Nigeria national football team: record v Ghana
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v Ghana 
| Games won: | 14 |
| Games drawn: | 21 |
| Games lost: | 22 |
| Date | Match | Result | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 1950 | Ghana v Nigeria | L | 1-0 | International Friendly |
| 11 Oct 1954 | Ghana v Nigeria | L | 1-0 | International Friendly |
| 28 May 1955 | Ghana v Nigeria | L | 1-0 | International Friendly |
| 01 Jun 1955 | Ghana v Nigeria | L | 7-0 | International Friendly |
| 27 Oct 1956 | Nigeria v Ghana | W | 3-0 | International Friendly |
| 27 Oct 1957 | Ghana v Nigeria | D | 3-3 | International Friendly |
| 31 Jul 1958 | Nigeria v Ghana | W | 3-2 | International Friendly |
| 31 Oct 1959 | Ghana v Nigeria | L | 5-2 | International Friendly |
| 28 Aug 1960 | Ghana v Nigeria | L | 4-1 | FIFA World Cup |
| 10 Sep 1960 | Nigeria v Ghana | D | 2-2 | FIFA World Cup |
| 10 Sep 1960 | Nigeria v Ghana | D | 1-1 | International Friendly |
| 08 Oct 1960 | Nigeria v Ghana | L | 0-3 | Nkrumah Cup |
| 08 Apr 1961 | Nigeria v Ghana | D | 0-0 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| 30 Apr 1961 | Ghana v Nigeria | D | 2-2 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| 01 Jun 1961 | Ghana v Nigeria | L | 3-0 | WAC |
| 15 Dec 1961 | Ghana v Nigeria | L | 5-1 | International Friendly |
| 03 Jan 1962 | Nigeria v Ghana | D | 1-1 | International Friendly |
| 10 Nov 1962 | Nigeria v Ghana | D | 0-0 | International Friendly |
| 22 Jan 1967 | Nigeria v Ghana | D | 2-2 | International Friendly |
| 09 Feb 1967 | Ghana v Nigeria | L | 2-0 | International Friendly |
| 10 May 1969 | Nigeria v Ghana | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup |
| 18 May 1969 | Ghana v Nigeria | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup |
| 08 Jan 1973 | Nigeria v Ghana | W | 4-2 | African Games |
| 10 Feb 1973 | Nigeria v Ghana | L | 2-3 | FIFA World Cup |
| 22 Feb 1973 | Ghana v Nigeria | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup |
| 31 Aug 1975 | Ghana v Nigeria | L | 3-0 | International Friendly |
| 08 Mar 1978 | Ghana v Nigeria | D | 1-1 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| 21 Jul 1978 | Nigeria v Ghana | D | 0-0 | African Games |
| 01 May 1983 | Ghana v Nigeria | L | 1-0 | International Friendly |
| 05 Mar 1984 | Ghana v Nigeria | W | 1-2 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| 27 Jul 1986 | Ghana v Nigeria | L | 2-0 | CEDEAO Cup |
| 06 Feb 1987 | Ghana v Nigeria | L | 3-1 | West Africa Nations Cup |
| 02 Sep 1990 | Ghana v Nigeria | L | 1-0 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| 13 Apr 1991 | Nigeria v Ghana | D | 0-0 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| 02 Nov 1991 | Ghana v Nigeria | L | 1-0 | CEDEAO Cup |
| 23 Jan 1992 | Ghana v Nigeria | L | 2-1 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| 09 Mar 1994 | Nigeria v Ghana | D | 0-0 | International Friendly |
| 28 Aug 1999 | Nigeria v Ghana | D | 0-0 | International Friendly |
| 10 Mar 2001 | Ghana v Nigeria | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup |
| 28 Jul 2001 | Nigeria v Ghana | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup |
| 03 Feb 2002 | Nigeria v Ghana | W | 1-0 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| 15 Dec 2002 | Ghana v Nigeria | W | 0-1 | International Friendly |
| 23 Feb 2003 | Nigeria v Ghana | D | 0-0 | International Friendly |
| 30 May 2003 | Nigeria v Ghana | W | 3-1 | LG Cup |
| 23 Jan 2006 | Nigeria v Ghana | W | 1-0 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| 06 Feb 2007 | Ghana v Nigeria | L | 4-1 | International Friendly |
| 03 Feb 2008 | Ghana v Nigeria | L | 2-1 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| 28 Jan 2010 | Ghana v Nigeria | L | 1-0 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| 11 Oct 2011 | Ghana v Nigeria | D | 0-0 | International Friendly |
| 25 Mar 2022 | Ghana v Nigeria | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup |
| 29 Mar 2022 | Nigeria v Ghana | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup |
| 28 Aug 2022 | Ghana v Nigeria | L | 2-0 | African Nations Championship |
| 03 Sep 2022 | Nigeria v Ghana | W | 2-0 | African Nations Championship |
| 22 Mar 2024 | Nigeria v Ghana | W | 2-1 | International Friendly |
| 22 Dec 2024 | Ghana v Nigeria | D | 0-0 | African Nations Championship |
| 28 Dec 2024 | Nigeria v Ghana | W | 3-1 | African Nations Championship |
| 28 May 2025 | Nigeria v Ghana | W | 2-1 | Unity Cup |