Head to head · Women's national teams
Nigeria v South Africa
Nigeria and South Africa have met 20 times since 1995: Nigeria lead 12–5.
12Nigeria wins
3draws
5South Africa wins
Goals: Nigeria 39, South Africa 17 · 20 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Saturday, 4 March 1995: Nigeria 4–1 South Africa in Ibadan.
- The most recent was on Thursday, 13 August 2026: South Africa 2–1 Nigeria (Women's Africa Cup of Nations).
- Nigeria's biggest win: South Africa 1–7 Nigeria, 1995.
- South Africa's biggest win: Nigeria 2–4 South Africa, 2021.
- 20 of the 20 meetings were competitive matches and 0 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2026 | ||
| 13 Aug | South Africa 2–1 Nigeria Women's Africa Cup of Nations · Casablanca, Morocco (neutral) |
South Africa |
| 2025 | ||
| 22 Jul | Nigeria 2–1 South Africa Women's Africa Cup of Nations · Casablanca, Morocco (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 2024 | ||
| 9 Apr | South Africa 0–0 Nigeria CAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament · Pretoria, South Africa |
Draw |
| 5 Apr | Nigeria 1–0 South Africa CAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament · Abeokuta, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 2022 | ||
| 4 Jul | Nigeria 1–2 South Africa Women's Africa Cup of Nations · Rabat, Morocco (neutral) |
South Africa |
| 2021 | ||
| 21 Sept | Nigeria 2–4 South Africa Aisha Buhari Cup · Lagos, Nigeria |
South Africa |
| 2018 | ||
| 1 Dec | Nigeria 0–0 South Africa Women's Africa Cup of Nations · Accra, Ghana (neutral) |
Draw |
| 18 Nov | Nigeria 0–1 South Africa Women's Africa Cup of Nations · Cape Coast, Ghana (neutral) |
South Africa |
| 2016 | ||
| 29 Nov | Nigeria 1–0 South Africa Women's Africa Cup of Nations · Limbé, Cameroon (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 2014 | ||
| 22 Oct | Nigeria 2–1 South Africa African Women's Championship · Windhoek, Namibia (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 2012 | ||
| 7 Nov | Nigeria 0–1 South Africa African Women's Championship · Bata, Equatorial Guinea (neutral) |
South Africa |
| 2010 | ||
| 4 Nov | South Africa 1–2 Nigeria African Women's Championship · Daveyton, South Africa |
Nigeria |
| 2008 | ||
| 22 Nov | Nigeria 1–0 South Africa African Women's Championship · Bata, Equatorial Guinea (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 2007 | ||
| 22 Jul | Nigeria 4–0 South Africa African Games · Algiers, Algeria (neutral) |
Nigeria |
| 9 Jul | South Africa 2–2 Nigeria African Games · Algiers, Algeria (neutral) |
Draw |
| 2006 | ||
| 3 Nov | Nigeria 2–0 South Africa African Women's Championship · Delta, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 2002 | ||
| 18 Dec | Nigeria 5–0 South Africa African Women's Championship · Warri, Nigeria |
Nigeria |
| 2000 | ||
| 25 Nov | South Africa 0–2 Nigeria African Women's Championship · Vosloorus, South Africa |
Nigeria |
| 1995 | ||
| 18 Mar | South Africa 1–7 Nigeria African Women's Championship · Johannesburg, South Africa |
Nigeria |
| 4 Mar | Nigeria 4–1 South Africa African Women's Championship · Ibadan, 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.