African Cup of Nations qualification 2019

Lesotho 2–4 Nigeria

Sunday 17 Nov 2019 · Maseru, Lesotho

Lesotho2–4Nigeria

Goals6

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Masoabi Iwobi Chukwueze Osimhen Osimhen Awaziem

11′1–0Nkoto Masoabi Lesotho
26′1–1Alex Iwobi Nigeria
36′1–2Samuel Chukwueze Nigeria
75′1–3Victor Osimhen Nigeria
84′1–4Victor Osimhen Nigeria
89′2–4Chidozie Awaziem Lesotho · own goal

Line-ups

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

Lesotho

Came on

Nigeria

Came on

7Ahmed Musa↑66′
12Ramon Azeez↑71′
10Samuel Kalu↑78′

Elo

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

Lesotho: 1399 → 1389
Nigeria: 1782 → 1792

Expected score for Lesotho: 16.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 6, 2006–2025.

Lesotho wins: 0
Draws: 1
Nigeria wins: 5

Form either side

Lesotho

Before

2–2 v Zimbabwe 7 Jun 2019 · COSAFA Cup 2019
0–0 v Ethiopia 4 Sep 2019 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2019
1–1 v Ethiopia 8 Sep 2019 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2019
1–1 v Malawi 13 Oct 2019 · Friendly
1–1 v Sierra Leone 13 Nov 2019 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2019

After

0–1 v Benin 14 Nov 2020 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2020
0–0 v Benin 17 Nov 2020 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2020
0–0 v Sierra Leone 27 Mar 2021 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2021
0–3 v Nigeria 30 Mar 2021 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2021
0–5 v Mozambique 2 Jun 2021 · Friendly

Nigeria

Before

1–2 v Algeria 14 Jul 2019 · African Cup of Nations 2019
1–0 v Tunisia 17 Jul 2019 · African Cup of Nations 2019
2–2 v Ukraine 10 Sep 2019 · Friendly
1–1 v Brazil 13 Oct 2019 · Friendly
2–1 v Benin 13 Nov 2019 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2019

After

0–1 v Algeria 9 Oct 2020 · Friendly
1–1 v Tunisia 13 Oct 2020 · Friendly
4–4 v Sierra Leone 13 Nov 2020 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2020
0–0 v Sierra Leone 17 Nov 2020 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2020
1–0 v Benin 27 Mar 2021 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2021

Road through the tournament

Lesotho

0–0 v Cape Verde 24 Mar 2019
1–1 v Sierra Leone 13 Nov 2019
2–4 v Nigeria 17 Nov 2019

Nigeria

3–1 v Seychelles 22 Mar 2019
2–1 v Benin 13 Nov 2019
4–2 v Lesotho 17 Nov 2019

Every Lesotho v Nigeria match6

From Lesotho's side.


10 Oct 2025	Nigeria	1–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
16 Nov 2023	Nigeria	1–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2023	—
30 Mar 2021	Nigeria	0–3	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 2021	—
17 Nov 2019	Nigeria	2–4	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 2019	—
8 Sep 2007	Nigeria	0–2	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 2007	—
8 Oct 2006	Nigeria	0–1	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 2006	—

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