	3–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
25 Sep 1991	Zimbabwe	1–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
30 Jul 1989	Zimbabwe	1–1	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 1989	—
16 Jul 1989	Zimbabwe	3–0	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 1989	—
1 Aug 1981	Zimbabwe	0–2	Away	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: none · Line-ups: none · Cards: none