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Nigeria 2-0 South Africa - June 01, 2008 / World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone 2010
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NIG
0
10' - Goal
Ikechukwu Uche10
44' - Goal
Obinna Nwaneri44
HT
NIG
60' - Substitution
Yakubu Ayegbeniis substituted by Victor Anichebe6060
60' - Substitution
Delron Buckleyis substituted by Thembinkosi Fanteni
60' - Substitution
Delron Buckleyis substituted by Thembinkosi Fanteni
68' - Substitution
Ayila Yussufis substituted by Seyi Olofinjana68
69' - Substitution
Kalu Ucheis substituted by Nwankwo Kanu6977
77' - Substitution
Steven Pienaaris substituted by Excellent Walaza
77' - Substitution
Steven Pienaaris substituted by Excellent Walaza82
82' - Substitution
Tsepo Masilelais substituted by Innocent Mdledle
82' - Substitution
Tsepo Masilelais substituted by Innocent Mdledle
FT
SA
SA
Team line-ups
Nigeria
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Vincent Enyeama | 25 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Joseph Yobo | 27 | 54 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Obinna Nwaneri | 44 | 26 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Yusuf Mohamed | 24 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Taye Taiwo | 23 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ayila Yussuf | 68 | 23 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
John Obi Mikel | 21 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Kalu Uche | 69 | 25 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Yakubu Ayegbeni | 60 | 25 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
John Utaka | 26 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ikechukwu Uche | 10 | 24 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
24.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
25
South Africa
Fransmann
Bevan Fransmann
South Africa
B.date31/10/1983
Age24 years
H1m90
positionRight central defender
Dikgacoi
Kagisho Dikgacoi
South Africa
B.date24/11/1984
Age23 years
H1m81
positionRight central midfielder
Pienaar77
Steven Pienaar
South Africa
B.date17/03/1982
Age26 years
H1m70
positionLeft Offensive Midfielder
Moriri
Surprise Moriri
South Africa
B.date23/03/1980
Age28 years
H1m73
positionRight Offensive Midfielder
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Rowen Fernandez | 30 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Aaron Mokoena | 27 | 75 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Bevan Fransmann | 24 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tsepo Masilela | 82 | 23 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Lance Davids | 23 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Bryce Moon | 22 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Macbeth Sibaya | 30 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kagisho Dikgacoi | 23 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Delron Buckley | 60 | 30 | 69 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Steven Pienaar | 77 | 26 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Surprise Moriri | 28 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26 years
Average number of matches played for the team
27
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Seyi Olofinjana | 68 | 27 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Nwankwo Kanu | 69 | 31 | 72 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Victor Anichebe | 60 | 20 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Innocent Mdledle | 82 | 22 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Excellent Walaza | 77 | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Thembinkosi Fanteni | 60 | 24 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
John Utaka
IN
Nwankwo Kanu
OUT
Vincent Enyeama
IN
Dele Aiyenugba
OUT
Yusuf Mohamed
IN
Victor Anichebe
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Bevan Fransmann
IN
Nasief Morris
OUT
Delron Buckley
IN
Siphiwe Tshabalala
OUT
Steven Pienaar
IN
Teko Modise
OUT
Rowen Fernandez
IN
Itumeleng Khune
OUT
Macbeth Sibaya
IN
Benni McCarthy
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
50
16
Success rate in this team:
31 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
41 %
Amodu vs South Africa
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on June 01, 2008
Amodu vs Santana
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on June 01, 2008
Manager
Age
Match num
59
1
Success rate in this team:
0 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Santana vs Nigeria
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on June 01, 2008
Santana vs Amodu
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on June 01, 2008
Referee
Koman Coulibaly
4 victories |
2 draws |
0 loss |
Nigeria6 matches | General total | South Africa6 matches | 3 victories |
2 draws |
1 loss |
1 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Nigeria2 matches | Season total | South Africa1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on September 08, 2012 | Latest figure on January 23, 2013 | |||||||
Videos
November 20, 2023
Key figures
Nigeria keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a draw vs South Africa running (since 10/02/2000). It's a record streak. The first of history
Nigeria keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a loss vs South Africa in World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone running (since 10/10/1992). It's a record streak. The first of history
Nigeria keeps its 24 consecutive matches without a loss at home in World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone running (since 20/10/1984). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 25/04/1981 (3 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VNigeria 2-0 Gabon26/03/2005 | DNigeria 1-1 Angola18/06/2005 | VNigeria 5-1 Zimbabwe08/10/2005 | VNigeria 2-0 Niger02/09/2006 | VNigeria 1-0 Uganda24/03/2007 | VNigeria 2-0 Lesotho08/09/2007 |
| Overall | VNigeria 2-0 Sudan09/01/2008 | LNigeria 0-1 Ivory Coast21/01/2008 | DNigeria 0-0 Mali25/01/2008 | VNigeria 2-0 Benin29/01/2008 | LGhana 2-1 Nigeria03/02/2008 | DAustria 1-1 Nigeria27/05/2008 |
Current form
| Away | VZambia 0-1 South Africa08/10/2006 | VChad 0-3 South Africa24/03/2007 | DMalawi 0-0 South Africa26/05/2007 | DCongo 1-1 South Africa17/06/2007 | LScotland 1-0 South Africa22/08/2007 | LItaly 2-0 South Africa17/10/2007 |
| Overall | VSouth Africa 2-1 Botswana16/01/2008 | DSouth Africa 1-1 Angola23/01/2008 | LTunisia 3-1 South Africa27/01/2008 | DSenegal 1-1 South Africa31/01/2008 | VSouth Africa 2-1 Zimbabwe11/03/2008 | VSouth Africa 3-0 Paraguay26/03/2008 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 4 | 0 |
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 9 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 9 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 3 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 2 |
| Loosing streak | 2 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 4 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 8 |
| Goalless streak | 2 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
0 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
0 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
|
Bookings
|
0
|
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0
|
|
0
|
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0
|
|
0
|
Red cards (Competition total) |
0
|
|
0
|
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0
|
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
2 matches
2 v
0 d
0 l
6 gf
0 ga
Away
2 matches
0 v
1 d
1 l
1 gf
2 ga
Neutral ground
1 match
1 v
0 d
0 l
4 gf
0 ga
Total
5 matches
3 v
1 d
1 l
11 gf
2 ga
Historical head to head
Home
2 matches
1 v
1 d
0 l
2 gf
1 ga
Away
2 matches
0 v
0 d
2 l
0 gf
6 ga
Neutral ground
1 match
0 v
0 d
1 l
0 gf
4 ga
Total
5 matches
1 v
1 d
3 l
2 gf
11 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
January 31, 2004 |
| Home | 4 - 0 |
October 10, 1992 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 1 |
November 17, 2004 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
November 17, 2004 - Rencontres amicales 2004
January 31, 2004 - CAN 2004
February 10, 2000 - CAN 2000
January 16, 1993 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Afrique 1994
October 10, 1992 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Afrique 1994
Best historical scorers against South Africa
 |
Rashidi Yekini | 2 goals | 1992 - 1992 |
 |
Peter Odemwingie | 2 goals | 2004 - 2004 |
 |
Tijjani Babangida | 2 goals | 2000 - 2000 |
 |
Samson Siasia | 1 goal | 1992 - 1992 |
 |
Augustine Okocha | 1 goal | 2004 - 2004 |
 |
Stephen Makinwa | 1 goal | 2004 - 2004 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 10/10/1992. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Best historical scorers against Nigeria
 |
Shaun Bartlett | 1 goal | 2004 - 2004 |
 |
Benedict Vilakazi | 1 goal | 2004 - 2004 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 10/10/1992. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs South Africa
 |
Victor Ikpeba | 3 matches | 1992 - 2000 |
 |
Finidi | 3 matches | 1992 - 2000 |
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Ike Shorunmu | 2 matches | 1992 - 2000 |
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George Abbey | 2 matches | 2004 - 2004 |
|
Emeka Ezeugo | 2 matches | 1992 - 1993 |
|
Rashidi Yekini | 2 matches | 1992 - 1993 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 10/10/1992. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Nigeria
 |
John Moshoeu | 3 matches | 1993 - 2004 |
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Lucas Radebe | 3 matches | 1992 - 2000 |
 |
Siyabonga Nomvethe | 3 matches | 2000 - 2004 |
 |
Aaron Mokoena | 2 matches | 2004 - 2004 |
|
Sizwe Motaung | 2 matches | 1992 - 1993 |
|
Donald Khuse | 2 matches | 1992 - 1993 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 10/10/1992. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Competition info
The other matches
June 01, 2008
June 07, 2008
June 14, 2008
June 15, 2008
June 21, 2008
September 06, 2008
October 11, 2008
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