Izuchukwu Okosi
Three-time African champions, Nigeria, will on Thursday evening play against hosts Cote d’Ivoire in their second Group A game of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
The Super Eagles began their campaign on a shaky note with a 1-1 draw against Equatorial Guinea on Sunday.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe result means that the Eagles must avoid a defeat against the AFCON hosts today and hope that Guinea Bissau are able to get a result against Equatorial Guinea in the earlier game to kick off at 3 pm.
The team has won three easy games at the past tournaments but largely struggled in others.
In total, the Nigerian side have won in eight of their second group matches.
With Christian Chukwu as head coach, the Eagles defeated South Africa 4-0 when Tunisia hosted in 2004.
The then known Red Devils before they were christened Green Eagles and later Super Eagles, defeated Sudan 4-0 in 1963.
The Eagles were too good for Zimbabwe in 2006 with a 2-0 triumph and against Sudan in 2021 when they won 3-1.
Ahead of the game, we present the results of the Super Eagles’ second group matches at previous editions of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Nigeria’s MatchDay 2 at previous AFCON tournaments
1963 – Nigeria 0-4 Sudan
1976 – Nigeria 1-0 Sudan
1978 – Nigeria 1-1 Ghana
1980 – Nigeria 0-0 Cote d’Ivoire
1982 – Nigeria 1-2 Algeria
1984 – Nigeria 2-2 Malawi
1988 – Nigeria 1-1 Cameroon
1990 – Nigeria 1-0 Egypt
1992 – Nigeria 2-1 Kenya
1994 – Nigeria 0- 0 Egypt
2000 – Nigeria 0-0 Congo
2002 – Nigeria 0-0 Mali
2004 – Nigeria 4-0 South Africa
2006 – Nigeria 2-0 Zimbabwe
2008 – Nigeria 0-0 Mali
2010 – Nigeria 1-0 Benin
2013 – Nigeria 1-1 Zambia
2019 – Nigeria 1-0 Guinea
2021 – Nigeria 3-1 Sudan
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
