Nigeria at the World Cup Qualification: Record & Results
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Nigeria at the World Cup Qualification
Nigeria have played 124 World Cup Qualification matches between 1960 and 2025, winning 67, drawing 38 and losing 19 (goals 207–95).
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67 wins38 draws19 defeats
2025
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 2025 | L |  DR Congo |
1–1p | World Cup Qualification | N · Rabat |
| 13 Nov 2025 | W |  Gabon |
4–1 | World Cup Qualification | N · Rabat |
| 14 Oct 2025 | W |  Benin |
4–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Uyo |
| 10 Oct 2025 | W |  Lesotho |
2–1 | World Cup Qualification | N · Polokwane |
| 9 Sep 2025 | D |  South Africa |
1–1 | World Cup Qualification | A · Bloemfontein |
| 6 Sep 2025 | W |  Rwanda |
1–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Uyo |
| 25 Mar 2025 | D |  Zimbabwe |
1–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Uyo |
| 21 Mar 2025 | W | Rwanda |
2–0 | World Cup Qualification | A · Kigali |
2024
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2024 | L | Benin |
1–2 | World Cup Qualification | N · Abidjan |
| 7 Jun 2024 | D | South Africa |
1–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Uyo |
2023
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2023 | D | Zimbabwe |
1–1 | World Cup Qualification | N · Butare |
| 16 Nov 2023 | D | Lesotho |
1–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Uyo |
2022
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 2022 | D |  Ghana |
1–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Abuja |
| 25 Mar 2022 | D | Ghana |
0–0 | World Cup Qualification | A · Kumasi |
2021
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 2021 | D |  Cape Verde |
1–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lagos |
| 13 Nov 2021 | W |  Liberia |
2–0 | World Cup Qualification | N · Tangier |
| 10 Oct 2021 | W |  Central African Republic |
2–0 | World Cup Qualification | N · Limbé |
| 7 Oct 2021 | L | Central African Republic |
0–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lagos |
| 7 Sep 2021 | W | Cape Verde |
2–1 | World Cup Qualification | A · Mindelo |
| 3 Sep 2021 | W | Liberia |
2–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lagos |
2017
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2017 | L |  Algeria |
0–3 | World Cup Qualification | A · Constantine |
| 7 Oct 2017 | W |  Zambia |
1–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Uyo |
| 4 Sep 2017 | D |  Cameroon |
1–1 | World Cup Qualification | A · Yaoundé |
| 1 Sep 2017 | W | Cameroon |
4–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Uyo |
2016
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2016 | W | Algeria |
3–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Uyo |
| 9 Oct 2016 | W | Zambia |
2–1 | World Cup Qualification | A · Ndola |
2015
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 2015 | W |  Eswatini |
2–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Port Harcourt |
| 13 Nov 2015 | D | Eswatini |
0–0 | World Cup Qualification | A · Lobamba |
2013
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 2013 | W |  Ethiopia |
2–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Calabar |
| 13 Oct 2013 | W | Ethiopia |
2–1 | World Cup Qualification | A · Addis Ababa |
| 7 Sep 2013 | W |  Malawi |
2–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Calabar |
| 12 Jun 2013 | D |  Namibia |
1–1 | World Cup Qualification | A · Windhoek |
| 5 Jun 2013 | W |  Kenya |
1–0 | World Cup Qualification | A · Nairobi |
| 23 Mar 2013 | D | Kenya |
1–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Calabar |
2012
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2012 | D | Malawi |
1–1 | World Cup Qualification | A · Blantyre |
| 3 Jun 2012 | W | Namibia |
1–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Calabar |
2009
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2009 | W | Kenya |
3–2 | World Cup Qualification | A · Nairobi |
| 11 Oct 2009 | W |  Mozambique |
1–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Abuja |
| 6 Sep 2009 | D |  Tunisia |
2–2 | World Cup Qualification | H · Abuja |
| 20 Jun 2009 | D | Tunisia |
0–0 | World Cup Qualification | A · Radès |
| 7 Jun 2009 | W | Kenya |
3–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Abuja |
| 29 Mar 2009 | D | Mozambique |
0–0 | World Cup Qualification | A · Maputo |
2008
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2008 | W |  Sierra Leone |
4–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Abuja |
| 6 Sep 2008 | W | South Africa |
1–0 | World Cup Qualification | A · Port Elizabeth |
| 21 Jun 2008 | W |  Equatorial Guinea |
2–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Abuja |
| 15 Jun 2008 | W | Equatorial Guinea |
1–0 | World Cup Qualification | A · Malabo |
| 7 Jun 2008 | W | Sierra Leone |
1–0 | World Cup Qualification | A · Freetown |
| 1 Jun 2008 | W | South Africa |
2–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Abuja |
2005
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2005 | W | Zimbabwe |
5–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Abuja |
| 4 Sep 2005 | W | Algeria |
5–2 | World Cup Qualification | A · Oran |
| 18 Jun 2005 | D |  Angola |
1–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Kano |
| 5 Jun 2005 | D | Rwanda |
1–1 | World Cup Qualification | A · Kigali |
| 26 Mar 2005 | W | Gabon |
2–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Port Harcourt |
2004
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2004 | D | Gabon |
1–1 | World Cup Qualification | A · Libreville |
| 5 Sep 2004 | W | Zimbabwe |
3–0 | World Cup Qualification | A · Harare |
| 3 Jul 2004 | W | Algeria |
1–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Abuja |
| 20 Jun 2004 | L | Angola |
0–1 | World Cup Qualification | A · Luanda |
| 5 Jun 2004 | W | Rwanda |
2–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Abuja |
2001
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 2001 | W | Ghana |
3–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Port Harcourt |
| 1 Jul 2001 | W |  Sudan |
4–0 | World Cup Qualification | A · Omdurman |
| 5 May 2001 | W | Liberia |
2–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Port Harcourt |
| 21 Apr 2001 | L | Sierra Leone |
0–1 | World Cup Qualification | A · Freetown |
| 11 Mar 2001 | D | Ghana |
0–0 | World Cup Qualification | A · Accra |
| 27 Jan 2001 | W | Sudan |
3–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Port Harcourt |
2000
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 2000 | L | Liberia |
1–2 | World Cup Qualification | A · Paynesville |
| 17 Jun 2000 | W | Sierra Leone |
2–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lagos |
| 22 Apr 2000 | W |  Eritrea |
4–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lagos |
| 9 Apr 2000 | D | Eritrea |
0–0 | World Cup Qualification | A · Asmara |
1997
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 1997 | L |  Guinea |
0–1 | World Cup Qualification | A · Conakry |
| 7 Jun 1997 | W | Kenya |
3–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lagos |
| 27 Apr 1997 | W |  Burkina Faso |
2–1 | World Cup Qualification | A · Ouagadougou |
| 5 Apr 1997 | W | Guinea |
2–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lagos |
| 12 Jan 1997 | D | Kenya |
1–1 | World Cup Qualification | A · Nairobi |
1996
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 1996 | W | Burkina Faso |
2–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lagos |
1993
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 1993 | D | Algeria |
1–1 | World Cup Qualification | A · Algiers |
| 25 Sep 1993 | W |  Ivory Coast |
4–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lagos |
| 3 Jul 1993 | W | Algeria |
4–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lagos |
| 2 May 1993 | L | Ivory Coast |
1–2 | World Cup Qualification | A · Abidjan |
| 27 Feb 1993 | W |  Congo |
2–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Enugu |
| 16 Jan 1993 | D | South Africa |
0–0 | World Cup Qualification | A · Johannesburg |
1992
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 1992 | W | Congo |
1–0 | World Cup Qualification | A · Pointe-Noire |
| 10 Oct 1992 | W | South Africa |
4–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lagos |
1989
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 1989 | L | Cameroon |
0–1 | World Cup Qualification | A · Yaoundé |
| 12 Aug 1989 | W | Angola |
1–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lagos |
| 25 Jun 1989 | L | Gabon |
1–2 | World Cup Qualification | A · Libreville |
| 10 Jun 1989 | W | Cameroon |
2–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Ibadan |
| 22 Jan 1989 | D | Angola |
2–2 | World Cup Qualification | A · Luanda |
| 7 Jan 1989 | W | Gabon |
1–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Enugu |
1985
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 1985 | L | Tunisia |
0–2 | World Cup Qualification | A · Tunis |
| 6 Jul 1985 | W | Tunisia |
1–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lagos |
| 20 Apr 1985 | W | Kenya |
3–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lagos |
| 6 Apr 1985 | W | Kenya |
3–0 | World Cup Qualification | A · Nairobi |
1984
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 1984 | W | Liberia |
1–0 | World Cup Qualification | A · Monrovia |
| 20 Oct 1984 | W | Liberia |
3–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lagos |
1981
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 1981 | L | Algeria |
1–2 | World Cup Qualification | A · Constantine |
| 10 Oct 1981 | L | Algeria |
0–2 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lagos |
| 15 Apr 1981 | W | Guinea |
1–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lagos |
| 12 Apr 1981 | D | Guinea |
1–1 | World Cup Qualification | A · Conakry |
1980
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 1980 | W |  Tanzania |
2–0 | World Cup Qualification | A · Dar es Salaam |
| 6 Dec 1980 | D | Tanzania |
1–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lagos |
| 12 Jul 1980 | W | Tunisia |
2–0p | World Cup Qualification | H · Lagos |
| 29 Jun 1980 | L | Tunisia |
0–2 | World Cup Qualification | A · Tunis |
1977
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 1977 | L | Tunisia |
0–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lagos |
| 21 Oct 1977 | L |  Egypt |
1–3 | World Cup Qualification | A · Cairo |
| 8 Oct 1977 | W | Egypt |
4–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lagos |
| 25 Sep 1977 | D | Tunisia |
0–0 | World Cup Qualification | A · Tunis |
| 25 Jul 1977 | D | Ivory Coast |
2–2 | World Cup Qualification | A · Bouaké |
| 10 Jul 1977 | W | Ivory Coast |
4–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lagos |
1976
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 1976 | W | Sierra Leone |
6–2 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lagos |
| 16 Oct 1976 | D | Sierra Leone |
0–0 | World Cup Qualification | A · Freetown |
1973
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 1973 | D | Ghana |
0–0 | World Cup Qualification | A · Accra |
| 10 Feb 1973 | L | Ghana |
2–3 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lagos |
1972
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 1972 | D | Congo |
1–1 | World Cup Qualification | A · Brazzaville |
| 5 Aug 1972 | W | Congo |
2–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Ibadan |
1969
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 1969 | W |  Morocco |
2–0 | World Cup Qualification | H · Ibadan |
| 3 Oct 1969 | D | Sudan |
3–3 | World Cup Qualification | A · Khartoum |
| 21 Sep 1969 | L | Morocco |
1–2 | World Cup Qualification | A · Casablanca |
| 13 Sep 1969 | D | Sudan |
2–2 | World Cup Qualification | H · Ibadan |
| 18 May 1969 | D | Ghana |
1–1 | World Cup Qualification | A · Accra |
| 10 May 1969 | W | Ghana |
2–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Ibadan |
1968
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 1968 | W | Cameroon |
3–2 | World Cup Qualification | A · Douala |
| 7 Dec 1968 | D | Cameroon |
1–1 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lagos |
1960
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 1960 | D | Ghana |
2–2 | World Cup Qualification | H · Lagos |
| 28 Aug 1960 | L | Ghana |
1–4 | World Cup Qualification | A · Accra |