Head to head · Men's national teams
Benin v Nigeria
Benin and Nigeria have met 21 times since 1959: Nigeria lead 16–2.
2Benin wins
3draws
16Nigeria wins
Goals: Benin 11, Nigeria 55 · 21 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Sunday, 8 November 1959: Dahomey 0–1 Nigeria in Cotonou.
- The most recent was on Tuesday, 14 October 2025: Nigeria 4–0 Benin (FIFA World Cup qualification).
- Benin's biggest win: Nigeria 0–1 Dahomey, 1965.
- Nigeria's biggest win: Nigeria 10–1 Dahomey, 1959.
- 11 of the 21 meetings were competitive matches and 10 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2025 | ||
| 14 Oct | Nigeria 4–0 Benin FIFA World Cup qualification · Uyo, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 2024 | ||
| 14 Nov | Benin 1–1 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Abidjan, Ivory Coast (neutral) |
Draw |
| 7 Sept | Nigeria 3–0 Benin Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Uyo, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 10 Jun | Benin 2–1 Nigeria FIFA World Cup qualification · Abidjan, Ivory Coast (neutral) |
Benin |
| 2021 | ||
| 27 Mar | Benin 0–1 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Porto-Novo, Benin |
Nigeria |
| 2019 | ||
| 13 Nov | Nigeria 2–1 Benin Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Uyo, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 2010 | ||
| 16 Jan | Nigeria 1–0 Benin Africa Cup of Nations · Benguela, Angola (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 2008 | ||
| 29 Jan | Nigeria 2–0 Benin Africa Cup of Nations · Sekondi, Ghana (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 2004 | ||
| 4 Feb | Nigeria 2–1 Benin Africa Cup of Nations · Sfax, Tunisia (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 1991 | ||
| 27 Apr | Nigeria 3–0 Benin Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 1990 | ||
| 30 Sept | Benin 0–1 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Cotonou, Benin |
Nigeria |
| 1979 | ||
| 4 Nov | Nigeria 5–0 Benin Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 14 Oct | Benin 1–1 Nigeria Friendly · Cotonou, Benin |
Draw |
| 1977 | ||
| 14 Feb | Nigeria 7–0 Benin Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 1972 | ||
| 20 Dec | Nigeria 3–0 Dahomey Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 1966 | ||
| 27 Feb | Dahomey 1–2 Nigeria Friendly · Cotonou, Dahomey |
Nigeria |
| 1965 | ||
| 11 Dec | Nigeria 0–1 Dahomey Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Benin |
| 1963 | ||
| 2 Feb | Nigeria 4–1 Dahomey Friendly · Benin City, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 27 Jan | Dahomey 1–1 Nigeria Friendly · Cotonou, Dahomey |
Draw |
| 1959 | ||
| 28 Nov | Nigeria 10–1 Dahomey Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 8 Nov | Dahomey 0–1 Nigeria Friendly · Cotonou, Dahomey |
Nigeria |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.