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Mozambique 2–3 Nigeria

Monday 16 Oct 2023 · Albufeira, Portugal (neutral)

Mozambique2–3Nigeria

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Catamo Moffi Onyeka Simon Bangal

6′1–0Geny Catamo Mozambique
19′1–1Terem Moffi Nigeria
30′1–2Frank Onyeka Nigeria
45′1–3Moses Simon Nigeria · penalty
55′2–3Faisal Bangal Mozambique

Line-ups

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

Mozambique

1ErnaniGK ↓76′
2DomingosDF
3NenéDF ↓45′
5Bruno LangaDF
8Edmilson DoveDF
6AmadúMF
7DominguesMF ↓67′
9Faisal BangalMF● ↓63′
21GuimaMF ↓76′
10Geny CatamoFW●
19WitiFW ↓45′

Came on

18Gildo↑45′
4Chamboco↑45′
16Telinho↑63′
23Shaquille↑67′
11Eùsebio Muiomo↑76′
22Ivane↑76′

Nigeria

23Francis UzohoGK
2Bright Osayi-SamuelDF
3Bruno OnyemaechiDF
5Jordan TorunarighaDF ↓75′
22Kenneth OmeruoDF ↓61′
8Frank OnyekaMF●
15Moses SimonMF●
24Raphael OnyedikaMF ↓61′
25Fisayo Dele-BashiruMF ↓61′
10Joe AriboFW ↓75′
12Terem MoffiFW● ↓75′

Came on

20Chidozie Awaziem↑61′
7Ademola Lookman↑61′
19Umar Sadiq↑61′
17Calvin Bassey↑75′
18Alex Iwobi↑75′
13Victor Boniface↑75′

Elo

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

Mozambique: 1470 → 1466
Nigeria: 1714 → 1718

Expected score for Mozambique: 19.7% (a draw counts half). The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 6, 1999–2026.

Mozambique wins: 0
Draws: 1
Nigeria wins: 5

Form either side

Mozambique

Before

1–1 v Angola 7 Jul 2023 · COSAFA Cup 2023
0–1 v Lesotho 10 Jul 2023 · COSAFA Cup 2023
1–0 v Mauritius 12 Jul 2023 · COSAFA Cup 2023
3–2 v Benin 4 Sep 2023 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2023
1–1 v Angola 13 Oct 2023 · Friendly

After

3–2 v Botswana 16 Nov 2023 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2023
0–2 v Algeria 19 Nov 2023 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2023
2–0 v Lesotho 6 Jan 2024 · Friendly
1–1 v Botswana 8 Jan 2024 · Friendly
2–2 v Egypt 14 Jan 2024 · African Cup of Nations 2024

Nigeria

Before

0–1 v Guinea-Bissau 24 Mar 2023 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2023
1–0 v Guinea-Bissau 27 Mar 2023 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2023
3–2 v Sierra Leone 18 Jun 2023 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2023
6–0 v São Tomé and Príncipe 10 Sep 2023 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2023
2–2 v Saudi Arabia 13 Oct 2023 · Friendly

After

1–1 v Lesotho 16 Nov 2023 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2023
1–1 v Zimbabwe 19 Nov 2023 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2023
0–2 v Guinea 8 Jan 2024 · Friendly
1–1 v Equatorial Guinea 14 Jan 2024 · African Cup of Nations 2024
1–0 v Ivory Coast 18 Jan 2024 · African Cup of Nations 2024

Every Mozambique v Nigeria match6

From Mozambique's side.


5 Jan 2026	Nigeria	0–4	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2026	—
16 Oct 2023	Nigeria	2–3	Neutral	Friendly	—
20 Jan 2010	Nigeria	0–3	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2010	Group stage
11 Oct 2009	Nigeria	0–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2009	—
29 Mar 2009	Nigeria	0–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2009	—
17 Aug 1999	Nigeria	0–1	Home	Friendly	—

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