Head to head · Men's national teams
Ghana v Nigeria
Ghana and Nigeria have met 61 times since 1950: Ghana lead 24–16.
24Ghana wins
21draws
16Nigeria wins
Goals: Ghana 90, Nigeria 66 · 61 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Sunday, 28 May 1950: Gold Coast 1–0 Nigeria in Accra.
- The most recent was on Wednesday, 28 May 2025: Nigeria 2–1 Ghana (Unity Cup).
- Ghana's biggest win: Gold Coast 7–0 Nigeria, 1955.
- Nigeria's biggest win: Nigeria 5–0 Gold Coast, 1951.
- 25 of the 61 meetings were competitive matches and 36 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2025 | ||
| 28 May | Nigeria 2–1 Ghana Unity Cup · London, England (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 2024 | ||
| 22 Mar | Nigeria 2–1 Ghana Friendly · Marrakesh, Morocco (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 2022 | ||
| 29 Mar | Nigeria 1–1 Ghana FIFA World Cup qualification · Abuja, Nigeria |
Draw |
| 25 Mar | Ghana 0–0 Nigeria FIFA World Cup qualification · Kumasi, Ghana |
Draw |
| 2011 | ||
| 11 Oct | Ghana 0–0 Nigeria Friendly · Watford, England (neutral) |
Draw |
| 2010 | ||
| 28 Jan | Ghana 1–0 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations · Luanda, Angola (neutral) |
Ghana |
| 2008 | ||
| 3 Feb | Ghana 2–1 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations · Accra, Ghana |
Ghana |
| 2007 | ||
| 6 Feb | Nigeria 1–4 Ghana Friendly · Brentford, England (neutral) |
Ghana |
| 2006 | ||
| 23 Jan | Nigeria 1–0 Ghana Africa Cup of Nations · Port Said, Egypt (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 2003 | ||
| 30 May | Nigeria 3–1 Ghana LG Cup · Abuja, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 2002 | ||
| 15 Dec | Ghana 0–1 Nigeria Friendly · Accra, Ghana |
Nigeria |
| 3 Feb | Nigeria 1–0 Ghana Africa Cup of Nations · Bamako, Mali (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 2001 | ||
| 29 Jul | Nigeria 3–0 Ghana FIFA World Cup qualification · Port Harcourt, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 11 Mar | Ghana 0–0 Nigeria FIFA World Cup qualification · Accra, Ghana |
Draw |
| 1999 | ||
| 28 Aug | Nigeria 0–0 Ghana Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Draw |
| 1994 | ||
| 9 Mar | Nigeria 0–0 Ghana Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Draw |
| 1992 | ||
| 23 Jan | Nigeria 1–2 Ghana Africa Cup of Nations · Dakar, Senegal (neutral) |
Ghana |
| 1991 | ||
| 2 Nov | Ghana 1–0 Nigeria Friendly · Abidjan, Ivory Coast (neutral) |
Ghana |
| 13 Apr | Nigeria 0–0 Ghana Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Lagos, Nigeria |
Draw |
| 1990 | ||
| 1 Sept | Ghana 1–0 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Kumasi, Ghana |
Ghana |
| 1986 | ||
| 29 Jul | Ghana 2–0 Nigeria Friendly · Paynesville, Liberia (neutral) |
Ghana |
| 1984 | ||
| 5 Mar | Ghana 1–2 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations · Bouaké, Ivory Coast (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 1983 | ||
| 1 May | Ghana 1–0 Nigeria Friendly · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (neutral) |
Ghana |
| 1978 | ||
| 21 Jul | Nigeria 0–0 Ghana All-African Games · Algiers, Algeria (neutral) |
Draw |
| 8 Mar | Ghana 1–1 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations · Accra, Ghana |
Draw |
| 1977 | ||
| 4 Sept | Nigeria 2–1 Ghana Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 1975 | ||
| 31 Aug | Ghana 3–0 Nigeria Friendly · Accra, Ghana |
Ghana |
| 24 Aug | Ghana 1–2 Nigeria Friendly · Accra, Ghana |
Nigeria |
| 1974 | ||
| 17 Aug | Nigeria 0–1 Ghana Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Ghana |
| 11 Aug | Nigeria 1–1 Ghana Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Draw |
| 1973 | ||
| 25 Feb | Ghana 0–0 Nigeria FIFA World Cup qualification · Accra, Ghana |
Draw |
| 10 Feb | Nigeria 2–3 Ghana FIFA World Cup qualification · Lagos, Nigeria |
Ghana |
| 8 Jan | Nigeria 4–2 Ghana All-African Games · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 1969 | ||
| 18 May | Ghana 1–1 Nigeria FIFA World Cup qualification · Accra, Ghana |
Draw |
| 10 May | Nigeria 2–1 Ghana FIFA World Cup qualification · Ibadan, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 1967 | ||
| 23 Dec | Nigeria 2–2 Ghana Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Draw |
| 21 Oct | Ghana 2–1 Nigeria Friendly · Accra, Ghana |
Ghana |
| 28 Sept | Ghana 1–1 Nigeria Friendly · Accra, Ghana |
Draw |
| 12 Feb | Ghana 2–0 Nigeria Friendly · Accra, Ghana |
Ghana |
| 28 Jan | Nigeria 2–2 Ghana Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Draw |
| 1965 | ||
| 7 Nov | Ghana 3–0 Nigeria Friendly · Accra, Ghana |
Ghana |
| 30 Oct | Nigeria 0–4 Ghana Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Ghana |
| 1962 | ||
| 10 Nov | Nigeria 0–0 Ghana Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Draw |
| 1961 | ||
| 17 Dec | Ghana 5–1 Nigeria Friendly · Accra, Ghana |
Ghana |
| 1 Jun | Ghana 3–0 Nigeria Friendly · Accra, Ghana |
Ghana |
| 30 Apr | Ghana 2–2 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Accra, Ghana |
Draw |
| 8 Apr | Nigeria 0–0 Ghana Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Lagos, Nigeria |
Draw |
| 1960 | ||
| 29 Oct | Nigeria 1–1 Ghana Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Draw |
| 9 Oct | Nigeria 0–3 Ghana Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Ghana |
| 10 Sept | Nigeria 2–2 Ghana FIFA World Cup qualification · Lagos, Nigeria |
Draw |
| 28 Aug | Ghana 4–1 Nigeria FIFA World Cup qualification · Accra, Ghana |
Ghana |
| 1959 | ||
| 21 Nov | Ghana 5–2 Nigeria Friendly · Accra, Ghana |
Ghana |
| 1958 | ||
| 25 Oct | Nigeria 3–2 Ghana Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 1957 | ||
| 27 Oct | Ghana 3–3 Nigeria Friendly · Accra, Ghana |
Draw |
| 1956 | ||
| 27 Oct | Nigeria 3–0 Gold Coast Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 1955 | ||
| 30 Oct | Gold Coast 7–0 Nigeria Friendly · Accra, Gold Coast |
Ghana |
| 28 May | Gold Coast 1–0 Nigeria Friendly · Accra, Gold Coast |
Ghana |
| 1954 | ||
| 30 Oct | Nigeria 3–0 Gold Coast Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 1953 | ||
| 11 Oct | Gold Coast 1–0 Nigeria Friendly · Accra, Gold Coast |
Ghana |
| 1951 | ||
| 20 Oct | Nigeria 5–0 Gold Coast Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 1950 | ||
| 28 May | Gold Coast 1–0 Nigeria Friendly · Accra, Gold Coast |
Ghana |
Ghana · Nigeria · More head-to-heads
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.