African Cup of Nations qualification 2018

Libya 2–3 Nigeria

Tuesday 16 Oct 2018 · Sfax, Tunisia (neutral)

Libya2–3Nigeria

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Ighalo Musa Zubya Benali Ighalo

14′0–1Odion Ighalo Nigeria
17′0–2Ahmed Musa Nigeria
35′1–2Mohamed Zubya Libya
74′2–2Ahmad Benali Libya
81′2–3Odion Ighalo Nigeria

Line-ups

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

Libya

Came on

23Bader Hassan↑33′
21Rabia Al Shadi↑64′
19Salem Roma↑79′

Nigeria

Came on

19John Ogu↑75′
11Henry Onyekuru↑81′
20Semi Ajayi↑90′

Elo

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

Libya: 1575 → 1565
Nigeria: 1775 → 1785

Expected score for Libya: 24% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 4, 2005–2024.

Libya wins: 0
Draws: 0
Nigeria wins: 4

Form either side

Libya

Before

0–0 v Kenya 5 Dec 2017 · CECAFA Cup 2017
0–0 v Rwanda 7 Dec 2017 · CECAFA Cup 2017
1–1 v Jordan 25 Dec 2017 · Friendly
0–0 v South Africa 8 Sep 2018 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2018
0–4 v Nigeria 13 Oct 2018 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2018

After

8–1 v Seychelles 17 Nov 2018 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2018
1–2 v South Africa 24 Mar 2019 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2019
0–1 v Burkina Faso 4 Sep 2019 · Friendly
2–0 v Niger 7 Sep 2019 · Friendly
1–1 v Morocco 11 Oct 2019 · Friendly

Nigeria

Before

2–0 v Iceland 22 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
1–2 v Argentina 26 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
3–0 v Seychelles 8 Sep 2018 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2018
2–1 v Liberia 11 Sep 2018 · Friendly
4–0 v Libya 13 Oct 2018 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2018

After

1–1 v South Africa 17 Nov 2018 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2018
0–0 v Uganda 20 Nov 2018 · Friendly
3–1 v Seychelles 22 Mar 2019 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2019
1–0 v Egypt 26 Mar 2019 · Friendly
0–0 v Zimbabwe 8 Jun 2019 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Libya

0–0 v South Africa 8 Sep 2018
0–4 v Nigeria 13 Oct 2018
2–3 v Nigeria 16 Oct 2018
8–1 v Seychelles 17 Nov 2018

Nigeria

3–0 v Seychelles 8 Sep 2018
4–0 v Libya 13 Oct 2018
3–2 v Libya 16 Oct 2018
1–1 v South Africa 17 Nov 2018

Every Libya v Nigeria match4

From Libya's side.


11 Oct 2024	Nigeria	0–1	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 2024	—
16 Oct 2018	Nigeria	2–3	Neutral	African Cup of Nations qualification 2018	—
13 Oct 2018	Nigeria	0–4	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 2018	—
17 Aug 2005	Nigeria	0–1	Home	Friendly	—

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