Nigeria national football team results (2020–present)
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| Nigeria national football team results |
This article provides details of international football games played by the Nigeria national football team from 2020 to present.[1][2][3]
Results
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Win | |
| Draw | |
| Defeat | |
2020
| 9 October 2020 Friendly | Nigeria  | 0–1 |  Algeria | Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria |
| 20:30 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Jacques Lemans Arena Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria) |
| 13 October 2020 Friendly | Nigeria | 1–1 |  Tunisia | Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria |
| 19:30 UTC+2 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Jacques Lemans Arena Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria) |
| 13 November 2020 2021 AFCONQ | Nigeria | 4–4 |  Sierra Leone | Benin City, Nigeria |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Referee: Gilbert Cheruiyot (Kenya) |
| 17 November 2020 2021 AFCONQ | Sierra Leone | 0–0 | Nigeria | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| 16:00 UTC±0 | Report | Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria) |
2021
| 27 March 2021 2021 AFCONQ | Benin  | 0–1 | Nigeria | Porto-Novo, Benin |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Charles de Gaulle Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco) |
| 30 March 2021 2021 AFCONQ | Nigeria | 3–0 |  Lesotho | Lagos, Nigeria |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Teslim Balogun Stadium Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde) |
| 4 June 2021 Friendly | Nigeria | 0–1 |  Cameroon | Wiener Neustadt, Austria |
| 21:30 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt Attendance: 0 Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria) |
| 8 June 2021 Friendly | Cameroon | 0–0 | Nigeria | Wiener Neustadt, Austria |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt Attendance: 0 Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria) |
| 3 July 2021 Friendly | Mexico  | 4–0 | Nigeria | Los Angeles, United States |
| 20:00 UTC−7 |
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Report | Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama) |
| 3 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | Nigeria | 2–0 |  Liberia | Lagos, Nigeria |
| 17:00 UTC+1 |
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Report | Stadium: Teslim Balogun Stadium Referee: Kouassi Attisso Attiogbe (Togo) |
| 7 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | Cape Verde  | 1–2 | Nigeria | Mindelo, Cape Verde |
| 15:00 UTC−1 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco) |
| 7 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | Nigeria | 0–1 |  Central African Republic | Lagos, Nigeria |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Teslim Balogun Stadium Referee: Abdelaziz Bouh (Mauritania) |
| 10 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | Central African Republic | 0–2 | Nigeria | Limbe, Cameroon |
| 14:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Limbe Stadium Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda) |
| 13 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | Liberia | 0–2 | Nigeria | Tangiers, Morocco |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade Ibn Batouta Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia) |
| 16 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | Nigeria | 1–1 | Cape Verde | Lagos, Nigeria |
| 17:00 UTC+1 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Teslim Balogun Stadium Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) |
2022
| 11 January 2022 2021 AFCON | Nigeria | 1–0 |  Egypt | Garoua, Cameroon |
| 17:00 UTC+1 |
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Report | Stadium: Roumdé Adjia Stadium Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia) |
| 15 January 2022 2021 AFCON | Nigeria | 3–1 |  Sudan | Garoua, Cameroon |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Roumdé Adjia Stadium Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa) |
| 19 January 2022 2021 AFCON | Guinea-Bissau  | 0–2 | Nigeria | Garoua, Cameroon |
| 20:00 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Roumdé Adjia Stadium Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya) |
| 23 January 2022 2021 AFCON R16 | Nigeria | 0–1 | Tunisia | Garoua, Cameroon |
| 20:00 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Roumdé Adjia Stadium Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal) |
| 25 March 2022 2022 World Cup qualification | Ghana  | 0–0 | Nigeria | Kumasi, Ghana |
| 19:30 UTC±0 | Report | Stadium: Baba Yara Stadium Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco) |
| 29 March 2022 2022 World Cup qualification | Nigeria | 1–1 (1–1 (a) agg.) | Ghana | Abuja, Nigeria |
| 18:00 UTC+1 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Moshood Abiola National Stadium Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia) |
| 28 May 2022 Friendly | Mexico | 2–1 | Nigeria | Arlington, United States |
| 19:08 UTC−5 |
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Report |
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Stadium: AT&T Stadium Referee: José Torres (Puerto Rico) |
| 2 June 2022 Friendly | Ecuador  | 1–0 | Nigeria | Chicago, United States |
| 18:30 UTC−5 |
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Report | Stadium: Soldier Field Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica) |
| 9 June 2022 2023 AFCON Q | Nigeria | 2–1 | Sierra Leone | Abuja, Nigeria |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Moshood Abiola National Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Kalilou Traore (Ivory Coast) |
| 13 June 2022 2023 AFCON Q | São Tomé and Príncipe  | 0–10 | Nigeria | Agadir, Morocco |
| 14:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade Adrar Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho) |
| 27 September 2022 Friendly | Algeria | 2–1 | Nigeria | Bir El Djir, Oran, Algeria |
| 20:00 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia) |
| 9 November 2022 Friendly | Costa Rica  | 2–0 | Nigeria | San José, Costa Rica |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico) |
| 17 November 2022 Friendly | Portugal  | 4–0 | Nigeria | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 19:45 UTC±0 |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 43,621 Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli (Cyprus) |
2023
| 24 March 2023 2023 AFCON qualification | Nigeria | 0–1 | Guinea-Bissau | Abuja, Nigeria |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Moshood Abiola National Stadium Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt) |
| 27 March 2023 2023 AFCON qualification | Guinea-Bissau | 0–1 | Nigeria | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |
| 16:00 UTC±0 | Report | Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco) |
| 18 June 2023 2023 AFCON qualification | Sierra Leone | 2–3 | Nigeria | Monrovia, Liberia |
| 16:00 UTC±0 | Report | Stadium: Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan) |
| 10 September 2023 2023 AFCON qualification | Nigeria | 6–0 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Uyo, Nigeria |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Godswill Akpabio International Stadium Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria) |
| 13 October 2023 Friendly | Saudi Arabia  | 2–2 | Nigeria | Portimão, Portugal |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão Attendance: 200 Referee: Luís Godinho (Portugal) |
| 16 October 2023 Friendly | Mozambique  | 3–2 | Nigeria | Albufeira, Portugal |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Venue Estádio Municipal de Albufeira Attendance: 97 Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Portugal) |
| 16 November 2023 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Nigeria | 1–1 | Lesotho | Uyo, Nigeria |
| 16:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Godswill Akpabio International Stadium Attendance: 30,500 Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia) |
| 19 November 2023 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Zimbabwe  | 1–1 | Nigeria | Butare, Rwanda |
| 17:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Huye Attendance: 15,650 Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti) |
2024
| 8 January Friendly | Guinea  | 2–0 | Nigeria | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 16:00 UTC+4 |
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Report | Stadium: Baniyas Stadium |
| 14 January 2023 AFCON GS | Nigeria | 1–1 |  Equatorial Guinea | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| 14:00 | Osimhen  38' |
Report | Salvador 36' |
Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa) |
| 18 January 2023 AFCON GS | Ivory Coast  | 0–1 | Nigeria | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| 17:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium Attendance: 49,517 Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) |
| 22 January 2023 AFCON GS | Guinea-Bissau | 0–1 | Nigeria | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Attendance: 15,650 Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco) |
| 27 January 2023 AFCON R16 | Nigeria | 2–0 | Cameroon | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| 20:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Attendance: 22,085 Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco) |
| 2 February 2023 AFCON QF | Nigeria | 1–0 |  Angola | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| 17:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Attendance: 18,757 Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal) |
| 7 February 2023 AFCON SF | Nigeria | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) |  South Africa | Bouaké, Ivory Coast |
| 17:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de la Paix Attendance: 31,227[4] Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt) | |
| Penalties | ||||
| 11 February 2023 AFCON F | Nigeria | 1–2 | Ivory Coast | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| 20:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium Attendance: 57,094 Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania) |
| 22 March Friendly | Nigeria | 2–1 | Ghana | Marrakech, Morocco |
| 15:00 UTC±0 | Report | Stadium: Stade de Marrakech Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco) |
| 26 March Friendly | Nigeria | 0–2 |  Mali | Marrakech, Morocco |
| 19:00 UTC±0 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de Marrakech Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco) |
| 7 June 2026 World Cup qualification | Nigeria | v | South Africa | |
| 20:00 |
| 10 June 2026 World Cup qualification | Benin | v | Nigeria |
2025
| March 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Rwanda  | v | Nigeria |
| March 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Nigeria | v | Zimbabwe |
| September 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Nigeria | v | Rwanda |
| September 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | South Africa | v | Nigeria |
| October 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Lesotho | v | Nigeria |
| October 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Nigeria | v | Benin |
References
- ^ "Nigeria - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.
- ^ "Nigeria national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.
- ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Nigeria". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.
- ^ "Nigeria vs South Africa match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-02-07.