Head to head · Men's national teams
Gabon v Nigeria
Gabon and Nigeria have met 11 times since 1965: Nigeria lead 7–1.
1Gabon win
3draws
7Nigeria wins
Goals: Gabon 7, Nigeria 21 · 11 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Saturday, 28 August 1965: Gabon 2–2 Nigeria in Libreville.
- The most recent was on Thursday, 13 November 2025: Nigeria 4–1 Gabon (FIFA World Cup qualification).
- Gabon's biggest win: Gabon 2–1 Nigeria, 1989.
- Nigeria's biggest win: Gabon 1–4 Nigeria, 1965.
- 6 of the 11 meetings were competitive matches and 5 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2025 | ||
| 13 Nov | Nigeria 4–1 Gabon FIFA World Cup qualification · Rabat, Morocco (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 2005 | ||
| 26 Mar | Nigeria 2–0 Gabon FIFA World Cup qualification · Port Harcourt, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 2004 | ||
| 9 Oct | Gabon 1–1 Nigeria FIFA World Cup qualification · Libreville, Gabon |
Draw |
| 1999 | ||
| 21 Nov | Gabon 0–2 Nigeria Friendly · Libreville, Gabon |
Nigeria |
| 1994 | ||
| 26 Mar | Nigeria 3–0 Gabon Africa Cup of Nations · Tunis, Tunisia (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 1989 | ||
| 25 Jun | Gabon 2–1 Nigeria FIFA World Cup qualification · Libreville, Gabon |
Gabon |
| 7 Jan | Nigeria 1–0 Gabon FIFA World Cup qualification · Enugu, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 1983 | ||
| 2 Mar | Gabon 0–0 Nigeria Friendly · Libreville, Gabon |
Draw |
| 1978 | ||
| 5 Feb | Gabon 0–1 Nigeria Friendly · Libreville, Gabon |
Nigeria |
| 1965 | ||
| 29 Aug | Gabon 1–4 Nigeria Friendly · Libreville, Gabon |
Nigeria |
| 28 Aug | Gabon 2–2 Nigeria Friendly · Libreville, Gabon |
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.