Nigeria 2-0 Liberia - May 05, 2001 / World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone 2002
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Team line-ups
Nigeria
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Ike Shorunmu | 33 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Eric Ejiofor | 80 | 21 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Joseph Yobo | 20 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Taribo West | 27 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Garba Lawal | 26 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sunday Oliseh | 43 | 26 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Justice Christopher | 19 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
George Finidi | 30 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Tijjani Babangida | 61 | 27 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Nwankwo Kanu | 11 | 24 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Victor Agali | 59 | 22 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
25 years
Average number of matches played for the team
21
Liberia
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Louis Crayton | 23 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Varmah Kpoto | 30 | 23 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
George Gebro | 19 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Joe Nagbe | 32 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Oliver Makor | 27 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kelvin Sebwe | 29 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Christopher Wreh | 70 | 25 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Musa Shannon | 70 | 25 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Zizi Roberts | 21 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
George Weah | 34 | 65 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Prince Daye | 23 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
25.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
27
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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D |
Emeka Ifejiagwa | 80 | 23 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Pascal Ojigwe | 43 | 24 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Duke Udi | 61 | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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D |
Fallah Johnson | 30 | 24 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Alex Brown | 70 | 23 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Isaac Tondo | 70 | 20 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Tijjani Babangida
IN
Yakubu Ayegbeni
OUT
Nwankwo Kanu
IN
Julius Aghahowa
OUT
Garba Lawal
IN
Ifeanyi Udeze
OUT
Victor Agali
IN
Benedict Akwuegbu
OUT
Eric Ejiofor
IN
Emeka Ifejiagwa
OUT
Ike Shorunmu
IN
Peterside Idah
OUT
Justice Christopher
IN
Augustine Okocha
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersReferee
An Yan Lim Kee Chong
5 victories |
2 draws |
0 loss |
Nigeria7 matches | General total | Liberia1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Nigeria1 match | Season total | Liberia1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Latest figure on June 16, 2001 | Latest figure on May 05, 2001 |
Videos
Key figures

Nigeria keeps its 4 matches with at least one goal scored vs Liberia in World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone running (since 20/10/1984). It's a record streak. The first of history

End of streak for Liberia after 4 consecutive wins in World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone (since 09/07/2000). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 25/06/1989 (2 matches)

Nigeria keeps its 4 matches with at least one goal scored vs Liberia running (since 28/06/1987). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VNigeria 3-2 Malawi04/06/2000 | VNigeria 4-1 Malawi06/06/2000 | VNigeria 2-0 Sierra Leone17/06/2000 | VNigeria 4-0 Namibia02/09/2000 | VNigeria 1-0 Zambia13/01/2001 | VNigeria 3-0 Sudan27/01/2001 |
Overall | DMadagascar 0-0 Nigeria07/10/2000 | VNigeria 1-0 Zambia13/01/2001 | VNigeria 3-0 Sudan27/01/2001 | DGhana 0-0 Nigeria11/03/2001 | DZambia 1-1 Nigeria24/03/2001 | LSierra Leone 1-0 Nigeria21/04/2001 |
Current form
Away | LSudan 2-0 Liberia18/06/2000 | LCape Verde 1-0 Liberia03/07/2000 | LSouth Africa 2-1 Liberia16/12/2000 | VGhana 1-3 Liberia28/01/2001 | VCongo 0-1 Liberia25/03/2001 | LMali 3-0 Liberia08/04/2001 |
Overall | VLiberia 5-1 Congo14/01/2001 | VGhana 1-3 Liberia28/01/2001 | VLiberia 1-0 Sierra Leone25/02/2001 | VCongo 0-1 Liberia25/03/2001 | LMali 3-0 Liberia08/04/2001 | VLiberia 2-0 Sudan22/04/2001 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 7 | 0 |
Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 65 | 0 |
Winless streak | 0 | 3 |
Drawless streak | 7 | 1 |
Scoring streak | 11 | 0 |
Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
Conceding streak | 0 | 2 |
Invincibility streak | 4 | 0 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
Winless streak | 1 | 0 |
Drawless streak | 14 | 12 |
Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
Conceding streak | 1 | 0 |
Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
7 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
7 |
3 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
3 |
3 |
Victories (Competition total) |
5 |
3 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
2 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
2 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
10 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
9 |
9 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
4 |
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
4 |
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
3 |
1.43 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.29 |
3 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.33 |
0.43 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.57 |
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
Betting aid
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
5 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
4 |
3 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
3 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
4-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-0 |
Bookings
5 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
15 |
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
10 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Nwankwo Kanu | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 2 goals | Kelvin Sebwe | ![]() |
![]() | Nwankwo Kanu | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Oliver Makor | ![]() |
![]() | Victor Agali | 2 goals during the last 3 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Kelvin Sebwe | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
7 gf
1 ga
Away
4 gf
6 ga
Total
11 gf
7 ga
Historical head to head
Home
6 gf
4 ga
Away
1 gf
7 ga
Total
7 gf
11 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 4 - 1 |
July 11, 1987 |
Home | 4 - 1 |
July 11, 1987 |
Largest victory
Overall | 2 - 0 |
January 30, 1987 |
Away | No success yet |
Latest head to head
July 09, 2000 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Afrique 2002
July 11, 1987 - Eliminatoires Jeux Olympiques - Zone Afrique 1988
June 28, 1987 - Eliminatoires Jeux Olympiques - Zone Afrique 1988
January 30, 1987 - Rencontres amicales 1987
November 04, 1984 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Afrique 1986
Best historical scorers against Liberia
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Humphrey Edobor | 2 goals | 1984 - 1984 |
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Sunday Oliseh | 1 goal | 2000 - 2000 |
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Ademola Adeshina | 1 goal | 1984 - 1984 |
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Clement Temile | 1 goal | 1984 - 1984 |
Best historical scorers against Nigeria
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George Weah | 1 goal | 1987 - 1987 |
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Christopher Wreh | 1 goal | 2000 - 2000 |
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Ezekiel Doe | 1 goal | 1987 - 1987 |
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Varmah Kpoto | 1 goal | 2000 - 2000 |
Players with most games played vs Liberia
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Humphrey Edobor | 2 matches | 1984 - 1984 |
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Wahab Adesina | 2 matches | 1984 - 1984 |
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Peter Rufai | 2 matches | 1984 - 1984 |
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Henry Nwosu | 2 matches | 1984 - 1984 |
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Yisa Shofowre | 2 matches | 1984 - 1984 |
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Sunday Eboigbe | 2 matches | 1984 - 1984 |
Players with most games played vs Nigeria
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George Weah | 4 matches | 1987 - 2000 |
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Varmah Kpoto | 1 match | 2000 - 2000 |
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Fallah Johnson | 1 match | 2000 - 2000 |
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George Gebro | 1 match | 2000 - 2000 |
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Kelvin Sebwe | 1 match | 2000 - 2000 |
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George Miller | 1 match | 2000 - 2000 |
Competition info
The other matches
June 17, 2000
June 18, 2000
July 08, 2000
July 09, 2000
January 27, 2001
January 28, 2001
February 25, 2001
March 10, 2001
March 11, 2001
April 21, 2001
April 22, 2001
May 05, 2001
July 01, 2001
July 14, 2001
July 15, 2001
July 29, 2001
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