Friendly

Nigeria 0–0 Zimbabwe

Saturday 8 Jun 2019 · Asaba, Nigeria

Nigeria0–0Zimbabwe

Goals0

Line-ups

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

Nigeria

16Daniel AkpeyiGK
2Ola AinaDF ↓45′
3Jamilu CollinsDF
6Leon BalogunDF
22Kenneth OmeruoDF ↓45′
8Peter EteboMF
10John Obi MikelMF ↓86′
18Alex IwobiMF
13Samuel KaluFW ↓45′
17Paul OnuachuFW ↓64′
25Samuel ChukwuezeFW ↓74′

Came on

20Chidozie Awaziem↑45′
7Ahmed Musa↑45′
5William Troost-Ekong↑45′
24Victor Osimhen↑64′
11Henry Onyekuru↑74′
19John Ogu↑86′

Zimbabwe

1Edmore SibandaGK ↓46′
2Tendayi DarikwaDF ↓46′
3Danny PhiriDF
5Divine LungaDF
15Teenage HadebeDF
6Alec MudimuMF
10Ovidy KaruruMF
18Marvelous NakambaMF ↓84′
11Khama BilliatFW ↓46′
17Knowledge MusonaFW ↓46′
23Nyasha MushekwiFW ↓46′

Came on

14Tino Kadewere↑46′
12Jimmy Dzingai↑46′
20Kudakwashe Mahachi↑46′
16George Chigova↑46′
7Talent Chawapiwa↑46′
8Marshall Munetsi↑84′

Elo

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

Nigeria: 1781 → 1774
Zimbabwe: 1596 → 1603

Expected score for Nigeria: 83.8% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 9 of 12, 1981–2026.

Nigeria wins: 7
Draws: 4
Zimbabwe wins: 1

Form either side

Nigeria

Before

3–2 v Libya 16 Oct 2018 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2018
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

After

0–1 v Senegal 16 Jun 2019 · Friendly
1–0 v Burundi 22 Jun 2019 · African Cup of Nations 2019
1–0 v Guinea 26 Jun 2019 · African Cup of Nations 2019
0–2 v Madagascar 30 Jun 2019 · African Cup of Nations 2019
3–2 v Cameroon 6 Jul 2019 · African Cup of Nations 2019

Zimbabwe

Before

0–1 v Liberia 18 Nov 2018 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2018
2–0 v Congo 24 Mar 2019 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2019
2–0 v Comoros 1 Jun 2019 · COSAFA Cup 2019
0–0 v Zambia 5 Jun 2019 · COSAFA Cup 2019
2–2 v Lesotho 7 Jun 2019 · COSAFA Cup 2019

After

1–1 v Tanzania 15 Jun 2019 · Friendly
0–1 v Egypt 21 Jun 2019 · African Cup of Nations 2019
1–1 v Uganda 26 Jun 2019 · African Cup of Nations 2019
0–4 v DR Congo 30 Jun 2019 · African Cup of Nations 2019
0–1 v Somalia 5 Sep 2019 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2019

Every Nigeria v Zimbabwe match12

From Nigeria's side.


26 May 2026	Zimbabwe	2–0	Neutral	Unity Cup 2026	—
25 Mar 2025	Zimbabwe	1–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
19 Nov 2023	Zimbabwe	1–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 2023	—
8 Jun 2019	Zimbabwe	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
27 Jan 2006	Zimbabwe	2–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2006	Group stage
8 Oct 2005	Zimbabwe	5–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2005	—
5 Sep 2004	Zimbabwe	3–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2004	—
30 Sep 1991	Zimbabwe	3–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
25 Sep 1991	Zimbabwe	1–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
30 Jul 1989	Zimbabwe	1–1	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 1989	—
16 Jul 1989	Zimbabwe	3–0	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 1989	—
1 Aug 1981	Zimbabwe	0–2	Away	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: none · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN