Nigeria in the CAN third-place playoff: what do the numbers say?

Nigeria’s history in the CAN third-place match

Nigeria/@CAF

Nigeria will be aiming to wrap up the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2025) in style by clinching third place against Egypt.

This African football classic is scheduled for Saturday, January 17 at 4 p.m. GMT.

The Super Eagles bowed out in the semi-finals after a penalty shootout loss to Morocco (4-2) following a tightly contested match that ended goalless (0-0). Meanwhile, the Pharaohs were edged out by Senegal by the narrowest of margins (0-1).

Historically, Nigeria have played in seven third-place matches—and won them all.

Here’s a look at the Super Eagles’ record in Africa Cup of Nations third-place playoffs:

January 25, 1992: Nigeria 2–1 Cameroon

February 9, 2002: Nigeria 1–0 Mali

February 13, 2004: Nigeria 2–1 Mali

March 16, 1978: Nigeria 2–0 Tunisia

January 31, 2006: Nigeria 2–1 Senegal

January 30, 2010: Nigeria 1–0 Algeria

July 17, 2019: Tunisia 0–1 Nigeria

Nigeria in the CAN third-place playoff: what do the numbers say?

Tags: