Jollof derby

football encounter between Nigeria den Ghana

Jollof derby be de moniker wey dem dey take give any encounter between national football teams of Nigeria d en Ghana. De derby dey take ein name from de nations' long-standing rivalry over wey dey make de best Jollof rice.[1] Dem play dis port since prior to both countries dema respective independence, den de match-up is among the oldest and most proliferate rivalries insyd African football. De football competition dey reflect de long-standing socio-economic rivalry between two nations.[2] Due to dema shared colonial histories, der be natural areas of cultural overlap between dese two nations. Dem fi observe dis overlap insyd dema cuisine, traditions, cinema, music, den de use of Pidgin English. Consequently, collaborations between individuals from dese two countries be common.[3][4]

Jollof derby
association football match
Sportfootball Edit
CountryGhana, Nigeria Edit
Point for tym insyd16 October 1950 Edit
Participating teamNigeria men's national football team, Ghana national football team Edit

De two sides often dey meet for African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournaments, Olympic games, den WAFU tournaments insyd. Apart from de AFCON Final, ebe one of Africa ein most important national football matches den one of de most watched annual sporting events.[5][6][7] Dem dey consider de rivalry one of de most intense for sports insyd.[8] Dem see remarkable goal celebrations from both teams for dis high-octane match, wey dem frequently mock de opposition.[9]

Ghana dey lead Nigeria for competitive match insyd head-to-head results plus 25 victories den19 draws. Nigeria get more success for de World Cup, plus total of 21 points since dema debut for 1994 for de United States insyd. Ghana get accumulate 19 points since dema first appearance for de tournament for Germany for 2006 insyd.

Honours

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Ghana Competition Nigeria
4[10] African Cup of Nations 3
8[11] Jalco Cup/Dr Kwame Nkrumah Gold Cup/Azikiwe Cup 8
2 West African Football Union Nations Cup 1
14 Aggregate 12

Statistics

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Overall

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Matches Ghana

Total Wins

Draws Nigeria

Total Wins

Goal

Difference

56 25 19 12 91:57
Ghana

Home Matches

Wins Draws Losses Last Defeat
23 16 6 1 15 Dec 02
Nigeria

Home Matches

Wins Draws Losses Last Defeat
20 8 9 3 10 Feb 73
Neutral Venue Matches Won by  Ghana Draws Won by  Nigeria Latest Result
13 6 4 3 11 October 20110-0 Draw

List of matches

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# Date Competition Venue Home team Score Away team
1 16 October 1950 Friendly Accra, Greater Accra Region,  Gold Coast Gold Coast* 1–0 Nigeria
2 20 October 1951 Jalco Cup Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria Nigeria 5–0 Gold Coast*
3 11 October 1953 Accra, Greater Accra Region,  Gold Coast Gold Coast* 1–0 Nigeria
4 30 October 1954 Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria Nigeria 3–0 Gold Coast*
5 28 May 1955 Friendly Accra, Greater Accra Region,  Gold Coast Gold Coast* 1–0 Nigeria
6 30 October 1955 Jalco Cup Accra, Greater Accra Region,  Gold Coast 7–0
7 27 October 1956 Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria Nigeria 3–0 Gold Coast*
8 27 October 1957 Accra, Greater Accra Region,  Ghana Ghana 3–3 Nigeria
9 25 October 1958 Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria Nigeria 3–2 Ghana
10 21 November 1959 Accra, Greater Accra Region,  Ghana Ghana 5–2 Nigeria
11 27 August 1960 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification Accra, Greater Accra Region,  Ghana 4–1
12 10 September 1960 Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria Nigeria 2–2 Ghana
13 9 October 1960 1960 Nkrumah Cup Final (West African Soccer Federation championship) Lagos, Lagos State,  Nigeria Nigeria 0–3 Ghana
14 29 October 1960 Independence Cup Nigeria 1–1 Ghana
15 8 April 1961 1963 African Cup of Nations Qualifiers 0–0
16 30 April 1961 Accra, Greater Accra Region,  Ghana Ghana 2–2 Nigeria
17 1 June 1961 WAC Ghana 3–0 Nigeria
18 17 December 1961 1961 Azikiwe Cup 5–1
19 3 January 1962 1963 African Cup of Nations Preliminary Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Nigeria 1–1 Ghana
20 10 November 1962 1962 Azikiwe Cup Surulere, Lagos State,  Nigeria 0–0
21 24 February 1963 1961-63 Nkrumah Cup Semifinal Kumasi, Ashanti Region,  Ghana Ghana 5–0 Nigeria
22 30 October 1965 1965 Azikiwe Cup Surulere, Lagos State,  Nigeria Nigeria 0–4 Ghana
23 7 November 1965 Accra, Greater Accra Region,  Ghana Ghana 3–0 Nigeria
24 28 January 1967 1966 Azikiwe Cup Lagos, Lagos State,  Nigeria Nigeria 2–2 Ghana
25 12 February 1967 Accra, Greater Accra Region,  Ghana Ghana 2–0 Nigeria
26 21 October 1967 1967 Azikiwe Cup 2–1
27 23 December 1967 Lagos, Lagos State,  Nigeria Nigeria 2–2 Ghana
28 10 May 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Nigeria 2–1 Ghana
29 18 May 1969 Accra, Greater Accra Region,  Ghana Ghana 1–1 Nigeria
30 8 January 1973 All African Games Group A Surulere, Lagos State,  Nigeria Nigeria 4–2 Ghana
31 10 February 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Nigeria 2–3 Ghana
32 22 February 1973 Accra, Greater Accra Region,  Ghana Ghana 0–0 Nigeria
33 31 August 1975 Friendly Ghana 3–0 Nigeria
34 8 March 1978 1978 African Cup of Nations Ghana 1–1 Nigeria
35 21 July 1978 All African Games Group B Algiers, Algeria Nigeria 0–0 Ghana
36 1 May 1983 Friendly Accra, Greater Accra Region,  Ghana Ghana 1–0 Nigeria
37 5 March 1984 1984 African Cup of Nations Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire Ghana 1–2 Nigeria
38 27 July 1986 CEDEAO Cup Monrovia, Liberia Ghana 2–0 Nigeria
39 6 February 1987 ZONE 3 Semi-final 3–1
40 1 September 1990 1992 African Cup of Nations Qualifiers Kumasi, Ashanti Region,  Ghana Ghana 1–0 Nigeria
41 13 April 1991 Surulere, Lagos State,  Nigeria Nigeria 0–0 Ghana
42 2 November 1991 CEDEAO Cup 3rd place match Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Ghana 1–0 Nigeria
43 23 January 1992 1992 African Cup of Nations Dakar, Senegal 2–1
44 9 March 1994 Friendly Lagos, Lagos State,  Nigeria Nigeria 0–0 Ghana
45 28 August 1999
46 10 March 2001 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification Accra, Greater Accra Region,  Ghana Ghana Nigeria
47 28 July 2001 Port Harcourt, Lagos State,  Nigeria Nigeria 3–0 Ghana
48 3 February 2002 2002 Africa Cup of Nations Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako Mali 1–0
49 15 December 2002 Friendly Accra, Greater Accra Region,  Ghana Ghana 0–1 Nigeria
50 23 February 2003 Friendly Warri, Delta State,  Nigeria Nigeria 0–0 Ghana
51 30 May 2003 LG Cup Semi-final Abuja National Stadium, Abuja,  Nigeria Nigeria 3–1 Ghana
52 23 January 2006 2006 Africa Cup of Nations Port Said, Egypt 1–0
53 6 February 2007 Friendly Griffin Park, London, England Ghana 4–1 Nigeria
54 3 February 2008 2008 Africa Cup of Nations Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra,  Ghana 2–1
55 28 January 2010 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Luanda, Angola 1–0
56 11 October 2011 Friendly Vicarage Road England Ghana 0–0 Nigeria
57 25 March 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Baba Yara Stadium Ghana 0–0
58 29 March 2022 Abuja, Federal Capital Territory,  Nigeria Nigeria 1–1 Ghana

References

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