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Nigeria v Zambia
Nigeria and Zambia have met 17 times since 1973: Nigeria lead 9–3.
9Nigeria wins
5draws
3Zambia wins
Goals: Nigeria 19, Zambia 16 · 17 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Sunday, 15 July 1973: Zambia 5–1 Nigeria in Lusaka.
- The most recent was on Saturday, 7 October 2017: Nigeria 1–0 Zambia (FIFA World Cup qualification).
- Nigeria's biggest win: Zambia 1–3 Nigeria, 1976.
- Zambia's biggest win: Zambia 5–1 Nigeria, 1973.
- 14 of the 17 meetings were competitive matches and 3 were friendlies.
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Every meeting
| 2017 | ||
| 7 Oct | Nigeria 1–0 Zambia FIFA World Cup qualification · Uyo, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 2016 | ||
| 9 Oct | Zambia 1–2 Nigeria FIFA World Cup qualification · Ndola, Zambia |
Nigeria |
| 2013 | ||
| 25 Jan | Zambia 1–1 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations · Nelspruit, South Africa (neutral) |
Draw |
| 2011 | ||
| 15 Nov | Nigeria 2–0 Zambia Friendly · Kaduna, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 2010 | ||
| 25 Jan | Zambia 0–0 Nigeria (pens) Africa Cup of Nations · Lubango, Angola (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 2001 | ||
| 24 Mar | Zambia 1–1 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Chingola, Zambia |
Draw |
| 13 Jan | Nigeria 1–0 Zambia Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 1997 | ||
| 17 Dec | Zambia 0–0 Nigeria Friendly · Lusaka, Zambia |
Draw |
| 1994 | ||
| 10 Apr | Nigeria 2–1 Zambia Africa Cup of Nations · Tunis, Tunisia (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 1990 | ||
| 12 Mar | Nigeria 2–0 Zambia Africa Cup of Nations · Annaba, Algeria (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 1985 | ||
| 18 Aug | Zambia 1–0 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Lusaka, Zambia |
Zambia |
| 10 Aug | Nigeria 0–0 Zambia Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Lagos, Nigeria |
Draw |
| 1982 | ||
| 13 Mar | Nigeria 0–3 Zambia Africa Cup of Nations · Benghazi, Libya (neutral) |
Zambia |
| 1978 | ||
| 10 Mar | Nigeria 0–0 Zambia Africa Cup of Nations · Accra, Ghana (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1976 | ||
| 14 Feb | Zambia 1–3 Nigeria Friendly · Chingola, Zambia |
Nigeria |
| 1973 | ||
| 29 Jul | Nigeria 3–2 Zambia Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 15 Jul | Zambia 5–1 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Lusaka, Zambia |
Zambia |
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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.