Head to head · Men's national teams
Nigeria v Sierra Leone
Nigeria and Sierra Leone have met 24 times since 1949: Nigeria lead 16–2.
16Nigeria wins
6draws
2Sierra Leone wins
Goals: Nigeria 48, Sierra Leone 18 · 24 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Saturday, 8 October 1949: Sierra Leone 0–2 Nigeria in Freetown.
- The most recent was on Sunday, 18 June 2023: Sierra Leone 2–3 Nigeria (Africa Cup of Nations qualification).
- Nigeria's biggest win: Nigeria 4–0 Sierra Leone, 1972.
- Sierra Leone's biggest win: Sierra Leone 2–0 Nigeria, 1987.
- 14 of the 24 meetings were competitive matches and 10 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2023 | ||
| 18 Jun | Sierra Leone 2–3 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Monrovia, Liberia (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 2022 | ||
| 9 Jun | Nigeria 2–1 Sierra Leone Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Abuja, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 2020 | ||
| 17 Nov | Sierra Leone 0–0 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Freetown, Sierra Leone |
Draw |
| 13 Nov | Nigeria 4–4 Sierra Leone Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Benin City, Nigeria |
Draw |
| 2011 | ||
| 9 Feb | Nigeria 2–1 Sierra Leone Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 2008 | ||
| 11 Oct | Nigeria 4–1 Sierra Leone FIFA World Cup qualification · Abuja, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 7 Jun | Sierra Leone 0–1 Nigeria FIFA World Cup qualification · Freetown, Sierra Leone |
Nigeria |
| 2001 | ||
| 21 Apr | Sierra Leone 1–0 Nigeria FIFA World Cup qualification · Freetown, Sierra Leone |
Sierra Leone |
| 2000 | ||
| 17 Jun | Nigeria 2–0 Sierra Leone FIFA World Cup qualification · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 1987 | ||
| 18 Jul | Sierra Leone 2–0 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Freetown, Sierra Leone |
Sierra Leone |
| 4 Jul | Nigeria 3–0 Sierra Leone Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 1979 | ||
| 27 Oct | Sierra Leone 0–0 Nigeria Friendly · Freetown, Sierra Leone |
Draw |
| 1977 | ||
| 13 Mar | Nigeria 2–0 Sierra Leone Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 17 Feb | Sierra Leone 1–1 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Freetown, Sierra Leone |
Draw |
| 1976 | ||
| 30 Oct | Nigeria 6–2 Sierra Leone FIFA World Cup qualification · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 16 Oct | Sierra Leone 0–0 Nigeria FIFA World Cup qualification · Freetown, Sierra Leone |
Draw |
| 1972 | ||
| 12 Dec | Nigeria 4–0 Sierra Leone Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 26 Nov | Sierra Leone 0–1 Nigeria Friendly · Freetown, Sierra Leone |
Nigeria |
| 1971 | ||
| 4 Dec | Sierra Leone 0–1 Nigeria Friendly · Freetown, Sierra Leone |
Nigeria |
| 13 Feb | Nigeria 1–0 Sierra Leone Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 1968 | ||
| 27 Jan | Nigeria 4–1 Sierra Leone Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 1967 | ||
| 14 Oct | Sierra Leone 1–1 Nigeria Friendly · Freetown, Sierra Leone |
Draw |
| 1961 | ||
| 22 Apr | Sierra Leone 1–4 Nigeria Friendly · Freetown, Sierra Leone |
Nigeria |
| 1949 | ||
| 8 Oct | Sierra Leone 0–2 Nigeria Friendly · Freetown, Sierra Leone |
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.