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Nigeria 1–1 DR Congo

Monday 28 May 2018 · Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Nigeria1–1DR Congo

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Troost-Ekong Malango

15′1–0William Troost-Ekong Nigeria
78′1–1Ben Malango DR Congo · penalty

Line-ups

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

Nigeria

23Francis UzohoGK
3Elderson EchiéjiléDF ↓45′
5William Troost-EkongDF●
6Leon BalogunDF ↓66′
21Tyronne EbuehiDF ↓76′
8Peter EteboMF
17Ogenyi OnaziMF
25Joel ObiMF ↓45′
14Kelechi IheanachoFW ↓45′
15Junior LokosaFW ↓73′
26SimyFW

Came on

2Ola Aina↑45′
28Mikel Agu↑45′
18Alex Iwobi↑45′
4Kenneth Omeruo↑66′
7Ahmed Musa↑73′
12Abdullahi Shehu↑76′

DR Congo

Came on

14Mabidi Lema↑58′
22Luamba Ngoma↑58′
18Kabongo Kassongo↑66′
10Ricky Tulenge↑73′
11Ben Malango●↑73′
21Cédric Cédric Kilua↑90′

Elo

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

Nigeria: 1751 → 1747
DR Congo: 1695 → 1699

Expected score for Nigeria: 71.1% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 9 of 10, 1966–2025.

Nigeria wins: 5
Draws: 2
DR Congo wins: 3

Form either side

Nigeria

Before

1–0 v Zambia 7 Oct 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
0–3 v Algeria 10 Nov 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
4–2 v Argentina 14 Nov 2017 · Friendly
1–0 v Poland 23 Mar 2018 · Friendly
0–2 v Serbia 27 Mar 2018 · Friendly

After

1–2 v England 2 Jun 2018 · Friendly
0–1 v Czech Republic 6 Jun 2018 · Friendly
0–2 v Croatia 16 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
2–0 v Iceland 22 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
1–2 v Argentina 26 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018

DR Congo

Before

1–2 v Tunisia 1 Sep 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
2–2 v Tunisia 5 Sep 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
2–1 v Libya 7 Oct 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
3–1 v Guinea 11 Nov 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
0–2 v Tanzania 27 Mar 2018 · Friendly

After

1–1 v Liberia 9 Sep 2018 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2018
1–2 v Zimbabwe 13 Oct 2018 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2018
1–1 v Zimbabwe 16 Oct 2018 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2018
1–1 v Congo 18 Nov 2018 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2018
1–0 v Liberia 24 Mar 2019 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2019

Every Nigeria v DR Congo match10

From Nigeria's side.


16 Nov 2025	DR Congo	1–1 (lost on pens)	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
28 May 2018	DR Congo	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
8 Oct 2015	DR Congo	0–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
3 Mar 2010	DR Congo	5–2	Home	Friendly	—
2 Apr 1994	DR Congo	2–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 1994	Quarter-final
19 Jan 1992	DR Congo	1–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 1992	Quarter-final
1 Mar 1976	DR Congo	4–2	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 1976	Group stage
14 Dec 1969	DR Congo	0–5	Away	Friendly	—
25 Nov 1966	DR Congo	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
5 Nov 1966	DR Congo	3–2	Home	Friendly	—

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