Nigeria
Nigeria vs South Africa — Africa Cup of Nations
1-1 (4-2 pens)
South Africa
Stade de Bouaké, Bouaké
Going into the match, Nigeria had won 7, drawn 1, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 1.9 goals a game; South Africa had won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.3. The sides have met 5 times in our records: Nigeria 3 wins, South Africa 1 win, 1 drawn.
Match report
Home form going in: Nigeria
Last 10 completed: won 7, drawn 1, lost 2 (W W W W D). 1.9 scored per game, 0.4 conceded, 20% over 2.5 goals, 20% both teams scored, 60% clean sheets.
- W 1-0 vs Angola · 2 Feb 2024
- W 2-0 vs Cameroon · 27 Jan 2024
- W 0-1 at Guinea-Bissau · 22 Jan 2024
- W 0-1 at Ivory Coast · 18 Jan 2024
- D 1-1 vs Equatorial Guinea · 14 Jan 2024
- W 0-1 at Guinea-Bissau · 27 Mar 2023
Away form going in: South Africa
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 (D W D W L). 1.3 scored per game, 0.9 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- D 0-0 at Cape Verde Islands · 3 Feb 2024
- W 0-2 at Morocco · 30 Jan 2024
- D 0-0 vs Tunisia · 24 Jan 2024
- W 4-0 vs Namibia · 21 Jan 2024
- L 2-0 at Mali · 16 Jan 2024
- W 1-2 at Liberia · 28 Mar 2023
Head-to-head: Nigeria vs South Africa
- Nigeria 2-1 South Africa · 10 Jul 2019 · Africa Cup of Nations
- South Africa 1-1 Nigeria · 17 Nov 2018 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Nigeria 0-2 South Africa · 10 Jun 2017 · Africa Cup of Nations
- South Africa 0-1 Nigeria · 6 Sept 2008 · FIFA World Cup Qualifying
- Nigeria 2-0 South Africa · 1 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup Qualifying