AFCON 1978 : Nigeria beats Upper Volta 4-2

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Posted on 5 March 1978

ACCRA, Mar. 5, 1978 (AMP) — Ghana 1978 : Nigeria defeated Upper Volta by a score of 4-2 (halftime: 3-0), in a AFCON group stage game on Sunday.

The result put the Nigerians top of Group A with 3 points. In their next game, Nigeria will meet second-placed Ghana on March 8, while Upper Volta will face Zambia.

Fixtures and Results : Group A

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Overview

Nigeria at the AFCON

3 appearances (first in 1963)
7 participations in the qualifications (first in 1962)
Statistics: Third Place (1976)

Upper Volta at the AFCON

First appearance
3 participations in the qualifications (first in 1968)

Nigeria

4:2

Upper Volta

4:2 (3:0)

5 March 1978
Accra

Group A

Team	Pts
Nigeria	3
Ghana	3
Zambia	0
Upper Volta	0

Matches

Ghana 2-1 Zambia (5 Mar. 1978)
Nigeria 4-2 Upper Volta (5 Mar. 1978)
Zambia - Upper Volta (8 Mar. 1978)
Nigeria - Ghana (8 Mar. 1978)
Zambia - Nigeria (10 Mar. 1978)
Ghana - Upper Volta (10 Mar. 1978)

AFCON History

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