AFCON 2012 Qualifiers : Guinea defeats Nigeria 1-0
CONAKRY, Oct. 10, 2010 (AMP) — Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012 (Qualifiers) : Guinea defeated Nigeria by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 1-0), in a qualifying game for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday afternoon.
The result put the Guineans top of Group B with 6 points. Nigeria is second with 3 points. In their next game, Guinea will meet Madagascar on March 27, while Nigeria will face Ethiopia.
Fixtures and Results : Group B
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Overview
Guinea at the AFCON
- 9 appearances (first in 1970)
- 24 participations in the qualifications (first in 1963)
- Statistics: Runners-up (1976)
Nigeria at the AFCON
- 2 titles (1980, 1994)
- 16 appearances (first in 1963)
- 21 participations in the qualifications (first in 1962)
- Statistics: Champions (1980, 1994) Runners-up (1984, 1988, 1990, 2000) Third Place (1976, 1978, 1992, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010)
Guinea
1:0
Nigeria
1:0 (1:0)
- 10 October 2010
- 16:30
- Conakry
Group B
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Guinea | 6 |
| Nigeria | 3 |
 Ethiopia | 3 |
 Madagascar | 0 |
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