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Nigerianational football team record

311
Wins
191
Draws
158
Defeats

660 matches, 1949 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1819, 36th in the world

Nigeria have played 660 internationals since 1949: 311 wins, 191 draws and 158 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Ghana, with 61 meetings. Their biggest win is 10–0 against São Tomé and Príncipe in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying on 13 June 2022.

Nigeria's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All6603111911581007–65847%
Competitive40521111084643–35652%
Friendlies2551008174364–30239%
At home2111425316451–13967%
Away240718683249–29930%
Neutral venues209985259307–22047%

Record against every opponent

Nigeria have played 100 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Ghana6116212466–902025
Cameroon26138536–212024
Ivory Coast2489728–212024
Sierra Leone24166248–182023
Algeria22841029–292026
Benin21163255–112025
Egypt2188529–262026
Senegal19104527–202019
Tunisia1967619–242025
Liberia18143139–112021
South Africa1778225–122025
Zambia1786319–162017
Kenya16133036–92013
Guinea1556417–162024
Togo1567225–182017
Sudan1484228–142022
Mali1363420–152016
Burkina Faso1284030–102013
Morocco1243511–102026
Zimbabwe1274122–62026
Angola113629–72024
Congo1163214–82014
Gabon1173121–72025
Tanzania1174016–72025
DR Congo1052317–162025
Ethiopia1081124–52014
Uganda1042416–82025
Argentina921613–152018
Jamaica834112–72026
Malawi862020–92013
Rwanda84319–32025
Guinea-Bissau64028–52026
Lesotho651013–42025
Madagascar64117–32026
Mexico60337–132022
Mozambique651012–22026
Libya540110–42024
Niger54108–12015
South Korea50236–92010
Colombia40131–42010
Greece41123–42014
Namibia43108–12013
Cape Verde31203–22021
England30121–32018
Equatorial Guinea32104–12024
Iran32103–12026
Japan31115–52003
Ireland32106–22009
Thailand31208–31994
Brazil0–3 (2003), 1–1 (2019)20111–42019
Bulgaria3–0 (1994), 1–0 (1998)22004–01998
Central African Republic0–1 (2021), 2–0 (2021)21012–12021
Czech Republic1–2 (1996), 0–1 (2018)20021–32018
Ecuador2–2 (2004), 0–1 (2022)20112–32022
Eritrea0–0 (2000), 4–0 (2000)21104–02000
Eswatini0–0 (2015), 2–0 (2015)21102–02015
France1–0 (2009), 0–2 (2014)21011–22014
Iceland0–3 (1981), 2–0 (2018)21012–32018
Italy1–2 (1994), 2–2 (2013)20113–42013
Jordan0–1 (2013), 2–2 (2026)20112–32026
Paraguay1–3 (1998), 1–1 (2002)20112–42002
Poland1–0 (2018), 2–2 (2026)21103–22026
Portugal0–4 (2022), 1–2 (2026)20021–62026
Romania0–2 (1994), 0–3 (2005)20020–52005
Russia1–1 (2025), 3–3 (2026)20204–42026
São Tomé and Príncipe10–0 (2022), 6–0 (2023)220016–02023
Saudi Arabia0–0 (2010), 2–2 (2023)20202–22023
Scotland2–1 (2002), 2–2 (2014)21104–32014
Serbia0–3 (1998), 0–2 (2018)20020–52018
Seychelles3–0 (2018), 3–1 (2019)22006–12019
Spain3–2 (1998), 0–3 (2013)21013–52013
Sweden1–3 (1994), 1–2 (2002)20022–52002
USA2–3 (1995), 1–2 (2014)20023–52014
Uzbekistan3–2 (1995), 1–0 (1995)22004–21995
Venezuela1–0 (2003), 3–1 (2012)22004–12012
Australia0–1 (2007)10010–12007
Austria1–1 (2008)10101–12008
Bosnia1–0 (2014)11001–02014
Botswana0–0 (2011)10100–02011
Burundi1–0 (2019)11001–02019
Costa Rica0–2 (2022)10010–22022
Croatia0–2 (2018)10010–22018
Denmark1–4 (1998)10011–41998
Gambia1–0 (2003)11001–02003
Georgia5–1 (1994)11005–11994
Germany0–1 (1998)10010–11998
Indonesia2–1 (1983)11002–11983
Luxembourg3–1 (2016)11003–12016
Netherlands1–5 (1998)10011–51998
North Korea3–1 (2010)11003–12010
North Macedonia0–0 (2007)10100–02007
Norway2–2 (1981)10102–21981
Peru0–1 (2012)10010–12012
Suriname2–1 (1994)11002–11994
Switzerland1–0 (2007)11001–02007
Syria1–0 (1987)11001–01987
Tahiti6–1 (2013)11006–12013
Ukraine2–2 (2019)10102–22019
Uruguay1–2 (2013)10011–22013
Yemen2–0 (2015)11002–02015

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 13 Jun 202210–0 for Nigeria
  2. v BeninFriendly, 28 Nov 195910–1 for Nigeria
  3. v UgandaFriendly, 23 Sept 19918–1 for Nigeria
  4. v BeninFriendly, 14 Feb 19777–0 for Nigeria
  5. v Burkina FasoAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 27 Jul 19917–1 for Nigeria

Heaviest defeats

  1. at GhanaFriendly, 30 Oct 19550–7 for Nigeria
  2. at TunisiaFriendly, 26 Sept 19840–5 for Nigeria
  3. at DR CongoFriendly, 14 Dec 19690–5 for Nigeria
  4. at NetherlandsFriendly, 5 Jun 19981–5 for Nigeria
  5. at AlgeriaAfrica Cup of Nations, 2 Mar 19901–5 for Nigeria

Latest results

  1. at RussiaFriendly, 6 Oct 20263–3 for Nigeria
  2. v Guinea-BissauAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 29 Sept 20260–3 for Nigeria
  3. v MadagascarAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 25 Sept 20262–1 for Nigeria
  4. at PortugalFriendly, 10 Jun 20261–2 for Nigeria
  5. at PolandFriendly, 3 Jun 20262–2 for Nigeria
  6. v JamaicaUnity Cup, 30 May 20263–0 for Nigeria
  7. v ZimbabweUnity Cup, 26 May 20262–0 for Nigeria
  8. v JordanJordan International Tournament, 31 Mar 20262–2 for Nigeria
  9. v IranJordan International Tournament, 27 Mar 20262–1 for Nigeria
  10. v EgyptAfrica Cup of Nations, 17 Jan 20260–0 for Nigeria

Nigeria's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1949: 1519End of 1950: 1511End of 1951: 1526End of 1953: 1518End of 1954: 1530End of 1955: 1505End of 1956: 1516End of 1957: 1519End of 1958: 1527End of 1959: 1541End of 1960: 1493End of 1961: 1517End of 1962: 1531End of 1963: 1474End of 1965: 1472End of 1966: 1486End of 1967: 1509End of 1968: 1556End of 1969: 1599End of 1970: 1572End of 1971: 1581End of 1972: 1655End of 1973: 1661End of 1974: 1651End of 1975: 1659End of 1976: 1690End of 1977: 1685End of 1978: 1679End of 1979: 1685End of 1980: 1751End of 1981: 1640End of 1982: 1595End of 1983: 1591End of 1984: 1611End of 1985: 1637End of 1986: 1621End of 1987: 1624End of 1988: 1644End of 1989: 1682End of 1990: 1724End of 1991: 1718End of 1992: 1788End of 1993: 1788End of 1994: 1811End of 1995: 1806End of 1996: 1748End of 1997: 1731End of 1998: 1711End of 1999: 1715End of 2000: 1757End of 2001: 1791End of 2002: 1800End of 2003: 1776End of 2004: 1827End of 2005: 1830End of 2006: 1864End of 2007: 1829End of 2008: 1822End of 2009: 1831End of 2010: 1733End of 2011: 1749End of 2012: 1737End of 2013: 1817End of 2014: 1756End of 2015: 1712End of 2016: 1750End of 2017: 1747End of 2018: 1773End of 2019: 1789End of 2020: 1752End of 2021: 1734End of 2022: 1721End of 2023: 1684End of 2024: 1660End of 2025: 1789End of 2026: 1819
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1883, reached on 30 May 2026. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly2551008174364–302
World Cup qualifying124673819207–95
Africa Cup of Nations110622523158–99
Africa Cup of Nations qualifying108553518188–84
World Cup21631223–30
All-African Games1063120–11
Unity Cup761015–3
Confederations Cup622211–7
LG Cup52127–7
Korea Cup31112–2
USA Cup30033–6
African Friendship Games21012–5
Jordan International Tournament21104–3
King Hassan II Tournament20021–4
Lunar New Year Cup11001–0

Top scorers

  1. 1Rashidi Yekini21
  2. 2Victor Osimhen17
  3. 3Obafemi Martins13
  4. 4Jay-Jay Okocha11
  5. 5Yakubu11
  6. 6Daniel Amokachi10
  7. 7Julius Aghahowa10
  8. 8Segun Odegbami10
  9. 9Stephen Keshi8
  10. 10Victor Moses8

Counted from the 236 of 660 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did Nigeria play their first international?

On 8 October 1949, a 2–0 win against Sierra Leone in a friendly.

What is Nigeria's biggest win?

10–0 against São Tomé and Príncipe in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying on 13 June 2022.

What is Nigeria's heaviest defeat?

0–7 against Ghana in a friendly on 30 October 1955.

Who have Nigeria played the most?

Ghana: 61 matches, with 16 wins, 21 draws and 24 defeats for Nigeria.

What is Nigeria's longest winning run?

6 wins in a row, from 1 June 2008 to 11 October 2008.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.