Head to head · Men's national teams
Cameroon v Nigeria
Cameroon and Nigeria have met 26 times since 1960: Nigeria lead 13–6.
6Cameroon wins
7draws
13Nigeria wins
Goals: Cameroon 21, Nigeria 36 · 26 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Tuesday, 26 April 1960: Cameroon 0–0 Nigeria in Lomé.
- The most recent was on Saturday, 27 January 2024: Nigeria 2–0 Cameroon (Africa Cup of Nations).
- Cameroon's biggest win: Cameroon 3–1 Nigeria, 1984.
- Nigeria's biggest win: Nigeria 4–0 Cameroon, 2017.
- 16 of the 26 meetings were competitive matches and 10 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2024 | ||
| 27 Jan | Nigeria 2–0 Cameroon Africa Cup of Nations · Abidjan, Ivory Coast (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 2021 | ||
| 8 Jun | Cameroon 0–0 Nigeria Friendly · Wiener Neustadt, Austria (neutral) |
Draw |
| 4 Jun | Nigeria 0–1 Cameroon Friendly · Wiener Neustadt, Austria (neutral) |
Cameroon |
| 2019 | ||
| 6 Jul | Nigeria 3–2 Cameroon Africa Cup of Nations · Alexandria, Egypt (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 2017 | ||
| 4 Sept | Cameroon 1–1 Nigeria FIFA World Cup qualification · Yaoundé, Cameroon |
Draw |
| 1 Sept | Nigeria 4–0 Cameroon FIFA World Cup qualification · Uyo, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 2015 | ||
| 11 Oct | Nigeria 3–0 Cameroon Friendly · Brussels, Belgium (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 2004 | ||
| 8 Feb | Cameroon 1–2 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations · Monastir, Tunisia (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 2000 | ||
| 13 Feb | Nigeria 2–2 Cameroon (pens) Africa Cup of Nations · Lagos, Nigeria |
Cameroon |
| 1997 | ||
| 7 Aug | Cameroon 0–1 Nigeria LG Cup · Tunis, Tunisia (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 1992 | ||
| 25 Jan | Cameroon 1–2 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations · Dakar, Senegal (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 1991 | ||
| 28 Sept | Cameroon 1–0 Nigeria Friendly · Ismailia, Egypt (neutral) |
Cameroon |
| 1989 | ||
| 27 Aug | Cameroon 1–0 Nigeria FIFA World Cup qualification · Yaoundé, Cameroon |
Cameroon |
| 10 Jun | Nigeria 2–0 Cameroon FIFA World Cup qualification · Ibadan, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 1988 | ||
| 27 Mar | Cameroon 1–0 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations · Casablanca, Morocco (neutral) |
Cameroon |
| 17 Mar | Cameroon 1–1 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations · Rabat, Morocco (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1984 | ||
| 18 Mar | Cameroon 3–1 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations · Abidjan, Ivory Coast (neutral) |
Cameroon |
| 1980 | ||
| 2 Feb | Nigeria 0–0 Cameroon Friendly · Ibadan, Nigeria |
Draw |
| 1978 | ||
| 17 Jul | Nigeria 0–0 Cameroon All-African Games · Algiers, Algeria (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1975 | ||
| 22 Jan | Nigeria 1–0 Cameroon Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 1972 | ||
| 13 Feb | Cameroon 1–2 Nigeria Friendly · Douala, Cameroon |
Nigeria |
| 1968 | ||
| 22 Dec | Cameroon 2–3 Nigeria FIFA World Cup qualification · Douala, Cameroon |
Nigeria |
| 7 Dec | Nigeria 1–1 Cameroon FIFA World Cup qualification · Lagos, Nigeria |
Draw |
| 1963 | ||
| 1 Jan | Cameroon 1–2 Nigeria Friendly · Yaoundé, Cameroon |
Nigeria |
| 1962 | ||
| 8 Dec | Nigeria 3–1 Cameroon Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 1960 | ||
| 26 Apr | Cameroon 0–0 Nigeria Friendly · Lomé, Togo (neutral) |
Draw |
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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.