FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

Nigeria 2–0 Equatorial Guinea

Saturday 21 Jun 2008 · Abuja, Nigeria

Nigeria2–0Equatorial Guinea

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Ayegbeni Uche

45′1–0Yakubu Ayegbeni Nigeria
84′2–0Ikechukwu Uche Nigeria

Line-ups

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

Nigeria

Came on

9Victor ObinnaFW↑35′
10John Obi MikelMF↑65′
15Ikechukwu UcheFW●↑82′

Equatorial Guinea

Came on

16TouriMF↑64′
7Juan EpitieFW↑64′

Elo

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

Nigeria: 1818 → 1821
Equatorial Guinea: 1380 → 1377

Expected score for Nigeria: 95.7% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 3, 2008–2024.

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

Form either side

Nigeria

Before

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
1–0 v Equatorial Guinea 15 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

After

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
0–0 v Mozambique 29 Mar 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009

Equatorial Guinea

Before

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
0–1 v Nigeria 15 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

After

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
1–2 v Morocco 11 Aug 2010 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Nigeria

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

Every Nigeria v Equatorial Guinea match3

From Nigeria's side.


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

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