African Cup of Nations qualification 1991

Nigeria 3–0 Benin

Saturday 27 Apr 1991 · Lagos, Nigeria

Nigeria3–0Benin

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

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

Nigeria: 1696 → 1700
Benin: 1319 → 1315

Expected score for Nigeria: 94% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 12 of 21, 1959–2025.

Nigeria wins: 16
Draws: 3
Benin wins: 2

Form either side

Nigeria

Before

0–1 v Ghana 1 Sep 1990 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1990
1–0 v Benin 30 Sep 1990 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1990
1–1 v Burkina Faso 13 Jan 1991 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1991
0–0 v Togo 27 Jan 1991 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1991
0–0 v Ghana 13 Apr 1991 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1991

After

7–1 v Burkina Faso 27 Jul 1991 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1991
2–1 v Egypt 21 Sep 1991 · Friendly
8–1 v Uganda 23 Sep 1991 · Friendly
1–0 v Zimbabwe 25 Sep 1991 · Friendly
0–1 v Cameroon 28 Sep 1991 · Friendly

Benin

Before

0–1 v Nigeria 30 Sep 1990 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1990
1–1 v Togo 14 Oct 1990 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1990
0–4 v Ghana 13 Jan 1991 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1991
1–2 v Burkina Faso 27 Jan 1991 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1991
2–1 v Congo 17 Apr 1991 · Friendly

After

0–2 v Togo 14 Jul 1991 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1991
0–0 v Ghana 28 Jul 1991 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1991
0–3 v Ivory Coast 11 Aug 1991 · Friendly
0–1 v Ivory Coast 1 Sep 1991 · Friendly
1–2 v Niger 16 Aug 1992 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1992

Road through the tournament

Nigeria

1–1 v Burkina Faso 13 Jan 1991
0–0 v Togo 27 Jan 1991
0–0 v Ghana 13 Apr 1991
3–0 v Benin 27 Apr 1991
7–1 v Burkina Faso 27 Jul 1991

Benin

0–4 v Ghana 13 Jan 1991
1–2 v Burkina Faso 27 Jan 1991
0–3 v Nigeria 27 Apr 1991
0–2 v Togo 14 Jul 1991
0–0 v Ghana 28 Jul 1991

Every Nigeria v Benin match21

From Nigeria's side.


14 Oct 2025	Benin	4–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
14 Nov 2024	Benin	1–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations qualification 2024	—
7 Sep 2024	Benin	3–0	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 2024	—
10 Jun 2024	Benin	1–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 2024	—
27 Mar 2021	Benin	1–0	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 2021	—
13 Nov 2019	Benin	2–1	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 2019	—
16 Jan 2010	Benin	1–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2010	Group stage
29 Jan 2008	Benin	2–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2008	Group stage
4 Feb 2004	Benin	2–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2004	Group stage
27 Apr 1991	Benin	3–0	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 1991	—
30 Sep 1990	Benin	1–0	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 1990	—
4 Nov 1979	Benin	5–0	Home	Friendly	—
14 Oct 1979	Benin	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
14 Feb 1977	Benin	7–0	Home	Friendly	—
20 Dec 1972	Benin	3–0	Home	Friendly	—
27 Feb 1966	Benin	2–1	Away	Friendly	—
11 Dec 1965	Benin	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
2 Feb 1963	Benin	4–1	Home	Friendly	—
27 Jan 1963	Benin	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
28 Nov 1959	Benin	10–1	Home	Friendly	—

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