All-African Games 1973

Nigeria 2–1 Tanzania

Friday 12 Jan 1973 · Lagos, Nigeria

Nigeria2–1Tanzania

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

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

Nigeria: 1665 → 1668
Tanzania: 1359 → 1356

Expected score for Nigeria: 91.2% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 11, 1972–2025.

Nigeria wins: 7
Draws: 4
Tanzania wins: 0

Form either side

Nigeria

Before

3–0 v Mali 4 Dec 1972 · Friendly
4–0 v Sierra Leone 12 Dec 1972 · Friendly
3–0 v Benin 20 Dec 1972 · Friendly
4–2 v Ghana 8 Jan 1973 · All-African Games 1973
2–2 v Algeria 10 Jan 1973 · All-African Games 1973

After

4–2 v Egypt 14 Jan 1973 · All-African Games 1973
2–0 v Guinea 16 Jan 1973 · All-African Games 1973
2–3 v Ghana 10 Feb 1973 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1973
0–0 v Ghana 25 Feb 1973 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1973
1–1 v Sudan 13 Apr 1973 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1973

Tanzania

Before

1–1 v Ethiopia 25 Nov 1972 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1972
0–0 v Ethiopia 3 Dec 1972 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1972
0–3 v Ethiopia 10 Dec 1972 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1972
2–4 v Algeria 8 Jan 1973 · All-African Games 1973
0–1 v Ghana 10 Jan 1973 · All-African Games 1973

After

1–2 v Ethiopia 8 Apr 1973 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1973
3–0 v Ethiopia 8 Apr 1973 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1973
1–1 v Mauritius 27 May 1973 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1973
1–1 v Mauritius 14 Jun 1973 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1973
2–1 v Congo 5 Jul 1973 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Nigeria

4–2 v Ghana 8 Jan 1973
2–2 v Algeria 10 Jan 1973
2–1 v Tanzania 12 Jan 1973
4–2 v Egypt 14 Jan 1973
2–0 v Guinea 16 Jan 1973

Tanzania

2–4 v Algeria 8 Jan 1973
0–1 v Ghana 10 Jan 1973
1–2 v Nigeria 12 Jan 1973

Every Nigeria v Tanzania match11

From Nigeria's side.


23 Dec 2025	Tanzania	2–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2025	—
3 Sep 2016	Tanzania	1–0	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 2016	—
5 Sep 2015	Tanzania	0–0	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 2015	—
20 Dec 1980	Tanzania	2–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1980	—
6 Dec 1980	Tanzania	1–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1980	—
8 Mar 1980	Tanzania	3–1	Home	African Cup of Nations 1980	Group stage
20 Feb 1976	Tanzania	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
12 Jan 1973	Tanzania	2–1	Home	All-African Games 1973	—
11 Nov 1972	Tanzania	3–2	Home	Friendly	—
6 Nov 1972	Tanzania	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
6 Jul 1972	Tanzania	0–0	Away	Friendly	—

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