Match Report
Nigeria went into the game 1st in the table on 15 points; São Tomé and Príncipe sat 4th on 1 — a 14-point gap. On recent form São Tomé and Príncipe sat only 42nd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Against a league average of 1.21 goals per team per game, Nigeria ran at 3.67 scored and 0.67 conceded, São Tomé and Príncipe at 0.5 and 4.33.
São Tomé and Príncipe had not won in 6 games.
Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos, capacity 60,491, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Nigeria led 2-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 6-0.