Nigeria national football team statistics and records: all-time record
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Games played, won, drawn and lost, goals for and against
Nigeria's overall record against each of their opponents.
| Opposition | P | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 29 |
| Angola | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 |
| Argentina | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 |
| Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Benin | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 5 |
| Benin (Dahomey) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Botswana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brazil | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Burkina Faso | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 5 |
| Burundi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 20 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Cape Verde Islands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Catalonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Central African Republic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Colombia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Congo | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| Congo Brazzaville | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Congo DR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Congo Kinshasa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Dahomey | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Djibouti | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Egypt | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 22 |
| England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Eritrea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 |
| France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Gabon | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Genoa ITALY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ghana | 54 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 51 | 79 |
| Greece | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Guinea | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 19 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Hong Kong Select | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Iran | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Italy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Ivory Coast | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 29 |
| Jamaica | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenya | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 7 |
| Korea DPR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Korea Republic | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Lesotho | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| Liberia | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 12 |
| Libya | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Madagascar | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Malawi | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 9 |
| Mali | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 |
| Mexico | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Morocco | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Mozambique | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Namibia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Niger | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Niger* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Oman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Peru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Republic of Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Romania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Rwanda | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Sao Tome e Principe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Senegal | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 |
| Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Seychelles | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Sierra Leone | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 18 |
| South Africa | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 10 |
| Spain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Sudan | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 14 |
| Swaziland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sweden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Syria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tahiti | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| Thailand | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Togo | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 25 |
| Tunisia | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| Uganda | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Upper Volta | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| USA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Uzbekistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| West Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yugoslavia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Zaire | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Zambia | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 20 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 |