Head to head · Men's national teams
Mali v Nigeria
Mali and Nigeria have met 13 times since 1960: Nigeria lead 6–5.
5Mali wins
2draws
6Nigeria wins
Goals: Mali 15, Nigeria 20 · 13 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Wednesday, 1 June 1960: Mali 3–2 Nigeria in Bamako.
- The most recent was on Friday, 27 May 2016: Nigeria 1–0 Mali (Friendly).
- Mali's biggest win: Mali 4–1 Nigeria, 1975.
- Nigeria's biggest win: Nigeria 3–0 Mali, 1972.
- 6 of the 13 meetings were competitive matches and 7 were friendlies.
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Every meeting
| 2016 | ||
| 27 May | Nigeria 1–0 Mali Friendly · Le Petit-Quevilly, France (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 2013 | ||
| 6 Feb | Mali 1–4 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations · Durban, South Africa (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 2008 | ||
| 25 Jan | Nigeria 0–0 Mali Africa Cup of Nations · Sekondi, Ghana (neutral) |
Draw |
| 2004 | ||
| 13 Feb | Nigeria 2–1 Mali Africa Cup of Nations · Monastir, Tunisia (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 2002 | ||
| 9 Feb | Mali 0–1 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations · Mopti, Mali |
Nigeria |
| 24 Jan | Mali 0–0 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations · Bamako, Mali |
Draw |
| 1983 | ||
| 18 Dec | Mali 0–0 Nigeria (pens) Friendly · Abidjan, Ivory Coast (neutral) |
Mali |
| 1978 | ||
| 14 Jul | Nigeria 3–1 Mali All-African Games · Algiers, Algeria (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 1975 | ||
| 5 Sept | Mali 4–1 Nigeria Friendly · Abidjan, Ivory Coast (neutral) |
Mali |
| 1972 | ||
| 4 Dec | Nigeria 3–0 Mali Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 22 Nov | Mali 2–1 Nigeria Friendly · Bamako, Mali |
Mali |
| 1960 | ||
| 5 Oct | Nigeria 2–3 Mali Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Mali |
| 1 Jun | Mali 3–2 Nigeria Friendly · Bamako, Mali |
Mali |
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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.