Head to head · Men's national teams
Nigeria v Zimbabwe
Nigeria and Zimbabwe have met 12 times since 1981: Nigeria lead 7–1.
7Nigeria wins
4draws
1Zimbabwe win
Goals: Nigeria 22, Zimbabwe 6 · 12 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Saturday, 1 August 1981: Zimbabwe 2–0 Nigeria in Salisbury.
- The most recent was on Tuesday, 26 May 2026: Nigeria 2–0 Zimbabwe (Unity Cup).
- Nigeria's biggest win: Nigeria 5–1 Zimbabwe, 2005.
- Zimbabwe's biggest win: Zimbabwe 2–0 Nigeria, 1981.
- 8 of the 12 meetings were competitive matches and 4 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2026 | ||
| 26 May | Nigeria 2–0 Zimbabwe Unity Cup · London, England (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 2025 | ||
| 25 Mar | Nigeria 1–1 Zimbabwe FIFA World Cup qualification · Uyo, Nigeria |
Draw |
| 2023 | ||
| 19 Nov | Zimbabwe 1–1 Nigeria FIFA World Cup qualification · Butare, Rwanda (neutral) |
Draw |
| 2019 | ||
| 8 Jun | Nigeria 0–0 Zimbabwe Friendly · Asaba, Nigeria |
Draw |
| 2006 | ||
| 27 Jan | Nigeria 2–0 Zimbabwe Africa Cup of Nations · Port Said, Egypt (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 2005 | ||
| 8 Oct | Nigeria 5–1 Zimbabwe FIFA World Cup qualification · Abuja, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 2004 | ||
| 5 Sept | Zimbabwe 0–3 Nigeria FIFA World Cup qualification · Harare, Zimbabwe |
Nigeria |
| 1991 | ||
| 30 Sept | Nigeria 3–0 Zimbabwe Friendly · Cairo, Egypt (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 25 Sept | Nigeria 1–0 Zimbabwe Friendly · Ismailia, Egypt (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 1989 | ||
| 30 Jul | Zimbabwe 1–1 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Harare, Zimbabwe |
Draw |
| 16 Jul | Nigeria 3–0 Zimbabwe Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Ibadan, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 1981 | ||
| 1 Aug | Zimbabwe 2–0 Nigeria Friendly · Salisbury, Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe |
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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.