African Cup of Nations 2006 · Third-place play-off

Senegal 0–1 Nigeria

Thursday 9 Feb 2006 · Cairo, Egypt (neutral)

Senegal0–1Nigeria

Goals1

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Lawal

79′0–1Garba Lawal Nigeria

Line-ups

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

Senegal

Came on

19Papa Bouba DiopMF↑61′
7Henri CamaraFW↑69′
8Mamadou NiangFW↑77′

Nigeria

Came on

16Wilson OrumaMF↑67′
4KanuFW↑78′

Elo

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

Senegal: 1757 → 1739
Nigeria: 1850 → 1869

Expected score for Senegal: 36.9% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 17 of 19, 1963–2019.

Senegal wins: 5
Draws: 4
Nigeria wins: 10

Form either side

Senegal

Before

2–0 v Zimbabwe 23 Jan 2006 · African Cup of Nations 2006
0–1 v Ghana 27 Jan 2006 · African Cup of Nations 2006
1–2 v Nigeria 31 Jan 2006 · African Cup of Nations 2006
3–2 v Guinea 3 Feb 2006 · African Cup of Nations 2006
1–2 v Egypt 7 Feb 2006 · African Cup of Nations 2006

After

2–1 v Norway 1 Mar 2006 · Friendly
1–1 v South Korea 23 May 2006 · Friendly
1–0 v Ivory Coast 16 Aug 2006 · Friendly
2–0 v Mozambique 2 Sep 2006 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2006
0–1 v Burkina Faso 7 Oct 2006 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2006

Nigeria

Before

1–0 v Ghana 23 Jan 2006 · African Cup of Nations 2006
2–0 v Zimbabwe 27 Jan 2006 · African Cup of Nations 2006
2–1 v Senegal 31 Jan 2006 · African Cup of Nations 2006
1–1 v Tunisia 4 Feb 2006 · African Cup of Nations 2006
0–1 v Ivory Coast 7 Feb 2006 · African Cup of Nations 2006

After

2–0 v Niger 2 Sep 2006 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2006
1–0 v Lesotho 8 Oct 2006 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2006
1–4 v Ghana 6 Feb 2007 · Friendly
1–0 v Uganda 24 Mar 2007 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2007
1–0 v Kenya 27 May 2007 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Senegal

2–0 v Zimbabwe Group stage
0–1 v Ghana Group stage
1–2 v Nigeria Group stage
3–2 v Guinea Quarter-final
1–2 v Egypt Semi-final
0–1 v Nigeria Third-place play-off

Nigeria

1–0 v Ghana Group stage
2–0 v Zimbabwe Group stage
2–1 v Senegal Group stage
1–1 v Tunisia Quarter-final
0–1 v Ivory Coast Semi-final
1–0 v Senegal Third-place play-off

Every Senegal v Nigeria match19

From Senegal's side.


16 Jun 2019	Nigeria	1–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
23 Mar 2017	Nigeria	1–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
9 Feb 2006	Nigeria	0–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2006	Third-place play-off
31 Jan 2006	Nigeria	1–2	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2006	Group stage
12 Oct 2002	Nigeria	2–2	Home	Friendly	—
7 Feb 2002	Nigeria	2–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2002	Semi-final
7 Feb 2000	Nigeria	1–2	Away	African Cup of Nations 2000	Quarter-final
12 Jan 1992	Nigeria	1–2	Home	African Cup of Nations 1992	Group stage
28 Jan 1990	Nigeria	1–1 (lost on pens)	Away	Friendly	—
19 Nov 1983	Nigeria	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
15 Nov 1983	Nigeria	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
29 Sep 1979	Nigeria	0–2	Home	Friendly	—
26 Jun 1977	Nigeria	0–3	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 1977	—
12 Jun 1977	Nigeria	3–1	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 1977	—
27 Apr 1975	Nigeria	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
22 Feb 1975	Nigeria	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
2 Feb 1975	Nigeria	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
14 Apr 1963	Nigeria	5–1	Home	African Friendship Games 1963	—
27 Feb 1963	Nigeria	0–4	Neutral	Friendly	—

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