Head to head · Men's national teams
Nigeria v South Africa
Nigeria and South Africa have met 17 times since 1992: Nigeria lead 8–2.
8Nigeria wins
7draws
2South Africa wins
Goals: Nigeria 25, South Africa 12 · 17 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Saturday, 10 October 1992: Nigeria 4–0 South Africa in Lagos.
- The most recent was on Tuesday, 9 September 2025: South Africa 1–1 Nigeria (FIFA World Cup qualification).
- Nigeria's biggest win: Nigeria 4–0 South Africa, 1992.
- South Africa's biggest win: Nigeria 0–2 South Africa, 2017.
- 14 of the 17 meetings were competitive matches and 3 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2025 | ||
| 9 Sept | South Africa 1–1 Nigeria FIFA World Cup qualification · Bloemfontein, South Africa |
Draw |
| 2024 | ||
| 7 Jun | Nigeria 1–1 South Africa FIFA World Cup qualification · Uyo, Nigeria |
Draw |
| 7 Feb | Nigeria 1–1 South Africa (pens) Africa Cup of Nations · Bouaké, Ivory Coast (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 2019 | ||
| 10 Jul | Nigeria 2–1 South Africa Africa Cup of Nations · Cairo, Egypt (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 2018 | ||
| 17 Nov | South Africa 1–1 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Johannesburg, South Africa |
Draw |
| 2017 | ||
| 10 Jun | Nigeria 0–2 South Africa Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Uyo, Nigeria |
South Africa |
| 2015 | ||
| 29 Mar | South Africa 1–1 Nigeria Friendly · Nelspruit, South Africa |
Draw |
| 2014 | ||
| 19 Nov | Nigeria 2–2 South Africa Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Uyo, Nigeria |
Draw |
| 10 Sept | South Africa 0–0 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Cape Town, South Africa |
Draw |
| 2013 | ||
| 14 Aug | South Africa 0–2 Nigeria Friendly · Durban, South Africa |
Nigeria |
| 2008 | ||
| 6 Sept | South Africa 0–1 Nigeria FIFA World Cup qualification · Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
Nigeria |
| 1 Jun | Nigeria 2–0 South Africa FIFA World Cup qualification · Abuja, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 2004 | ||
| 17 Nov | South Africa 2–1 Nigeria Friendly · Johannesburg, South Africa |
South Africa |
| 31 Jan | Nigeria 4–0 South Africa Africa Cup of Nations · Monastir, Tunisia (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 2000 | ||
| 10 Feb | Nigeria 2–0 South Africa Africa Cup of Nations · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 1993 | ||
| 16 Jan | South Africa 0–0 Nigeria FIFA World Cup qualification · Johannesburg, South Africa |
Draw |
| 1992 | ||
| 10 Oct | Nigeria 4–0 South Africa FIFA World Cup qualification · Lagos, 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.