Head to head · Men's national teams
Egypt v Nigeria
Egypt and Nigeria have met 21 times since 1963: Nigeria lead 10–5.
5Egypt wins
6draws
10Nigeria wins
Goals: Egypt 26, Nigeria 29 · 21 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Sunday, 24 November 1963: United Arab Republic 6–3 Nigeria in Kumasi.
- The most recent was on Saturday, 17 January 2026: Egypt 0–0 Nigeria (Africa Cup of Nations).
- Egypt's biggest win: United Arab Republic 6–3 Nigeria, 1963.
- Nigeria's biggest win: Nigeria 4–0 Egypt, 1977.
- 15 of the 21 meetings were competitive matches and 6 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2026 | ||
| 17 Jan | Egypt 0–0 Nigeria (pens) Africa Cup of Nations · Casablanca, Morocco (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 2022 | ||
| 11 Jan | Nigeria 1–0 Egypt Africa Cup of Nations · Garoua, Cameroon (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 2019 | ||
| 26 Mar | Nigeria 1–0 Egypt Friendly · Asaba, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 2016 | ||
| 29 Mar | Egypt 1–0 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Alexandria, Egypt |
Egypt |
| 25 Mar | Nigeria 1–1 Egypt Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Kaduna, Nigeria |
Draw |
| 2012 | ||
| 12 Apr | Egypt 3–2 Nigeria Friendly · Dubai, United Arab Emirates (neutral) |
Egypt |
| 2010 | ||
| 12 Jan | Egypt 3–1 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations · Benguela, Angola (neutral) |
Egypt |
| 2002 | ||
| 25 Nov | Nigeria 1–1 Egypt Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Draw |
| 1994 | ||
| 30 Mar | Nigeria 0–0 Egypt Africa Cup of Nations · Tunis, Tunisia (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1991 | ||
| 21 Sept | Egypt 1–2 Nigeria Friendly · Ismailia, Egypt |
Nigeria |
| 1990 | ||
| 5 Mar | Nigeria 1–0 Egypt Africa Cup of Nations · Algiers, Algeria (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 1988 | ||
| 20 Mar | Egypt 0–0 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations · Rabat, Morocco (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1984 | ||
| 14 Mar | Egypt 2–2 Nigeria (pens) Africa Cup of Nations · Abidjan, Ivory Coast (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 1983 | ||
| 20 Feb | Nigeria 1–1 Egypt Friendly · Kaduna, Nigeria |
Draw |
| 18 Feb | Nigeria 0–0 Egypt Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Draw |
| 1980 | ||
| 15 Mar | Nigeria 1–0 Egypt Africa Cup of Nations · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 1977 | ||
| 21 Oct | Egypt 3–1 Nigeria FIFA World Cup qualification · Cairo, Egypt |
Egypt |
| 8 Oct | Nigeria 4–0 Egypt FIFA World Cup qualification · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 1976 | ||
| 14 Mar | Egypt 2–3 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 1973 | ||
| 14 Jan | Nigeria 4–2 Egypt All-African Games · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 1963 | ||
| 24 Nov | United Arab Republic 6–3 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations · Kumasi, Ghana (neutral) |
Egypt |
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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.