Friendly

Republic of Ireland 1–2 Nigeria

Thursday 16 May 2002 · Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland1–2Nigeria

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Aghahowa Sodje Reid

13′0–1Julius Aghahowa Nigeria
47′0–2Efetobore Sodje Nigeria
69′1–2Steven Reid Republic of Ireland

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Republic of Ireland

Came on

Steven ReidMF●↑46′
Gary KellyDF↑61′
David ConnollyFW↑61′
Clinton MorrisonFW↑61′
Mark KinsellaMF↑64′

Nigeria

Came on

Wilson OrumaMF↑66′

No cards.

Elo

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

Republic of Ireland: 1875 → 1861
Nigeria: 1822 → 1836

Expected score for Republic of Ireland: 70.7% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 3, 2002–2009.

Republic of Ireland wins: 0
Draws: 1
Nigeria wins: 2

Form either side

Republic of Ireland

Before

2–0 v Iran 10 Nov 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
0–1 v Iran 15 Nov 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
2–0 v Russia 13 Feb 2002 · Friendly
3–0 v Denmark 27 Mar 2002 · Friendly
2–1 v United States 17 Apr 2002 · Friendly

After

1–1 v Cameroon 1 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–1 v Germany 5 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
3–0 v Saudi Arabia 11 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–1 v Spain 16 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
3–0 v Finland 21 Aug 2002 · Friendly

Nigeria

Before

1–2 v Senegal 7 Feb 2002 · African Cup of Nations 2002
1–0 v Mali 9 Feb 2002 · African Cup of Nations 2002
1–1 v Paraguay 26 Mar 2002 · Friendly
2–1 v Scotland 17 Apr 2002 · Friendly
3–0 v Kenya 4 May 2002 · Friendly

After

1–0 v Jamaica 18 May 2002 · Unity Cup 2002
0–1 v Argentina 2 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–2 v Sweden 7 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
0–0 v England 12 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
0–0 v Angola 8 Sep 2002 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2002

Every Republic of Ireland v Nigeria match3

From Republic of Ireland's side.


29 May 2009	Nigeria	1–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
29 May 2004	Nigeria	0–3	Neutral	Unity Cup 2004	—
16 May 2002	Nigeria	1–2	Home	Friendly	—

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