AFCON 2017 Qualifiers : Tanzania and Nigeria play to a 0-0 draw
DAR ES SALAAM, Sep. 5, 2015 (AMP) — Gabon 2017 (Qualifiers) : Tanzania tied 0-0 with Nigeria, in a qualifying game for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday afternoon at the Tanzania National Main Stadium in Dar Es Salaam.
The result put the Nigerians second in Group G with one point. Tanzania is third with one point. In their next game, Nigeria will meet group leaders Egypt at the Tanzania National Main Stadium on March 25, while Tanzania will face Chad.
Fixtures and Results : Group G
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Overview
Tanzania at the AFCON
- 1 appearances (1980)
- 22 participations in the qualifications (first in 1968)
Nigeria at the AFCON
- 3 titles (1980, 1994, 2013)
- 17 appearances (first in 1963)
- 24 participations in the qualifications (first in 1962)
- Statistics: Champions (1980, 1994, 2013) Runners-up (1984, 1988, 1990, 2000) Third Place (1976, 1978, 1992, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010)
Tanzania
0:0
Nigeria
0:0 (0:0)
- 5 September 2015
- 16:30
- Dar Es Salaam
Group G
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Egypt | 3 |
| Nigeria | 1 |
| Tanzania | 1 |
 Chad | 0 |
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