Nigeria national football team results (2010–2019)
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| Nigeria national football team results |
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This is a list of international football games played by the Nigeria national football team from 2010 to 2019.
During the decade, Nigeria played in several international tournaments and friendly matches. In the FIFA World Cup, they placed bottom in Group B in 2010, reached the Round of 16 in 2014, and placed third in Group D in 2018. The team entered the Africa Cup of Nations in 2010 (third place), 2013 (winners) and 2019 (third place). Nigeria also finished in third place at the African Nations Championship in 2014 and as runners-up in 2018.
2010
| 12 January 2010 2010 Africa Cup of Nations | Egypt  | 3–1 |  Nigeria | Benguela, Angola |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Moteab  34'Hassan 54'Geddo 87' |
Report | Obasi 12' |
Stadium: Complexo da Sr. da Graça Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius) |
| 16 January 2010 2010 Africa Cup of Nations | Nigeria | 1–0 |  Benin | Benguela, Angola |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Yakubu 42' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Complexo da Sr. da Graça Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola) |
| 20 January 2010 2010 Africa Cup of Nations | Nigeria | 3–0 |  Mozambique | Lubango, Angola |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Odemwingie 45', 47' Martins 86' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Alto da Chela Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali) |
| 25 January 2010 2010 Africa Cup of Nations | Zambia  | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Nigeria | Lubango, Angola |
| 20:30 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Estádio Alto da Chela Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Essam Abdel-Fatah (Egypt) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Chivuta  C. Katongo Mayuka Nyrienda  Mweene |
Mikel Martins Obinna Odemwingie Enyeama |
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| 28 January 2010 2010 Africa Cup of Nations | Ghana  | 1–0 | Nigeria | Luanda, Angola |
| 16:00 UTC+1 | Gyan 21' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa) |
| 30 January 2010 2010 Africa Cup of Nations | Nigeria | 1–0 |  Algeria | Benguela, Angola |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Obinna 56' |
Report | Stadium: Complexo da Sr. da Graça Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal) |
| 3 March 2010 Friendly | Nigeria | 5–2 |  DR Congo | Abuja, Nigeria |
| 17:30 UTC+1 | Utaka 11' Idehen 28', 65' Ezimora 31' Obinna 52' |
Report | Bedi 47', 71' |
Stadium: Abuja Stadium Attendance: 5,000 |
| 25 May 2010 Friendly | Nigeria | 0–0 |  Saudi Arabia | Wattens, Austria |
| Report | Stadium: Alpenstadion[1] |
| 30 May 2010 Friendly | Nigeria | 1–1 |  Colombia | Stadium:mk, Milton Keynes, England |
| Lukman 70' |
Report | Valdés 22' |
Attendance: 0 |
| 6 June 2010 Friendly | Nigeria | 3–1 |  North Korea | Tembisa, South Africa |
| 16:00 SAST | Yakubu 17' Nsofor 62'Martins 90' |
Report Report |
Jong Tae-Se 64' |
Stadium: Makhulong Stadium Attendance: 8,000 |
| 12 June 2010 2010 FIFA World Cup | Argentina  | 1–0 | Nigeria | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 16:00 UTC+2 | Heinze 6' |
Report | Stadium: Ellis Park Stadium Attendance: 55,686 Referee: Wolfgang Stark, Germany |
| 17 June 2010 2010 FIFA World Cup | Greece  | 2–1 | Nigeria | Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| 16:00 UTC+2 | Salpingidis 44' Torosidis 71' |
Report | Uche 16' |
Stadium: Free State Stadium Attendance: 31,593 Referee: Óscar Ruiz, Colombia |
| 22 June 2010 2010 FIFA World Cup | Nigeria | 2–2 |  South Korea | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban |
| 20:30 UTC+2 | Uche 12' Yakubu 69' (pen.) |
Report | Lee Jung-Soo 38' Park Chu-Young 49' |
Attendance: 61,874 Referee: Olegario Benquerenca (Portugal) |
| 11 August 2010 Friendly | South Korea | 2–1 | Nigeria | Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon |
| Yoon 17' Choi 41' |
Odemwingie 27' |
| 5 September 2010 2012 ACN Qualifying | Nigeria | 2–0 |  Madagascar | Calabar, Nigeria |
| 17:00 CET | Martins 19' Michael Eneramo 45+1' |
Stadium: U.J. Esuene Stadium |
| 10 October 2010 2012 ACN Qualifying | Guinea  | 1–0 | Nigeria | Conakry, Guinea |
| 18:00 UTC+0 | Constant 8' |
Stadium: Stade du 28 Septembre |
2011
| 9 February 2011 Friendly | Nigeria | 2–1 |  Sierra Leone | Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria[1] |
| 19:15 WAT | Taiwo 15' (pen.) Ehiosun 45+' |
Report | Kabia 89' |
Referee: Aguidissou Prestin Benin |
| 27 March 2011 2012 ACN Qualifying | Nigeria | 4–0 |  Ethiopia | Abuja Stadium, Abuja |
| 19:00 WAT | P. Utaka 1', 53' I. Uche 77', 90' |
Report | Referee: Slim Jedidi Tunisia |
| 29 March 2011[2] Friendly | Nigeria | 3–0 |  Kenya | Abuja Stadium, Abuja |
| 18:30 WAT | Musa 3' Anichebe 48'I. Uche 90+' |
Report | Referee: Benin |
| 1 June 2011 Friendly | Nigeria | 4–1 | Argentina | Abuja Stadium, Abuja |
| 20:30 WAT | I. Uche 10', 39' Obinna 27' (pen.)Emenike 52' |
Report | Boselli 90+9' (pen.) |
Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Ibrahim Chaibou, Niger |
| 5 June 2011 2012 ACN Qualifying | Ethiopia | 2–2 | Nigeria | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa |
| UTC+3 | Said 41', 50' |
Report | I. Uche 27' Yobo 86' |
| 4 September 2011 2012 ACN Qualifying | Madagascar | 0–2 | Nigeria | Mahamasina Stadium, Antananarivo |
| 14:30 UTC+3 | Report | Yobo 68' Obinna 75' |
| 6 September 2011 Friendly | Argentina | 3–1 | Nigeria | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka[3] |
| 19:00 UTC+6 | Higuaín 24' Di María 26'Elderson 66' (o.g.) |
Report | Obasi 47' |
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Akbar Bakhshizadeh (Iran) |
| 8 October 2011 2012 ACN Qualifying | Nigeria | 2–2 | Guinea | Abuja Stadium, Abuja |
| Obinna 64' I. Uche 71' |
Report | Bangoura 54' Diallo 90+' |
| 11 October 2011 Friendly | Ghana | 0–0 | Nigeria | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 20:00 | Report | Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England) |
| 12 November 2011 Friendly | Nigeria | 0–0 |  Botswana | Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City |
| Report |
| 15 November 2011 Friendly | Nigeria | 2–0 | Zambia | Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna |
| 16:00 | K. Uche 9' I. Uche 90+' |
Report |
2012
| 11 January 2012 Friendly | Nigeria | 0–0 |  Angola | Abuja Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria |
| Referee: Aguidissou Crespin (Benin) |
| 15 February 2012 Friendly | Liberia  | 0–2 | Nigeria | Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia |
| Mba 9', 30' |
Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Ebenezer Konah (Liberia) |
| 29 February 2012 2013 ACNQ | Rwanda  | 0–0 | Nigeria | Stade Regional de Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda |
| 15:30 CAT | Report | Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa) |
| 12 April 2012 Friendly | Egypt | 3–2 | Nigeria | Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai |
| 20:00 UTC+4 | Temsah 25' Aboutrika 33' Mekki 90+' |
Report | S. Mba 13' Kalu 42' |
| 23 May 2012 Friendly | Peru  | 1–0 | Nigeria | Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru |
| 20:00 | Guerrero 37' |
Report | Referee: Jose Luis Espinel (Ecuador) |
| 3 June 2012 2014 WCQ | Nigeria | 1–0 |  Namibia | U. J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar[4] |
| I. Uche 80' |
Report | Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan) |
| 9 June 2012 2014 WCQ | Malawi  | 1–1 | Nigeria | Kamazu Stadium, Blantyre |
| Banda 90+3' |
Report | Egwuekwe 89' |
Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius) |
| 16 June 2012 2013 ACNQ | Nigeria | 2–0 | Rwanda | U. J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar |
| 16:00 | I. Uche 9' Musa 56' |
Report | Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast) |
| 15 August 2012 Friendly | Niger  | 0–0 | Nigeria | Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey |
| 16:30 |
| 8 September 2012[5] 2013 ACNQ | Liberia | 2–2 | Nigeria | Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia |
| Roberts 8' Oliseh 66' |
Report | Igiebor 14' I. Uche 16' |
Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali) |
| 13 October 2012 2013 ACNQ | Nigeria | 6–1 | Liberia | U. J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar |
| Ambrose 1' Musa 38' Moses 48', 88' Mikel 50' (pen.) I. Uche 72' |
Report | Gebro  49'  70'Wleh 80' |
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa) |
| 14 November 2012 Friendly | Venezuela  | 1–3 | Nigeria | Marlins Park, Miami |
| 08:00 EST | Feltscher 69' |
Report | Ideye 49' Igiebor 53'Onazi 90+' |
Attendance: 13,372 Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States) |
2013
| 2 January 2013[6] Catalonia International Trophy | Catalonia  | 1–1 | Nigeria | Estadi Cornellà-El Prat, Barcelona |
| Sergio 3' (pen.) |
Report | Dike 55' |
Attendance: 27,234 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain) |
| 9 January 2013[7] Friendly | Nigeria | 0–0 |  Cape Verde | Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal |
| 20:00 | Report | Referee: Hugo Filipe Ferreira (Portugal) |
| 21 January 2013 2013 Africa Cup of Nations | Nigeria | 1–1 |  Burkina Faso | Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit |
| 20:00 | Emenike 23' |
Report | Al. Traoré 90+4' |
Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria) |
| 25 January 2013 2013 Africa Cup of Nations | Zambia | 1–1 | Nigeria | Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit |
| 17:00 | Mweene 85' (pen.) |
Report | Emenike 57' |
Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt) |
| 29 January 2013 2013 Africa Cup of Nations | Ethiopia | 0–2 | Nigeria | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg |
| 19:00 | Report | Moses 80' (pen.), 90' (pen.) |
Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco) |
| 3 February 2013 2013 Africa Cup of Nations | Ivory Coast  | 1–2 | Nigeria | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg |
| 17:00 | Tioté 50' |
Report | Emenike 43' Mba 78' |
Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria) |
| 6 February 2013 2013 Africa Cup of Nations | Mali  | 1–4 | Nigeria | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban |
| 17:00 | C. Diarra 75' |
Report | Echiéjilé 25' Ideye 30'Emenike 44'Musa 60' |
Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia) |
| 10 February 2013 2013 Africa Cup of Nations | Nigeria | 1–0 | Burkina Faso | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg |
| 20:30 | Mba 40' |
Report | Attendance: 85,000 Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria) |
| 23 March 2013 WCQ | Nigeria | 1–1 | Kenya | U.J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar[8] |
| Oduamadi 90+4' |
Report | Kahata 35' |
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana) |
| 31 May 2013 Friendly | Mexico  | 2–2 | Nigeria | Reliant Stadium, Houston, United States |
| Hernández 21', 70' |
Report | Ideye 27' (pen.) Ugochukwu 40' |
Attendance: 62,000 Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States) |
| 5 June 2013 WCQ | Kenya | 0–1 | Nigeria | Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi |
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Report | Musa 80' |
Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast) |
| 12 June 2013 WCQ | Namibia | 1–1 | Nigeria | Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek |
| 20:00 UTC+1 | Kavendji 77' |
Report | Oboabona 82' |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Mensur Maeruf (Eritrea) |
| 17 June 2013 Confederations Cup | Tahiti  | 1–6 | Nigeria | Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte |
| 16:00 | J. Tehau 54' |
Report | Vallar 5' (o.g.) Oduamadi 10', 26', 76' J. Tehau 69' (o.g.) Echiéjilé 80' |
Attendance: 20,187 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) |
| 20 June 2013 Confederations Cup | Nigeria | 1–2 |  Uruguay | Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador |
| 19:00 | Mikel 37' |
Report | Lugano 19' Forlán 51' |
Attendance: 26,769 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
| 23 June 2013 Confederations Cup | Nigeria | 0–3 |  Spain | Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza |
| 16:00 | Report | Jordi Alba 3', 88' Fernando Torres 62' |
Attendance: 51,263 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) |
| 14 August 2013 Nelson Mandela Challenge[9] | South Africa  | 0–2 | Nigeria | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa |
| Report | Nwofor 49', 68' |
Referee: Ruzive Ruzive (Zimbabwe) |
| 7 September 2013 WCQ | Nigeria | 2–0 | Malawi | U.J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar |
| 16:00 WAT | Emenike 45+1' Moses 50' (pen.) |
Report | Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar) |
| 10 September 2013 Friendly | Nigeria | 4–1 | Burkina Faso | Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna |
| 17:00 WAT | Ideye 13', 43' Ameobi 53'Emenike 63' |
Report | Simpore 78' |
| 13 October 2013 WCQ | Ethiopia | 1–2 | Nigeria | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa |
| Assefa 57' |
Report | Emenike 67', 90' (pen.) |
Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Néant Alioum (Cameroon) |
| 28 October 2013 Friendly | Jordan  | 1–0 | Nigeria | Amman International Stadium, Amman |
| Aqel 42' (pen.) |
Report |
| 16 November 2013 WCQ | Nigeria | 2–0 | Ethiopia | U. J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar |
| Moses 20' (pen.) Obinna 81' |
Report | Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia) |
| 18 November 2013 Friendly | Italy  | 2–2 | Nigeria | Craven Cottage, London |
| 19:45 BST | Rossi 12' Giaccherini 46' |
Report | Dike 36' Ameobi 39' |
Attendance: 15,267 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England) |
2014
| 4 January 2014 Friendly | Nigeria | 2–1 | Ethiopia | Abuja, Nigeria |
| 16:00 UTC+1 | Edeh 3' Uzochukwu 30' |
Report | Agbim 5' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Abuja National Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea) |
| 11 January 2014 2014 African Nations Championship | Mali | 2–1 | Nigeria | Cape Town, South Africa |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Sissoko 18' Traoré 50' |
Report | Salami 54' |
Stadium: Cape Town Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles) |
| 15 January 2014 2014 African Nations Championship | Nigeria | 4–2 | Mozambique | Cape Town, South Africa |
| 20:00 UTC+2 | Ede 11' Ali 13', 54' (pen.)Imenger 88' |
Report | Khan 10' Diogo 20' |
Stadium: Cape Town Stadium Attendance: 18,407 Referee: Aboubacar Mario Bangoura (Guinea) |
| 19 January 2014 2014 African Nations Championship | South Africa | 1–3 | Nigeria | Cape Town, South Africa |
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Parker 81' (pen.) |
Report | Uzoenyi 22', 64' Edeh 32' (pen.) |
Stadium: Cape Town Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria) |
| 25 January 2014 2014 African Nations Championship | Morocco  | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Nigeria | Cape Town, South Africa |
| 17:00 UTC+2 | Moutouali 33', 40' Iajour 37' |
Report | Uzochukwu 49' Ali 56'Uzoenyi 90'Ibrahim 111' |
Stadium: Cape Town Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles) |
| 29 January 2014 2014 African Nations Championship | Ghana | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p) | Nigeria | Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| 20:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Free State Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Akuffu Annorbaah Ainooson Attobrah |
Uzoenyi Kwambe Uzochukwu |
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| 1 February 2014 2014 African Nations Championship | Zimbabwe  | 0–1 | Nigeria | Cape Town, South Africa |
| 17:00 UTC+2 | Report | Obiozor 85' |
Stadium: Cape Town Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Victor Miguel Gomes (South Africa) |
| 5 March 2014 Friendly | Mexico | 0–0 | Nigeria | Atlanta, United States |
| 20:30 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: Georgia Dome Attendance: 68,212 Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica) |
| 28 May 2014 Friendly | Scotland  | 2–2 | Nigeria | London, England |
| 20:00 UTC±0 | Mulgrew 10' Egwuekwe 52' (o.g.) |
Report | Uchebo 41' Nwofor 90+' |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Lee Probert (England) |
| 3 June 2014 Friendly | Nigeria | 0–0 | Greece | Chester, United States |
| 17:00 UTC−5 | Report | Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 10,135 Referee: Élmer Bonilla (El Salvador) |
| 7 June 2014 Friendly | United States  | 2–1 | Nigeria | Jacksonville, United States |
| 18:00 UTC−4 | Altidore 31', 68' |
Report | Moses 86' (pen.) |
Stadium: EverBank Field Attendance: 52,033 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England) |
| 16 June 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup | Iran  | 0–0 | Nigeria | Curitiba, Brazil |
| 16:00 UTC−3 20:00 UTC+1 |
Report | Stadium: Arena da Baixada Attendance: 39,081 Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador) |
| 21 June 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup | Nigeria | 1–0 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Cuiabá, Brazil |
| 18:00 UTC−4 23:00 UTC+1 |
Odemwingie 29' |
Report | Stadium: Arena Pantanal Attendance: 40,499 Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand) |
| 25 June 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup | Nigeria | 2–3 | Argentina | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| 13:00 UTC−3 17:00 UTC+1 |
Musa 4', 47' |
Report | Messi 3', 45+1' Rojo 50' |
Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio Attendance: 43,285 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) |
| 30 June 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup | France  | 2–0 | Nigeria | Brasília, Brazil |
| 13:00 UTC−3 17:00 UTC+1 |
Pogba 79' Yobo 90+1' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Attendance: 67,882 Referee: Mark Geiger (United States) |
| 6 September 2014 2015 ACN qualification | Nigeria | 2–3 |  Congo | Calabar, Nigeria |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Ambrose 13' Salami 89' |
Report (CAF) Report |
Oniangue 16' Bifouma 40', 53' (pen.) |
Stadium: U. J. Esuene Stadium Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana) |
| 10 September 2014 2015 ACN qualification | South Africa | 0–0 | Nigeria | Cape Town, South Africa |
| 20:05 UTC+2 | Report (CAF) Report |
Stadium: Cape Town Stadium Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana) |
| 11 October 2014 2015 ACN qualification | Sudan  | 1–0 | Nigeria | Khartoum, Sudan |
| 20:00 UTC+3 | Almadina 41' |
Report | Stadium: Khartoum Stadium Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) |
| 15 October 2014 2015 ACN qualification | Nigeria | 3–1 | Sudan | Abuja, Nigeria |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Musa 48', 89' Olanare 65' |
Report | Ibrahim 55' |
Stadium: Abuja Stadium Referee: Néant Alioum (Cameroon) |
| 15 November 2014 2015 ACN qualification | Congo | 0–2 | Nigeria | Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo |
| 15:30 UTC+1 | Report | Uche 59' (pen.) Olanare 90' |
Stadium: Stade Municipal Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt) |
| 19 November 2014 2015 ACN qualification | Nigeria | 2–2 | South Africa | Uyo, Nigeria |
| 18:00 UTC+1 | Aluko 68', 90+4' |
Report | Rantie 42', 48' |
Stadium: Akwa Ibom Stadium Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius) |
2015
| 11 January 2015 Friendly | Nigeria | 0–1 | Ivory Coast | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 17:30 GMT | Report | Kalou 84' |
Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium Attendance: 75 |
| 17 January 2015 Friendly | Nigeria | 2–0 |  Yemen | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Udoh 25' Egwuekwe 64' |
Report | Stadium: The Sevens Stadium |
| 25 March 2015 Friendly | Nigeria | 0–1 |  Uganda | Uyo, Nigeria |
| 18:00 UTC+1 | Report | Miya 81' |
Stadium: Akwa Ibom Stadium Referee: William Agbovi (Ghana) |
| 29 March 2015 Friendly | South Africa | 1–1 | Nigeria | Nelspruit, South Africa |
| 15:30 GMT | Zungu 90+3' |
Report | Musa 85' |
Stadium: Mbombela Stadium Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) |
| 13 June 2015 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | Nigeria | 2–0 Annulled |  Chad | Kaduna, Nigeria |
| 16:00 UTC+1 | Salami 62' Ighalo 79' |
Report | Stadium: Ahmadu Bello Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Mamane (Niger) |
| 5 September 2015 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | Tanzania  | 0–0 | Nigeria | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| 16:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: National Stadium, Dar es Salaam Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda) |
| 8 September 2015 Friendly | Nigeria | 2–0 | Niger | Port Harcourt, Nigeria |
| 15:00 UTC+3 | Musa 10' (pen.) Simon 85' |
Report | Stadium: Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: D. Laryea |
| 11 October 2015 Friendly | Nigeria | 3–0 |  Cameroon | Brussels (Bruxelles), Belgium |
| 20:00 UTC+3 | Ambrose 39' Simon 61' Ighalo 88' |
Report | Stadium: Edmond Machtens-Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J. Lardot |
| 13 November 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Swaziland  | 0–0 | Nigeria | Lobamba, Swaziland |
| 17:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Somhlolo National Stadium Referee: Akintoye Germain Koole |
| 17 November 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Nigeria | 2–0 | Swaziland | Port Harcourt, Nigeria |
| 15:00 GMT | Simon 51' Ambrose 87' |
Report | Stadium: Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium Referee: Akintoye Germain Koole |
2016
| 25 March 2016 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | Nigeria | 1–1 | Egypt | Kaduna, Nigeria |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Oghenekaro 60' |
Report | Salah 90' |
Stadium: Ahmadu Bello Stadium Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) |
| 29 March 2016 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | Egypt | 1–0 | Nigeria | Alexandria, Egypt |
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Sobhi 66' |
Report | Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa) |
| 27 May 2016 Friendly | Nigeria | 1–0 | Mali | Rouen, France |
| 18:00 GMT | Iheanacho 77' |
Report | Stadium: Stade Robert Diochon Attendance: 500 Referee: R. Buquet (France) |
| 31 May 2016 Friendly | Luxembourg  | 1–3 | Nigeria | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| 18:00 GMT | Thill 90' |
Report | Ideye 36' Iheanacho 69' Ighalo 90+3' |
Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel Attendance: 1866 Referee: M. Atkinson |
| 3 September 2016 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | Nigeria | 1–0 | Tanzania | Uyo, Nigeria |
| 17:00 GMT | Iheanacho 78' |
Report | Stadium: Godswill Akpabio Stadium Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria) |
| 9 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Zambia | 1–2 | Nigeria | Ndola, Zambia |
| 14:30 UTC+2 | Mbesuma 71' |
Report (FIFA) Report (CAF) |
Iwobi 32' Iheanacho 42' |
Stadium: Levy Mwanawasa Stadium Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt) |
| 12 November 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Nigeria | 3–1 | Algeria | Uyo, Nigeria |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Moses 25, 90+2' Mikel 42' |
Report (FIFA) Report (CAF) |
Bentaleb 67' |
Stadium: Godswill Akpabio Stadium Referee: Bakary "Papa" Gassama (Gambia) |
2017
| 1 September 2017 2018 World Cup qualification | Nigeria | 4–0 | Cameroon | Uyo, Nigeria |
| 17:00 WAT | Report | Stadium: Godswill Akpabio Stadium Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt) |
| 4 September 2017 2018 World Cup qualification | Cameroon | 1–1 | Nigeria | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| 18:00 WAT | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo Attendance: 38,136 Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia) |
| 7 October 2017 2018 World Cup qualification | Nigeria | 1–0 | Zambia | Uyo, Nigeria |
| 17:00 WAT |
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Report | Stadium: Godswill Akpabio Stadium Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana) |
| 10 November 2017 2018 World Cup qualification | Algeria | 3–0 Awarded | Nigeria | Constantine, Algeria |
| 20:30 WAT | Report |
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Stadium: Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon) |
| 14 November 2017 Friendly | Argentina | 2–4 | Nigeria | Krasnodar, Russia |
| 16:30 (GMT, UTC±0) | Report Report |
Stadium: Krasnodar Stadium Attendance: 22,739 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia) |
2018
| 23 March 2018 Friendly | Poland  | 0–1 | Nigeria | Wrocław, Poland |
| 20:45 (CET, UTC+1) | Report | Moses 61' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stadion Miejski Attendance: 41,208 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
| 27 March 2018 Friendly | Nigeria | 0–2 |  Serbia | London, England |
| 22:00 (GMT, UTC±0) | Report | Mitrović 68', 81' |
Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Craig Pawson (England) |
| 28 May 2018 Friendly | Nigeria | 1–1 | DR Congo | Port Harcourt, Nigeria |
| 17:10 (WAT, UTC+1) | Troost-Ekong 14' |
Report | Malango 78' (pen.) |
Stadium: Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Issaka Afful (Ghana) |
| 2 June 2018 Friendly | England  | 2–1 | Nigeria | London, England |
| 17:15 (BST, UTC+1) | Cahill 7' Kane 39' |
Report | Iwobi 47' |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 70,025 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy) |
| 6 June 2018 Friendly | Nigeria | 0–1 |  Czech Republic | Schwechat, Austria |
| 15:00 (CEST, UTC+2) | Report | Kalas 25' |
Stadium: Rudolf-Tonn-Stadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria) |
| 16 June 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup | Croatia  | 2–0 | Nigeria | Kaliningrad, Russia |
| 21:00 KALT (UTC+2) | Etebo 32' (o.g.) Modrić 71' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Kaliningrad Stadium Attendance: 31,136 Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil) |
| 22 June 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup | Nigeria | 2–0 |  Iceland | Volgograd, Russia |
| 18:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Musa 49', 75' |
Report | Stadium: Volgograd Arena Attendance: 40,904 Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand) |
| 26 June 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup | Nigeria | 1–2 | Argentina | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Moses 51' (pen.) |
Report | Messi 14' Rojo 86' |
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 64,468 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) |
| 8 September 2018 2019 AFCONQ | Seychelles  | 0–3 | Nigeria | Victoria, Seychelles |
| 16:30 SCT (UTC+4) | Report | Musa 15' Awaziem 34'Ighalo 57' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stade Linité Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya) |
| 13 October 2018 2019 AFCONQ | Nigeria | 4–0 |  Libya | Uyo, Nigeria |
| 16:00 WAT (UTC+1) | Ighalo 4' (pen.), 57', 68' Kalu 89' |
Report | Stadium: Godswill Akpabio Stadium Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo) |
| 16 October 2018 2019 AFCONQ | Libya | 2–3 | Nigeria | Sfax, Tunisia |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Zubya 35' Benali 74' |
Report | Ighalo 14', 81' Musa 17' |
Stadium: Stade Taïeb Mhiri Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana) |
| 17 November 2018 2019 AFCONQ | South Africa | 1–1 | Nigeria | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 15:00 SAST (UTC+2) | Mothiba 26' |
Report | Mkhwanazi 9' (o.g.) |
Stadium: FNB Stadium Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia) |
| 20 November 2018 Friendly | Nigeria | 0–0 | Uganda | Asaba, Nigeria |
| 16:45 WAT (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stephen Keshi Stadium Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin) |
2019
| 22 March 2019 2019 AFCONQ | Nigeria | 3–1 | Seychelles | Asaba, Nigeria |
| 16:00 WAT (UTC+1) | Ighalo 35' (pen.) Onyekuru 50'Simon 90+1' |
Report | Melanie 41' |
Stadium: Stephen Keshi Stadium Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde) |
| 26 March 2019 Friendly | Nigeria | 1–0 | Egypt | Asaba, Nigeria |
| 18:00 WAT (UTC+1) | Onuachu 1' |
Report | Stadium: Stephen Keshi Stadium Referee: Charles Bulu (Ghana) |
| 8 June 2019 Friendly | Nigeria | 0–0 | Zimbabwe | Asaba, Nigeria |
| 18:00 WAT (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stephen Keshi Stadium Attendance: 15,650 Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin) |
| 16 June 2019 Friendly | Senegal  | 1–0 | Nigeria | Dakar, Senegal |
| 16:45 GMT (UTC±0) | Gueye 18' |
Report | Stadium: Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor Referee: Mahmoud Ashour (Egypt) |
| 22 June 2019 2019 AFCON GS | Nigeria | 1–0 |  Burundi | Alexandria, Egypt |
| 19:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Ighalo 77' |
Report | Stadium: Alexandria Stadium Attendance: 3,192 Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles) |
| 26 June 2019 2019 AFCON GS | Nigeria | 1–0 | Guinea | Alexandria, Egypt |
| 16:30 CAT (UTC+2) | Omeruo 73' |
Report | Stadium: Alexandria Stadium Attendance: 10,388 Referee: Helder Martins de Carvalho (Angola) |
| 30 June 2019 2019 AFCON GS | Madagascar | 2–0 | Nigeria | Alexandria, Egypt |
| 18:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Nomenjanahary 13' Andriamatsinoro 53' |
Report | Stadium: Alexandria Stadium Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia) |
| 6 July 2019 2019 AFCON R16 | Nigeria | 3–2 | Cameroon | Alexandria, Egypt |
| 18:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Ighalo 19', 63' Iwobi 66' |
Report | Bahoken 41' N'Jie 44' |
Stadium: Alexandria Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana) |
| 10 July 2019 2019 AFCON QF | Nigeria | 2–1 | South Africa | Cairo, Egypt |
| 21:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Chukwueze 27' Troost-Ekong 89' |
Report | Zungu 71' |
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Attendance: 48,343 Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco) |
| 14 July 2019 2019 AFCON SF | Algeria | 2–1 | Nigeria | Cairo, Egypt |
| 21:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Troost-Ekong 40' (o.g.) Mahrez 90+5' |
Report | Ighalo 72' (pen.) |
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Attendance: 49,775 Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia) |
| 17 July 2019 2019 AFCON 3rd | Tunisia  | 0–1 | Nigeria | Cairo, Egypt |
| 21:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Report | Ighalo 3' |
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt) |
| 10 September 2019 Friendly | Ukraine  | 2–2 | Nigeria | Dnipro, Ukraine |
| 20:30 | Zinchenko 78' Yaremchuk 79' |
Report | Aribo 4' Osimhen 34' (pen.) |
Stadium: Dnipro-Arena Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy) |
| 13 October 2019 Friendly | Brazil  | 1–1 | Nigeria | Kallang, Singapore |
| 20:00 (UTC+8) | Casemiro 48' |
Report | Aribo 35' |
Stadium: Singapore National Stadium Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore) |
| 13 November 2019 2021 AFCONQ | Nigeria | 3–1 | Benin | Uyo, Nigeria |
| 17:00 WAT (UTC+1) | Osimhen 45+1' (pen.) Kalu 62' |
Report | Sessègnon 3' |
Stadium: Godswill Akpabio International Stadium Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal) |
| 17 November 2019 2021 AFCONQ | Lesotho  | 2–4 | Nigeria | Maseru, Lesotho |
| 18:00 CAT (UTC+2) | Nkoto 11' Awaziem 90' (o.g.) |
Report | Iwobi 26' Chukwueze 38'Osimhen 75', 85' |
Stadium: Setsoto Stadium Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana) |
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