Burkina Faso v Nigeria, 27 April 1997
| Score | 2-1 to Nigeria |
| Referee | Ferid Sahli |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group 1 |
| Venue | Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou |
| Attendance | 14,424 |
View Burkina Faso v Nigeria head to head
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Burkina Faso
Manager: Ivan Voutov
Goals:
| Zakaria Zeba | 76 |
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Substitutions:
| Moussa Dagno for Ousmane Sanou | 60 |
| Zakaria Zeba for Ousmane Coulibaly | 75 |
2
Nigeria
Manager: Troussier
Goals:
| Ibrahima Diarra | own goal | 41 |
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| Emmanuel Amunike | 58 |
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Starting lineup:
Ike Shorunmu
Goalkeeper
Uchenna Okafor
Defender
Uche Okechukwu
Defender
Celestine Babayaro
Defender/Left back
Mutiu Adepoju
Midfielder
Emmanuel Amunike
Midfielder
Garba Lawal
Midfielder
Jay Jay Okocha
Midfielder
Sunday Oliseh
Midfielder
Finidi George
Midfielder/Forward
Daniel Amokachi
Forward
Substitutions:
| Godwin Okpara for Garba Lawal | 56 |
| Victor Ikpeba for Emmanuel Amunike | 74 |
| Efan Ekoku for Finidi George | 75 |