AFCON 2023 Quarter-Finals: Head-To-Head Statistics As Nigeria Battles Angola

• The Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Palancas Negras of Angola will meet for the first time at the CAF Africa Cup of Nations
• Nigeria will take on Angola in the quarter-final of the ongoing AFCON 2023 tournament on Friday 2, February
• The match is Nigeria's 11th quarter-final match while it is Angola's third quarter-final AFCON appearance.

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Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire - The Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Palancas Negras of Angola will kick start the quarter-final round of matches at the ongoing 2023 CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire.

Nigeria and Angola will battle it out on Friday, February 2 for a slot in the semi-final after their victories over Cameroon and Namibia at the round of 16 respectively.

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In this article, Legit.ng highlighted some interesting head-to-head statistics between both countries as reported by Opta Analyst.

• The quarter-final match will be the first-ever encounter between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Palancas Negras of Angola at AFCON tournament.
• The last time these two teams met, the Super Eagles won by 2-1 after extra time in the quarter-final of the African Nations Championship (a competition for players from each country’s domestic league) in January 2018.
• Angola’s last victory against Nigeria was a 1-0 during a World Cup qualifier in June 2004
• The Super Eagles have won their last three games without conceding at the ongoing 2023 AFCON tournament.
• Angola have won their last three matches and the last two AFCON matches without conceding
• Angola's top goal scorer is Delson Dala, who has 4 goals to his name while Ademola Lookman is the Super Eagles top-scorer with 2 goals.
• Three-time AFCON champions, Nigeria are playing in their 11th quarter-final match while this is just Palancas Negras of Angola's third quarter-final AFCON appearance.
• Super Eagles, ranked 42nd in the current FIFA Rankings are the highest-ranked country left in AFCON 2023 and Angola, ranked 117th is the lowest-ranked team left in the competition.

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Nigeria vs Angola: Supercomputer Predicts Winner

Legit.ng earlier reported that Opta supercomputer tipped the Super Eagles of Nigeria to advance to the semi-finals with a win over Angola on Friday, February 2.

According to the supercomputer, Nigeria is predicted to defeat Angola within 90 minutes with a 55.5% chance. While Angola is predicted to win with a 22.6% chance.

There is also the possibility of a penalty shootout as the match has a 21.9% simulation of going into extra time.

Source: Legit.ng