FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

Equatorial Guinea 0–1 Nigeria

Sunday 15 Jun 2008 · Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea0–1Nigeria

Goals1

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Yobo

5′0–1Joseph Yobo Nigeria

Line-ups

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

Equatorial Guinea

Came on

18Don Christian↑66′
10BenjamínMF↑68′
5Bote Silvestre Mesaka↑80′

Nigeria

Came on

9Victor ObinnaFW↑59′
10Victor AnichebeFW↑59′

Elo

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

Equatorial Guinea: 1385 → 1380
Nigeria: 1813 → 1818

Expected score for Equatorial Guinea: 13.1% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 3, 2008–2024.

Equatorial Guinea wins: 0
Draws: 1
Nigeria wins: 2

Form either side

Equatorial Guinea

Before

0–0 v Liberia 17 Jun 2007 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2007
1–0 v Cameroon 9 Sep 2007 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2007
1–1 v Niger 21 Nov 2007 · Friendly
2–0 v Sierra Leone 1 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
1–4 v South Africa 7 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

After

0–2 v Nigeria 21 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
1–2 v Sierra Leone 6 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
0–1 v South Africa 11 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
0–5 v Cape Verde 28 Mar 2009 · Friendly
0–3 v Estonia 6 Jun 2009 · Friendly

Nigeria

Before

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

After

2–0 v Equatorial Guinea 21 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
1–0 v South Africa 6 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
4–1 v Sierra Leone 11 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
0–1 v Colombia 19 Nov 2008 · Friendly
0–0 v Jamaica 11 Feb 2009 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Equatorial Guinea

2–0 v Sierra Leone 1 Jun 2008
1–4 v South Africa 7 Jun 2008
0–1 v Nigeria 15 Jun 2008
0–2 v Nigeria 21 Jun 2008
1–2 v Sierra Leone 6 Sep 2008
0–1 v South Africa 11 Oct 2008

Nigeria

Every Equatorial Guinea v Nigeria match3

From Equatorial Guinea's side.


14 Jan 2024	Nigeria	1–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2024	Group stage
21 Jun 2008	Nigeria	0–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2008	—
15 Jun 2008	Nigeria	0–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2008	—

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