Head to head · Men's national teams
Nigeria v Rwanda
Nigeria and Rwanda have met 8 times since 2004: Nigeria lead 4–1.
4Nigeria wins
3draws
1Rwanda win
Goals: Nigeria 9, Rwanda 3 · 8 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Saturday, 5 June 2004: Nigeria 2–0 Rwanda in Abuja.
- The most recent was on Saturday, 6 September 2025: Nigeria 1–0 Rwanda (FIFA World Cup qualification).
- Nigeria's biggest win: Nigeria 2–0 Rwanda, 2004.
- Rwanda's biggest win: Nigeria 1–2 Rwanda, 2024.
- 8 of the 8 meetings were competitive matches and 0 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2025 | ||
| 6 Sept | Nigeria 1–0 Rwanda FIFA World Cup qualification · Uyo, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 21 Mar | Rwanda 0–2 Nigeria FIFA World Cup qualification · Kigali, Rwanda |
Nigeria |
| 2024 | ||
| 18 Nov | Nigeria 1–2 Rwanda Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Uyo, Nigeria |
Rwanda |
| 10 Sept | Rwanda 0–0 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Kigali, Rwanda |
Draw |
| 2012 | ||
| 16 Jun | Nigeria 2–0 Rwanda Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Calabar, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 29 Feb | Rwanda 0–0 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Kigali, Rwanda |
Draw |
| 2005 | ||
| 5 Jun | Rwanda 1–1 Nigeria FIFA World Cup qualification · Kigali, Rwanda |
Draw |
| 2004 | ||
| 5 Jun | Nigeria 2–0 Rwanda FIFA World Cup qualification · Abuja, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
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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.