Nigeria vs Equatorial Guinea: result 1-1 and analysis
Africa Cup of NationsGroup Stage - 1Kick-off on January 14, 2024 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo
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What was the result of Nigeria vs Equatorial Guinea?
Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea drew 1-1 on January 14, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 36′Iban SalvadorEquatorial Guinea
- 38′V. OsimhenNigeria
Official lineup for Nigeria vs Equatorial Guinea
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Nigeria
4-2-3-1- 9V. Osimhen
- 18A. Lookman
- 17A. Iwobi
- 15M. Simon
- 4A. Yusuf
- 8F. Onyeka
- 3Z. Sanusi
- 5W. Troost-Ekong
- 6S. Ajayi
- 2O. Aina
- 23S. Nwabali
Equatorial Guinea
4-2-3-1- 10Emilio Nsue
- 6Iban Salvador
- 7José Machín
- 8Jannick Buyla
- 4Féderico Bikoro
- 22Pablo Ganet
- 11Basilio Ndong
- 16Saúl Coco
- 21Esteban Obiang
- 15Carlos Akapo
- 1Jesús Owono
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nigeria have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Equatorial Guinea have 5, 7 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2024 | Guinea(away) | 0-2 | Friendlies |
| Nov 19, 2023 | Zimbabwe(away) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Lesotho(home) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Oct 16, 2023 | Mozambique(away) | 3-2 | Friendlies |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Saudi Arabia(away) | 2-2 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2024 | Djibouti(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Burkina Faso(home) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| Sep 6, 2023 | Libya(away) | 1-1 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
| Jun 17, 2023 | Tunisia(home) | 1-0 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
| Mar 28, 2023 | Botswana(away) | 3-2 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 1 Nigeria win, 0 draws, 0 Equatorial Guinea wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2018 | Equatorial Guinea 1-3 Nigeria | African Nations Championship |
Last archived meeting: Equatorial Guinea vs Nigeria on Jan 23, 2018
How many goals should we expect?
Nigeria score 2.0 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Equatorial Guinea score 0.9 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2.0 | 1.4 | 3 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 0.9 | 1.1 | 8 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Nigeria sit 1st in Africa Cup of Nations (9 points from 3 matches) and Equatorial Guinea sit 4th (0 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NigeriaGroup C | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Equatorial GuineaGroup E | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
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