Football Query

FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

Nigeria 2–0 South Africa

Sunday 1 Jun 2008 · Abuja, Nigeria

Nigeria2–0South Africa

Goals2

  1. 10′1–0Ikechukwu Uche Nigeria
  2. 45′2–0Obinna Nwaneri Nigeria

Line-ups

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

Nigeria

Came on

South Africa

Came on

Elo

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

Nigeria
1799 → 1809
South Africa
1610 → 1601

Expected score for Nigeria: 84.1% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 6 of 17, 1992–2025.

Nigeria wins
7
Draws
8
South Africa wins
2

Form either side

Nigeria

Before

After

South Africa

Before

After

Road through the tournament

Nigeria

South Africa

Every Nigeria v South Africa match17

From Nigeria's side.

9 Sep 2025South Africa1–1AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
7 Jun 2024South Africa1–1HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2024—
7 Feb 2024South Africa1–1 (won on pens)NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 2024Semi-final
10 Jul 2019South Africa2–1NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 2019Quarter-final
17 Nov 2018South Africa1–1AwayAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2018—
10 Jun 2017South Africa0–2HomeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2017—
29 Mar 2015South Africa1–1AwayFriendly—
19 Nov 2014South Africa2–2HomeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2014—
10 Sep 2014South Africa0–0AwayAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2014—
14 Aug 2013South Africa2–0AwayFriendly—
6 Sep 2008South Africa1–0AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2008—
1 Jun 2008South Africa2–0HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2008—
17 Nov 2004South Africa1–2AwayFriendly—
31 Jan 2004South Africa4–0NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 2004Group stage
10 Feb 2000South Africa2–0HomeAfrican Cup of Nations 2000Semi-final
16 Jan 1993South Africa0–0AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 1993—
10 Oct 1992South Africa4–0HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 1992—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN