Men's national team · Confédération Africaine de Football
Nigeria
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Nigeria are 41st of 211 ranked teams, in tier 4. The model is about 95% sure their true strength lies between 1618 and 1900. Ratings use the last 12 years of results and were updated on 2026-11-05.
Coming up: Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifiers.
Last 5 results
| 2026-10-06 | v Russia · Friendly | 3–3 D |
| 2026-09-29 | v Guinea-Bissau · African Cup of Nations qualification | 0–3 L |
| 2026-09-25 | v Madagascar · African Cup of Nations qualification | 2–1 W |
| 2026-06-10 | v Portugal · Friendly | 1–2 L |
| 2026-06-03 | v Poland · Friendly | 2–2 D |
Next matches
| 11 Nov 2026 | Nigeria v Tanzania · Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 15 Nov 2026 | Tanzania v Nigeria · Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Most-played opponents
| Nigeria v Ghana | 61 meetings: 16–21–24 |
| Nigeria v Cameroon | 26 meetings: 13–7–6 |
| Nigeria v Côte d'Ivoire | 24 meetings: 9–8–7 |
| Nigeria v Sierra Leone | 24 meetings: 16–6–2 |
| Nigeria v Algeria | 22 meetings: 9–3–10 |
| Nigeria v Benin | 21 meetings: 16–3–2 |
| Nigeria v Egypt | 21 meetings: 10–6–5 |
| Nigeria v Senegal | 19 meetings: 11–3–5 |
Every opponent (101)
- Algeria 9–3–10
- Angola 3–6–2
- Argentina 2–1–6
- Australia 0–0–1
- Austria 0–1–0
- Benin 16–3–2
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0–0
- Botswana 0–1–0
- Brazil 0–1–1
- Bulgaria 2–0–0
- Burkina Faso 8–4–0
- Burundi 1–0–0
- Cabo Verde 1–2–0
- Cameroon 13–7–6
- Central African Republic 1–0–1
- Colombia 0–1–3
- Congo 6–3–2
- Congo DR 5–1–4
- Costa Rica 0–0–1
- Côte d'Ivoire 9–8–7
- Croatia 0–0–1
- Czechia 0–0–2
- Denmark 0–0–1
- Ecuador 0–0–2
- Egypt 10–6–5
- England 0–1–2
- Equatorial Guinea 2–1–0
- Eritrea 1–1–0
- Eswatini 1–1–0
- Ethiopia 8–1–1
- France 1–0–1
- Gabon 7–3–1
- Gambia 1–0–0
- Georgia 1–0–0
- Germany 0–0–1
- Ghana 16–21–24
- Greece 1–1–2
- Guinea 5–6–4
- Guinea-Bissau 4–0–2
- Iceland 1–0–1
- Indonesia 1–0–0
- IR Iran 2–1–0
- Italy 0–1–1
- Jamaica 3–4–1
- Japan 1–1–1
- Jordan 0–1–1
- Kenya 13–3–0
- Korea DPR 1–0–0
- Korea Republic 0–2–3
- Lesotho 5–1–0
- Liberia 14–3–1
- Libya 4–0–1
- Luxembourg 1–0–0
- Madagascar 4–1–1
- Malawi 6–2–0
- Mali 6–2–5
- Mexico 0–2–4
- Morocco 5–1–6
- Mozambique 5–1–0
- Namibia 3–1–0
- Netherlands 0–0–1
- Niger 4–1–0
- North Macedonia 0–1–0
- Norway 0–1–0
- Paraguay 0–1–1
- Peru 0–0–1
- Poland 1–1–0
- Portugal 0–0–2
- Republic of Ireland 2–1–0
- Romania 0–0–2
- Russia 0–2–0
- Rwanda 4–3–1
- São Tomé and Príncipe 2–0–0
- Saudi Arabia 0–2–0
- Scotland 1–1–0
- Senegal 11–3–5
- Serbia 0–0–2
- Seychelles 2–0–0
- Sierra Leone 16–6–2
- South Africa 8–7–2
- Spain 1–0–1
- Sudan 8–4–2
- Suriname 1–0–0
- Sweden 0–0–2
- Switzerland 1–0–0
- Syria 1–0–0
- Tahiti 1–0–0
- Tanzania 7–4–0
- Thailand 1–2–0
- Togo 6–7–2
- Tunisia 7–5–7
- Uganda 4–2–4
- Ukraine 0–1–0
- Uruguay 0–0–1
- USA 0–0–2
- Uzbekistan 2–0–0
- Venezuela 2–0–0
- Yemen 1–0–0
- Zambia 9–5–3
- Zanzibar 1–0–0
- Zimbabwe 7–4–1
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