Nigeria national football team results (2020–present)

This article provides details of international football games played by the Nigeria national football team from 2020 to present.^[1]^[2]^[3]

ResultsEdit

9 October 2020 Friendly	Nigeria	0–1	Algeria	Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria
20:30 UTC+2		Report	Bensebaini 6'	Stadium: Jacques Lemans Arena Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)

13 October 2020 Friendly	Nigeria	1–1	Tunisia	Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria
19:30 UTC+2	Iheanacho 21'	Report	Dräger 44'	Stadium: Jacques Lemans Arena Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)

13 November 2020 2021 AFCONQ	Nigeria	4–4	Sierra Leone	Benin City, Nigeria
17:00 UTC+1	Iwobi 4', 27' Osimhen 21' Chukwueze 29'	Report	Quee 41' Kamara 72', 86' Bundu 80'	Stadium: Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Referee: Gilbert Cheruiyot (Kenya)

17 November 2020 2021 AFCONQ	Sierra Leone	0–0	Nigeria	Freetown, Sierra Leone
16:00 UTC±0		Report		Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)

27 March 2021 2021 AFCONQ	Benin	0–1	Nigeria	Porto-Novo, Benin
17:00 UTC+1		Report	Onuachu 90+3'	Stadium: Stade Charles de Gaulle Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

30 March 2021 2021 AFCONQ	Nigeria	3–0	Lesotho	Lagos, Nigeria
17:00 UTC+1	Osimhen 23' Etebo 50' Onuachu 83'	Report		Stadium: Teslim Balogun Stadium Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)

4 June 2021 Friendly	Nigeria	0–1	Cameroon	Wiener Neustadt, Austria
21:30 UTC+2		Report	Zambo Anguissa 37'	Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt Attendance: 0 Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)

8 June 2021 Friendly	Cameroon	0–0	Nigeria	Wiener Neustadt, Austria
18:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt Attendance: 0 Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)

3 July 2021 Friendly	Mexico	4–0	Nigeria	Los Angeles, United States
20:00 UTC−7	Herrera 2', 52' Funes Mori 4' Dos Santos 78'	Report		Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama)

3 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Nigeria	2–0	Liberia	Lagos, Nigeria
17:00 UTC+1	Iheanacho 22', 44'	Report		Stadium: Teslim Balogun Stadium Referee: Kouassi Attisso Attiogbe (Togo)

7 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Cape Verde	1–2	Nigeria	Mindelo, Cape Verde
15:00 UTC−1	D. Tavares 19'	Report	Osimhen 30' Rocha Santos 76' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

7 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Nigeria	0–1	Central African Republic	Lagos, Nigeria
17:00 UTC+1		Report	Namnganda 90+1'	Stadium: Teslim Balogun Stadium Referee: Abdelaziz Bouh (Mauritania)

10 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Central African Republic	0–2	Nigeria	Limbe, Cameroon
14:00 UTC+1		Report	Balogun 29' Osimhen 45+1'	Stadium: Limbe Stadium Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

13 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Liberia	0–2	Nigeria	Tangiers, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1		Report	Osimhen 15' (pen.) Musa 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Ibn Batouta Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

16 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Nigeria	1–1	Cape Verde	Lagos, Nigeria
17:00 UTC+1	Osimhen 1'	Report	Stopira 5'	Stadium: Teslim Balogun Stadium Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

11 January 2022 2021 AFCON	Nigeria	1–0	Egypt	Garoua, Cameroon
17:00 UTC+1	Iheanacho 30'	Report		Stadium: Roumdé Adjia Stadium Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

15 January 2022 2021 AFCON	Nigeria	3–1	Sudan	Garoua, Cameroon
17:00 UTC+1	Chukwueze 3' Awoniyi 45' Simon 46'	Report	Khedr 70' (pen.)	Stadium: Roumdé Adjia Stadium Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

19 January 2022 2021 AFCON	Guinea-Bissau	0–2	Nigeria	Garoua, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1		Report	Sadiq 56' Troost-Ekong 75'	Stadium: Roumdé Adjia Stadium Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

23 January 2022 2021 AFCON R16	Nigeria	0–1	Tunisia	Garoua, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1		Report	Msakni 47'	Stadium: Roumdé Adjia Stadium Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)

25 March 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	Ghana	0–0	Nigeria	Kumasi, Ghana
19:30 UTC±0		Report		Stadium: Baba Yara Stadium Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

29 March 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	Nigeria	1–1 (1–1 (a) agg.)	Ghana	Abuja, Nigeria
18:00 UTC+1	Troost-Ekong 22' (pen.)	Report	Partey 10'	Stadium: Moshood Abiola National Stadium Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

28 May 2022 Friendly	Mexico	2–1	Nigeria	Arlington, United States
19:08 UTC−5	Giménez 12' Troost-Ekong 56' (o.g.)	Report	Dessers 54'	Stadium: AT&T Stadium Referee: José Torres (Puerto Rico)

2 June 2022 Friendly	Ecuador	1–0	Nigeria	Chicago, United States
18:30 UTC−5	Estupiñán 3'	Report		Stadium: Soldier Field Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

9 June 2022 2023 AFCON Q	Nigeria	2–1	Sierra Leone	Abuja, Nigeria
17:00 UTC+1	Iwobi 16' Osimhen 41'	Report	Morsay 11'	Stadium: Moshood Abiola National Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Kalilou Traore (Ivory Coast)

13 June 2022 2023 AFCON Q	São Tomé and Príncipe	0–10	Nigeria	Agadir, Morocco
14:00 UTC+1		Report	Osimhen 9', 48', 65', 84' Simon 28' Moffi 43', 60' Etebo 55' Lookman 63' Dennis 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Adrar Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)

27 September 2022 Friendly	Algeria	2–1	Nigeria	Bir El Djir, Algeria
20:00 UTC+1	Mahrez 42' (pen.) Atal 61'	Report	Moffi 9'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)

9 November 2022 Friendly	Costa Rica	2–0	Nigeria	San José, Costa Rica
	Duarte 7' Watson 73'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)

The following matches are scheduled:

17 November 2022 Friendly	Portugal	v	Nigeria	Lisbon, Portugal
19:45 UTC±0				Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade

March 2023 2023 AFCON Q	Nigeria	v	Guinea-Bissau	Nigeria
--:-- UTC+1

March 2023 2023 AFCON Q	Guinea-Bissau	v	Nigeria	Guinea-Bissau
--:-- UTC±0

Head to head records
Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	W%	D%	L%
Algeria	2	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	100
Benin	1	1	0	0	1	0	100	0	0
Cameroon	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	50	50
Cape Verde	2	1	1	0	3	2	50	50	0
Central African Republic	2	1	0	1	2	1	50	0	50
Costa Rica	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	100
Ecuador	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	100
Egypt	1	1	0	0	1	0	100	0	0
Ghana	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	100	0
Guinea-Bissau	1	1	0	0	2	0	100	0	0
Lesotho	1	1	0	0	3	0	100	0	0
Liberia	2	2	0	0	4	0	100	0	0
Mexico	2	0	0	2	1	6	0	0	100
São Tomé and Príncipe	1	1	0	0	10	0	100	0	0
Sierra Leone	3	1	2	0	6	5	33.33	66.67	0
Sudan	1	1	0	0	3	1	100	0	0
Tunisia	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	50	50
Totals	27	11	7	9	39	25	42.31	26.92	33.33