African Cup of Nations qualification 1989

Zimbabwe 1–1 Nigeria

Sunday 30 Jul 1989 · Harare, Zimbabwe

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Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

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

Zimbabwe: 1570 → 1571
Nigeria: 1685 → 1684

Expected score for Zimbabwe: 47.8% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 12, 1981–2026.

Zimbabwe wins: 1
Draws: 4
Nigeria wins: 7

Form either side

Zimbabwe

Before

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
0–3 v Nigeria 16 Jul 1989 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1989

After

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
4–1 v Lesotho 7 Mar 1990 · Friendly

Nigeria

Before

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
3–0 v Zimbabwe 16 Jul 1989 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1989

After

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
1–5 v Algeria 2 Mar 1990 · African Cup of Nations 1990

Road through the tournament

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

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

Every Zimbabwe v Nigeria match12

From Zimbabwe's side.


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

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