FIFA World Cup qualification 2001

Nigeria 3–0 Ghana

Sunday 29 Jul 2001 · Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Nigeria3–0Ghana

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Agali Babangida Babangida

1′1–0Victor Agali Nigeria
18′2–0Tijani Babangida Nigeria
32′3–0Tijani Babangida Nigeria

Elo

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

Nigeria: 1781 → 1794
Ghana: 1630 → 1617

Expected score for Nigeria: 80.9% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 49 of 61, 1950–2025.

Nigeria wins: 16
Draws: 21
Ghana wins: 24

Form either side

Nigeria

Before

0–1 v Sierra Leone 21 Apr 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
2–0 v Liberia 5 May 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
1–0 v Madagascar 2 Jun 2001 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2001
2–0 v Namibia 16 Jun 2001 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2001
4–0 v Sudan 1 Jul 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001

After

2–2 v South Korea 13 Sep 2001 · Friendly
1–2 v South Korea 16 Sep 2001 · Friendly
2–2 v Japan 7 Oct 2001 · Friendly
1–1 v Ivory Coast 12 Jan 2002 · Friendly
1–0 v Algeria 21 Jan 2002 · African Cup of Nations 2002

Ghana

Before

1–1 v Sierra Leone 5 May 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
2–1 v Zimbabwe 3 Jun 2001 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2001
3–1 v Lesotho 17 Jun 2001 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2001
2–1 v Liberia 1 Jul 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
1–0 v Sudan 15 Jul 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001

After

1–1 v Algeria 5 Dec 2001 · Friendly
1–1 v Mali 25 Dec 2001 · Friendly
0–2 v Egypt 4 Jan 2002 · Friendly
0–0 v Morocco 21 Jan 2002 · African Cup of Nations 2002
0–0 v South Africa 24 Jan 2002 · African Cup of Nations 2002

Road through the tournament

Nigeria

3–0 v Sudan 27 Jan 2001
0–0 v Ghana 11 Mar 2001
0–1 v Sierra Leone 21 Apr 2001
2–0 v Liberia 5 May 2001
4–0 v Sudan 1 Jul 2001
3–0 v Ghana 29 Jul 2001

Ghana

1–3 v Liberia 28 Jan 2001
0–1 v Sudan 25 Feb 2001
0–0 v Nigeria 11 Mar 2001
1–1 v Sierra Leone 5 May 2001
2–1 v Liberia 1 Jul 2001
1–0 v Sudan 15 Jul 2001
0–3 v Nigeria 29 Jul 2001

Every Nigeria v Ghana match61

From Nigeria's side.


28 May 2025	Ghana	2–1	Neutral	Unity Cup 2025	—
22 Mar 2024	Ghana	2–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
29 Mar 2022	Ghana	1–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2022	—
25 Mar 2022	Ghana	0–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2022	—
11 Oct 2011	Ghana	0–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
28 Jan 2010	Ghana	0–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2010	Semi-final
3 Feb 2008	Ghana	1–2	Away	African Cup of Nations 2008	Quarter-final
6 Feb 2007	Ghana	1–4	Neutral	Friendly	—
23 Jan 2006	Ghana	1–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2006	Group stage
30 May 2003	Ghana	3–1	Home	Friendly	—
15 Dec 2002	Ghana	1–0	Away	Friendly	—
3 Feb 2002	Ghana	1–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2002	Quarter-final
29 Jul 2001	Ghana	3–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2001	—
11 Mar 2001	Ghana	0–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2001	—
28 Aug 1999	Ghana	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
9 Mar 1994	Ghana	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
23 Jan 1992	Ghana	1–2	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 1992	Semi-final
2 Nov 1991	Ghana	0–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
13 Apr 1991	Ghana	0–0	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 1991	—
1 Sep 1990	Ghana	0–1	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 1990	—

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