Nigeria national football team: record v South Africa

Head-to-head records of Nigeria against other teams. Select the opponent from the menu on the left to see the overall record and list of results.

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v South Africa

Games won:8
Games drawn:7
Games lost:2
Date Match Result Score Competition
10 Oct 1992 Nigeria v South Africa W 4-0 FIFA World Cup
16 Jan 1993 South Africa v Nigeria D 0-0 FIFA World Cup
10 Feb 2000 Nigeria v South Africa W 2-0 Africa Cup of Nations
31 Jan 2004 Nigeria v South Africa W 4-0 Africa Cup of Nations
17 Nov 2004 South Africa v Nigeria L 2-1 International Friendly
01 Jun 2008 Nigeria v South Africa W 2-0 FIFA World Cup
06 Sep 2008 South Africa v Nigeria W 0-1 FIFA World Cup
14 Aug 2013 South Africa v Nigeria W 0-2 International Friendly
10 Sep 2014 South Africa v Nigeria D 0-0 Africa Cup of Nations
19 Nov 2014 Nigeria v South Africa D 2-2 Africa Cup of Nations
29 Mar 2015 South Africa v Nigeria D 1-1 International Friendly
10 Jun 2017 Nigeria v South Africa L 0-2 Africa Cup of Nations
17 Nov 2018 South Africa v Nigeria D 1-1 Africa Cup of Nations
10 Jul 2019 Nigeria v South Africa W 2-1 Africa Cup of Nations
07 Feb 2024 Nigeria v South Africa W 1-1 Africa Cup of Nations
07 Jun 2024 Nigeria v South Africa D 1-1 FIFA World Cup
09 Sep 2025 South Africa v Nigeria D 1-1 FIFA World Cup
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