African Cup of Nations 2008 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Nigeria 0–0 Mali

Friday 25 Jan 2008 · Sekondi, Ghana (neutral)

Nigeria0–0Mali

Goals0

Line-ups

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

Nigeria

Came on

7John UtakaMF↑46′
15Ikechukwu UcheFW↑58′
17Stephen MakinwaFW↑84′

Mali

Came on

13Mamadou DialloFW↑74′
14Drissa DiakitéDF↑82′
18Souleymane DembeleDF↑86′

Elo

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

Nigeria: 1817 → 1807
Mali: 1676 → 1686

Expected score for Nigeria: 69.2% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 11 of 13, 1960–2016.

Nigeria wins: 6
Draws: 3
Mali wins: 4

Form either side

Nigeria

Before

2–2 v Mexico 14 Oct 2007 · Friendly
0–1 v Australia 17 Nov 2007 · Friendly
1–0 v Switzerland 20 Nov 2007 · Friendly
2–0 v Sudan 9 Jan 2008 · Friendly
0–1 v Ivory Coast 21 Jan 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008

After

2–0 v Benin 29 Jan 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008
1–2 v Ghana 3 Feb 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008
1–1 v Austria 27 May 2008 · Friendly
2–0 v South Africa 1 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
1–0 v Sierra Leone 7 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

Mali

Before

2–0 v Togo 12 Oct 2007 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2007
2–3 v Senegal 17 Nov 2007 · Friendly
2–3 v Algeria 20 Nov 2007 · Friendly
0–1 v Egypt 10 Jan 2008 · Friendly
1–0 v Benin 21 Jan 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008

After

0–3 v Ivory Coast 29 Jan 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008
4–2 v Congo 1 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
2–1 v Chad 7 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
2–3 v Sudan 14 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
3–0 v Sudan 22 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

Group B

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Ivory Coast	3	3	0	0	+7	9
2Nigeria	3	1	1	1	+1	4
3Mali	3	1	1	1	-2	4
4Benin	3	0	0	3	-6	0

Road through the tournament

Nigeria

0–1 v Ivory Coast Group stage
0–0 v Mali Group stage
2–0 v Benin Group stage
1–2 v Ghana Quarter-final

Mali

1–0 v Benin Group stage
0–0 v Nigeria Group stage
0–3 v Ivory Coast Group stage

Every Nigeria v Mali match13

From Nigeria's side.


27 May 2016	Mali	1–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
6 Feb 2013	Mali	4–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2013	Semi-final
25 Jan 2008	Mali	0–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2008	Group stage
13 Feb 2004	Mali	2–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2004	Third-place play-off
9 Feb 2002	Mali	1–0	Away	African Cup of Nations 2002	Third-place play-off
24 Jan 2002	Mali	0–0	Away	African Cup of Nations 2002	Group stage
18 Dec 1983	Mali	0–0 (lost on pens)	Neutral	Friendly	—
14 Jul 1978	Mali	3–1	Neutral	All-African Games 1978	—
5 Sep 1975	Mali	1–4	Neutral	Friendly	—
4 Dec 1972	Mali	3–0	Home	Friendly	—
22 Nov 1972	Mali	1–2	Away	Friendly	—
5 Oct 1960	Mali	2–3	Home	Friendly	—
1 Jun 1960	Mali	2–3	Away	Friendly	—

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