Nigeria 3-1 Ghana - May 30, 2003 / LG Cup 1 2003
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NIG
3' - Goal
Patrick Agyemang
30' - Substitution
Prince Ikpe Ekongis substituted by Bob Usim30
NIG
46' - Substitution
Ikechukwu Ucheis substituted by Emmanuel Godwin46 46' - Substitution
Joseph Takweis substituted by Felix Baffoe 46' - Substitution
Patrick Agyemangis substituted by Theophilus Amuzu
49' - Goal
Yakubu Ayegbeni49 71' - Goal
Yakubu Ayegbeni71
82' - Goal
Joseph Enakarhire82
GHA
GHA
Team line-ups
Nigeria
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Greg Etafia | 20 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Joseph Enakarhire | 82 | 20 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Joseph Yobo | 22 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ifeanyi Udeze | 22 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
George Abbey | 24 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Prince Ikpe Ekong | 30 | 24 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Chris Obodo | 19 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bina Ajuwa | 21 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ikechukwu Uche | 46 | 19 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Yakubu Ayegbeni | 7149 | 20 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ahmed Garba | 23 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
21.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
8
Ghana
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Edward Ansah | 40 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Will Antwi | 20 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Daniel Edusei | 22 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Emmanuel Pappoe | 22 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Joseph Takwe | 46 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
William Kwabena Tiero | 22 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Emmanuel Frimpong | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||||
M |
Joseph Ansah | 24 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Patrick Agyemang | 346 | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Bashiru Gambo | 24 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Sakyi Moses | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average number of matches played for the team
3
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Emmanuel Godwin | 85 | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Bob Usim | 30 | 22 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Theophilus Amuzu | 46 | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Felix Baffoe | 46 | 16 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Yakubu Ayegbeni
IN
Nwankwo Kanu
OUT
George Abbey
IN
Garba Lawal
OUT
Joseph Enakarhire
IN
Efe Sodje
OUT
Prince Ikpe Ekong
IN
Emmanuel Ekwueme
OUT
Greg Etafia
IN
Sunday Rotimi
OUT
Joseph Yobo
IN
Tony Alegbe
OUT
Chris Obodo
IN
Samson Godwin
OUT
Ifeanyi Udeze
IN
Bob Usim
OUT
Ahmed Garba
IN
Christopher Kanu
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Joseph Takwe
IN
Michael Essien
OUT
William Kwabena Tiero
IN
Stephen Appiah
OUT
Daniel Edusei
IN
John Mensah
OUT
Emmanuel Frimpong
IN
Sulley Ali Muntari
OUT
Patrick Agyemang
IN
Lawrence Aidoo
OUT
Joseph Ansah
IN
Godfried Aduobe
OUT
Bashiru Gambo
IN
Godwin Attram
OUT
Sakyi Moses
IN
Charles Amoah
OUT
Will Antwi
IN
Michael Asante
OUT
Edward Ansah
IN
Abubakari Kantari
OUT
Emmanuel Pappoe
IN
Samuel Johnson
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
52
9
Success rate in this team:
44 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
33 %
Chukwu vs Ghana
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Chukwu vs Ziese
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
59
25
Success rate in this team:
52 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
44 %
Ziese vs Nigeria
4 victories
2 draws
1 loss
Ziese vs Chukwu
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Videos
Key figures
Ghana keeps its 3 matches with at least one goal scored running (since 27/03/2003).
Nigeria keeps its 32 consecutive matches without a loss at home in LG Cup running (since 22/01/1975). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 11/08/1974 (17 matches)
Nigeria keeps its 4 matches with at least one goal scored vs Ghana running (since 29/07/2001). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 28/09/1967-08/01/1973 time period (6 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VNigeria 2-0 Liberia05/05/2001 | VNigeria 1-0 Madagascar02/06/2001 | VNigeria 3-0 Ghana29/07/2001 | VNigeria 3-0 Kenya04/05/2002 | DNigeria 0-0 Jamaica20/11/2002 | DNigeria 1-1 Egypt25/11/2002 |
| Overall | DNigeria 0-0 Jamaica20/11/2002 | DNigeria 1-1 Egypt25/11/2002 | VGhana 0-1 Nigeria15/12/2002 | VGambia 0-1 Nigeria16/02/2003 | VMalawi 0-1 Nigeria29/03/2003 | LJamaica 3-2 Nigeria25/05/2003 |
Current form
| Away | LSlovenia 2-0 Ghana17/05/2002 | LUganda 1-0 Ghana07/09/2002 | LSierra Leone 2-1 Ghana19/10/2002 | DEgypt 0-0 Ghana22/12/2002 | LBenin 1-0 Ghana15/02/2003 | DTunisia 2-2 Ghana27/03/2003 |
| Overall | LGhana 0-1 Nigeria15/12/2002 | DEgypt 0-0 Ghana22/12/2002 | VGhana 3-0 Benin26/01/2003 | LBenin 1-0 Ghana15/02/2003 | DTunisia 2-2 Ghana27/03/2003 | DGhana 3-3 Madagascar30/03/2003 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 2 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 71 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 4 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 5 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 10 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
Goals
Betting aid
Bookings
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
37 gf
26 ga
Away
17 gf
63 ga
Neutral ground
4 gf
3 ga
Total
58 gf
92 ga
Historical head to head
Home
63 gf
17 ga
Away
26 gf
37 ga
Neutral ground
3 gf
4 ga
Total
92 gf
58 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
October 20, 1951 |
| Home | 5 - 0 |
October 20, 1951 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 0 |
October 30, 1955 |
| Away | 4 - 0 |
October 30, 1965 |
Latest head to head
December 15, 2002 - Rencontres amicales 2002
February 03, 2002 - CAN 2002
July 29, 2001 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Afrique 2002
March 11, 2001 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Afrique 2002
August 28, 1999 - Rencontres amicales 1999
Best historical scorers against Ghana
 |
Tijjani Babangida | 2 goals | 2001 - 2001 |
 |
Garba Lawal | 1 goal | 2002 - 2002 |
|
Henry Nwosu | 1 goal | 1984 - 1984 |
 |
Victor Agali | 1 goal | 2001 - 2001 |
 |
Mutiu Adepoju | 1 goal | 1992 - 1992 |
|
Chibuzor Ehilegu | 1 goal | 1984 - 1984 |
Best historical scorers against Nigeria
|
Prince Polley Opoku | 1 goal | 1992 - 1992 |
|
Samuel Opoku Nti | 1 goal | 1984 - 1984 |
 |
Abedi Ayew Pelé | 1 goal | 1992 - 1992 |
Players with most games played vs Ghana
 |
George Finidi | 5 matches | 1992 - 2002 |
 |
Augustine Okocha | 4 matches | 1994 - 2002 |
 |
Sunday Oliseh | 4 matches | 1994 - 2002 |
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Rashidi Yekini | 4 matches | 1984 - 1994 |
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Taribo West | 3 matches | 2001 - 2002 |
|
Tijjani Babangida | 3 matches | 1999 - 2001 |
Players with most games played vs Nigeria
|
Hamza Mohammed | 3 matches | 1999 - 2002 |
 |
Isaac Boakye | 3 matches | 2001 - 2002 |
 |
Emmanuel Kuffour | 3 matches | 1999 - 2001 |
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John Paintsil | 2 matches | 2002 - 2002 |
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Emmanuel Ampeah | 2 matches | 1992 - 1994 |
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Edward Ansah | 2 matches | 1992 - 1994 |
Competition info
The other matches
May 30, 2003
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