AFCON 1976 : Nigeria beats Sudan 1-0

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Posted on 4 March 1976

DIRE DAWA, Mar. 4, 1976 (AMP) — Ethiopia 1976 : Nigeria defeated Sudan by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 1-0), in a AFCON group stage game on Thursday.

The result put the Nigerians top of Group B with 6 points. Sudan is third with one point. In their last game, Nigeria will meet second-placed Morocco on March 6, while Sudan will face DR Congo.

Fixtures and Results : Group B

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Overview

Nigeria at the AFCON

2 appearance (1963)
6 participations in the qualifications (first in 1962)

Sudan at the AFCON

1 title (1970)
6 appearances (first in 1957)
9 participations in the qualifications (first in 1957)
Statistics: Champions (1970) Runners-up (1959, 1963)

Nigeria

1:0

Sudan

1:0 (1:0)

4 March 1976
Dire Dawa

Group B

Team	Pts
Nigeria	6
Morocco	4
Sudan	1
DR Congo	0

Matches

Nigeria 4-2 DR Congo (1 Mar. 1976)
Morocco 2-2 Sudan (1 Mar. 1976)
Nigeria 1-0 Sudan (4 Mar. 1976)
Morocco 1-0 DR Congo (4 Mar. 1976)
Morocco - Nigeria (6 Mar. 1976)
DR Congo - Sudan (6 Mar. 1976)

AFCON History

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