African Cup of Nations 2010 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Nigeria 3–0 Mozambique

Wednesday 20 Jan 2010 · Lubango, Angola (neutral)

Nigeria3–0Mozambique

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Odemwingie Odemwingie Martins

45′1–0Peter Odemwingie Nigeria
47′2–0Peter Odemwingie Nigeria
86′3–0Obafemi Martins Nigeria

Line-ups

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

Nigeria

Came on

9Obafemi MartinsFW●↑68′
13Ayiila YussufMF↑72′
18Victor ObinnaFW↑83′

Mozambique

Came on

20JosemarMF↑68′
2Momed HadiMF↑75′
14Carlos ParruqueMF↑83′

Elo

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

Nigeria: 1804 → 1818
Mozambique: 1521 → 1507

Expected score for Nigeria: 83.6% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 6, 1999–2026.

Nigeria wins: 5
Draws: 1
Mozambique wins: 0

Form either side

Nigeria

Before

2–2 v Tunisia 6 Sep 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
1–0 v Mozambique 11 Oct 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
3–2 v Kenya 14 Nov 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
1–3 v Egypt 12 Jan 2010 · African Cup of Nations 2010
1–0 v Benin 16 Jan 2010 · African Cup of Nations 2010

After

0–0 v Zambia 25 Jan 2010 · African Cup of Nations 2010
0–1 v Ghana 28 Jan 2010 · African Cup of Nations 2010
1–0 v Algeria 30 Jan 2010 · African Cup of Nations 2010
5–2 v DR Congo 3 Mar 2010 · Friendly
0–0 v Saudi Arabia 25 May 2010 · Friendly

Mozambique

Before

1–0 v Tunisia 14 Nov 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
0–1 v Malawi 19 Dec 2009 · Friendly
0–2 v Gabon 6 Jan 2010 · Friendly
2–2 v Benin 12 Jan 2010 · African Cup of Nations 2010
0–2 v Egypt 16 Jan 2010 · African Cup of Nations 2010

After

0–1 v Botswana 3 Mar 2010 · Friendly
0–3 v Portugal 8 Jun 2010 · Friendly
2–1 v Eswatini 11 Aug 2010 · Friendly
0–0 v Libya 5 Sep 2010 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2010
1–0 v Comoros 9 Oct 2010 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2010

Group C

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Egypt	3	3	0	0	+6	9
2Nigeria	3	2	0	1	+2	6
3Benin	3	0	1	2	-3	1
4Mozambique	3	0	1	2	-5	1

Road through the tournament

Nigeria

1–3 v Egypt Group stage
1–0 v Benin Group stage
3–0 v Mozambique Group stage
0–0 v Zambia Quarter-final
0–1 v Ghana Semi-final
1–0 v Algeria Third-place play-off

Mozambique

2–2 v Benin Group stage
0–2 v Egypt Group stage
0–3 v Nigeria Group stage

Every Nigeria v Mozambique match6

From Nigeria's side.


5 Jan 2026	Mozambique	4–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2026	—
16 Oct 2023	Mozambique	3–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
20 Jan 2010	Mozambique	3–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2010	Group stage
11 Oct 2009	Mozambique	1–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2009	—
29 Mar 2009	Mozambique	0–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2009	—
17 Aug 1999	Mozambique	1–0	Away	Friendly	—

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