Kenya v Nigeria, 12 January 1997
| Score | 1-1 |
| Referee | Abdul Rahman Al Zeid |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group 1 |
| Venue | International SC, Nairobi |
| Attendance | 65,000 |
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Kenya
Manager: Reinhard Fabisch
Goals:
| Kennedy Simiyu | 25 |
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Starting lineup:
Substitutions:
| Seif Mwaluvyu for Maurice Wambua | 60 |
| Tielen Oguta for Kennedy Simiyu | 65 |
| Paul Oyuga for Mohamed Agil Sharrif | 84 |
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Nigeria
Manager: Shuaibu Amodu
Goals:
| Uche Okechukwu | 51 |
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Starting lineup:
Chidi N'Wanu
Defender
Uche Okechukwu
Defender
Taribo West
Defender/Centre back
Celestine Babayaro
Defender/Left back
Garba Lawal
Midfielder
Jay Jay Okocha
Midfielder
Sunday Oliseh
Midfielder
Finidi George
Midfielder/Forward
Jonathan Akpoborie
Forward
Daniel Amokachi
Forward
Substitutions:
| Victor Ikpeba for Jonathan Akpoborie | 55 |
| Tijana Babangida for Finidi George | 62 |