African Cup of Nations qualification 2021

Nigeria 3–0 Lesotho

Tuesday 30 Mar 2021 · Lagos, Nigeria

Nigeria3–0Lesotho

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Osimhen Etebo Onuachu

23′1–0Victor Osimhen Nigeria
50′2–0Peter Etebo Nigeria
83′3–0Paul Onuachu Nigeria

Line-ups

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

Nigeria

Came on

3Jamilu Collins↑53′
19Paul Onuachu●↑76′
11Henry Onyekuru↑76′
10Anayo Iwuala↑86′
7Ahmed Musa↑86′

Lesotho

Came on

Elo

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

Nigeria: 1771 → 1775
Lesotho: 1389 → 1385

Expected score for Nigeria: 94.1% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 6, 2006–2025.

Nigeria wins: 5
Draws: 1
Lesotho wins: 0

Form either side

Nigeria

Before

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

After

0–1 v Cameroon 4 Jun 2021 · Friendly
0–0 v Cameroon 8 Jun 2021 · Friendly
0–4 v Mexico 3 Jul 2021 · Friendly
2–0 v Liberia 3 Sep 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
2–1 v Cape Verde 7 Sep 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021

Lesotho

Before

1–1 v Sierra Leone 13 Nov 2019 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2019
2–4 v Nigeria 17 Nov 2019 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2019
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

After

0–5 v Mozambique 2 Jun 2021 · Friendly
1–3 v Eswatini 6 Jul 2021 · COSAFA Cup 2021
2–1 v Zambia 8 Jul 2021 · COSAFA Cup 2021
0–4 v Botswana 10 Jul 2021 · COSAFA Cup 2021
0–4 v South Africa 13 Jul 2021 · COSAFA Cup 2021

Road through the tournament

Nigeria

1–0 v Benin 27 Mar 2021
3–0 v Lesotho 30 Mar 2021

Lesotho

0–0 v Sierra Leone 27 Mar 2021
0–3 v Nigeria 30 Mar 2021

Every Nigeria v Lesotho match6

From Nigeria's side.


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

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