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Nigeria v Tanzania
Nigeria and Tanzania have met 11 times since 1972: Nigeria lead 7–0.
7Nigeria wins
4draws
0Tanzania wins
Goals: Nigeria 16, Tanzania 7 · 11 meetings
Next meeting: Nigeria v Tanzania, 11 Nov 2026
· Africa Cup of Nations qualification. See Formline's prediction.
- The first meeting on record was on Thursday, 6 July 1972: Tanzania 0–0 Nigeria in Dar es Salaam.
- The most recent was on Tuesday, 23 December 2025: Nigeria 2–1 Tanzania (Africa Cup of Nations).
- Nigeria's biggest win: Nigeria 3–1 Tanzania, 1980.
- 7 of the 11 meetings were competitive matches and 4 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2025 | ||
| 23 Dec | Nigeria 2–1 Tanzania Africa Cup of Nations · Fez, Morocco (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 2016 | ||
| 3 Sept | Nigeria 1–0 Tanzania Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Uyo, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 2015 | ||
| 5 Sept | Tanzania 0–0 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
Draw |
| 1980 | ||
| 20 Dec | Tanzania 0–2 Nigeria FIFA World Cup qualification · Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
Nigeria |
| 6 Dec | Nigeria 1–1 Tanzania FIFA World Cup qualification · Lagos, Nigeria |
Draw |
| 8 Mar | Nigeria 3–1 Tanzania Africa Cup of Nations · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 1976 | ||
| 20 Feb | Nigeria 0–0 Tanzania Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Draw |
| 1973 | ||
| 12 Jan | Nigeria 2–1 Tanzania All-African Games · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 1972 | ||
| 11 Nov | Nigeria 3–2 Tanzania Friendly · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 6 Nov | Nigeria 2–1 Tanzania Friendly · Benin City, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 6 Jul | Tanzania 0–0 Nigeria Friendly · Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
Draw |
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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.