GOOBNET FOOTBALL >> 1978 men’s world cup: nigeria [caf]

SO WHAT DOES THE 47TH BEST PLAYER AT THE WORLD CUP GET, THE WOODEN BALL OR THE CERAMIC BALL?

NIGERIA

CAF

CAF			preliminary round	first round	second round	third round	final round
×		Nigeria	[bye]	defeated SLE agg: 06-02	advanced [ZAI withdrew]	defeated CIV agg: 06-02	3rd in final round

FIRST ROUND

SERIES 6
×		Sierra Leone	00	02
»		Nigeria	00	06

Series 6

SAT 16 OCT 1976

Freetown

00–00

at Sierra Leone

SAT 30 OCT 1976

Lagos

06–02

v Sierra Leone

SECOND ROUND

SERIES 3
»		Nigeria
×		Zaire	[WD]

THIRD ROUND

SERIES 2
»		Nigeria	04	02
×		Ivory Coast	00	02

Series 2

SUN 10 JUL 1977

Lagos

04–00

v Ivory Coast

MON 25 JUL 1977

Bouaké

02–02

at Ivory Coast

FINAL ROUND

FINAL ROUND		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
¤	Tunisia	4	2	1	1	7	4	+3	5
HOME		2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	3
AWAY		2	1	0	1	3	3	0	2
×	Egypt	4	2	0	2	7	11	-4	4
HOME		2	2	0	0	6	3	+3	4
AWAY		2	0	0	2	1	8	-7	0
×	Nigeria	4	1	1	2	5	4	+1	3
HOME		2	1	0	1	4	1	+3	2
AWAY		2	0	1	1	1	3	-2	1

Final round

SUN 25 SEP 1977

Tunis

00–00

at Tunisia

SAT 08 OCT 1977

Lagos

04–00

v Egypt

FRI 21 OCT 1977

Cairo

01–03

at Egypt

SAT 12 NOV 1977

Lagos

00–01

v Tunisia

MEN’S WORLD CUP HISTORY

	2026
×	2022	[did not qualify]
	2018	Group phase
	2014	Round of 16
	2010	Group phase
×	2006	[did not qualify]
	2002	Group phase
	1998	Round of 16
	1994	Round of 16
×	1990	[did not qualify]
×	1986	[did not qualify]
×	1982	[did not qualify]
×	1978	[did not qualify]
×	1974	[did not qualify]
×	1970	[did not qualify]
×	1966	[withdrew]
×	1962	[did not qualify]

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