Head to head stats

Benin – Nigeria

Benin

Current FIFA rank		93
Matches		16
Wins		2
Drawn		2
Losses		12
Goals for		7
Goals after		29
Goals difference		-22
The biggest win		2:1, 1:0
The biggest loss		0:4
The most resultative match		0:4
The most resultative draw		1:1
Points		8

Nigeria

Current FIFA rank		45
Matches		16
Wins		12
Drawn		2
Losses		2
Goals for		29
Goals after		7
Goals difference		22
The biggest win		4:0
The biggest loss		1:2, 0:1
The most resultative match		4:0
The most resultative draw		1:1
Points		38

Points system: 3 for win, 1 for draw and 0 for loss

Matches

World Cup 2026, Qualifying tournament, Africa, Group C
	14.10.2025	Nigeria	–	Benin	4:0 (2:0)
	Uyo Godswill Akpabio International Stadium
World Cup 2026, Qualifying tournament, Africa, Group C
	10.06.2024	Benin	–	Nigeria	2:1 (2:1)
	Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny
African Cup of Nations 2025, Qualifying tournament, Group D
	14.11.2024	Benin	–	Nigeria	1:1 (1:0)
	Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny
African Cup of Nations 2025, Qualifying tournament, Group D
	07.09.2024	Nigeria	–	Benin	3:0 (1:0)
	Uyo Godswill Akpabio International Stadium
African Cup of Nations 2021, Qualifying tournament, Group L
	27.03.2021	Benin	–	Nigeria	0:1 (0:0)
	Porto-Novo Stade Charles de Gaulle
African Cup of Nations 2021, Qualifying tournament, Group L
	13.11.2019	Nigeria	–	Benin	2:1 (1:1)
	Uyo Godswill Akpabio International Stadium
African Nations Championship 2018, Qualifying tournament, Zone West B, second round
	19.08.2017	Nigeria	–	Benin	2:0 (1:0)
	Kano Sani Abacha Stadium
African Nations Championship 2018, Qualifying tournament, Zone West B, second round
	13.08.2017	Benin	–	Nigeria	1:0 (0:0)
	Cotonou Stade de l'Amitié
WAFU Cup of Nations 2017, Semifinal
	21.09.2017	Benin	–	Nigeria	0:1 (0:1)
	Cape Coast Cape Coast Sports Stadium
WAFU Nations Cup 2010, Group A
	09.04.2010	Nigeria	–	Benin	4:0 (0:0)

African Cup of Nations 2010, Final tournament, Group C
	16.01.2010	Nigeria	–	Benin	1:0 (1:0)
	Benguela Complexo da Sr. da Graça
African Cup of Nations 2008, Final tournament, Group B
	29.01.2008	Benin	–	Nigeria	0:2 (0:0)
	Sekondi-Takoradi Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium
African Cup of Nations 2004, Final tournament, Group D
	04.02.2004	Nigeria	–	Benin	2:1 (1:0)
	Sfax Stade Taïeb Mhiri
African Cup of Nations 1992, Qualifying tournament, Group 4
	27.04.1991	Nigeria	–	Benin	3:0 (3:0)
	Lagos
African Cup of Nations 1992, Qualifying tournament, Group 4
	30.09.1990	Benin	–	Nigeria	0:1
	Cotonou
West African Nations Cup 1987, Group 1
	01.02.1987	Benin	–	Nigeria	1:1

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