Head to head stats

South Africa – Nigeria

South Africa

Current FIFA rank		55
Matches		18
Wins		2
Drawn		8
Losses		8
Goals for		13
Goals after		28
Goals difference		-15
The biggest win		2:0
The biggest loss		0:4
The most resultative match		2:2, 1:3, 0:4
The most resultative draw		2:2
Points		14

Nigeria

Current FIFA rank		45
Matches		18
Wins		8
Drawn		8
Losses		2
Goals for		28
Goals after		13
Goals difference		15
The biggest win		4:0
The biggest loss		0:2
The most resultative match		2:2, 3:1, 4:0
The most resultative draw		2:2
Points		32

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

Matches

World Cup 2026, Qualifying tournament, Africa, Group C
	09.09.2025	South Africa	–	Nigeria	1:1 (1:1)
	Bloemfontein Free State Stadium (Vodacom Park)
World Cup 2026, Qualifying tournament, Africa, Group C
	07.06.2024	Nigeria	–	South Africa	1:1 (0:1)
	Uyo Godswill Akpabio International Stadium
African Cup of Nations 2023, Final tournament, Semifinal
	07.02.2024	Nigeria	–	South Africa	1:1 aet (0:0, 1:1), pen. 4:2
	Bouaké Stade de la Paix de Bouaké
African Cup of Nations 2019, Final tournament, Quarterfinal
	10.07.2019	Nigeria	–	South Africa	2:1 (1:0)
	Cairo Cairo International Stadium
African Cup of Nations 2019, Qualifying tournament, Group E
	17.11.2018	South Africa	–	Nigeria	1:1 (1:1)
	Johannesburg Soccer City
African Cup of Nations 2019, Qualifying tournament, Group E
	10.06.2017	Nigeria	–	South Africa	0:2 (0:0)
	Uyo Godswill Akpabio International Stadium
Friendly internationals 2015
	29.03.2015	South Africa	–	Nigeria	1:1 (0:0)
	Nelspruit Mbombela Stadium
African Cup of Nations 2015, Qualifying tournament, Group A
	19.11.2014	Nigeria	–	South Africa	2:2 (0:1)
	Uyo Akwa Ibom International Stadium
African Cup of Nations 2015, Qualifying tournament, Group A
	10.09.2014	South Africa	–	Nigeria	0:0
	Cape Town Cape Town Stadium
African Nations Championship 2014, Final tournament, Group A
	19.01.2014	Nigeria	–	South Africa	3:1 (2:0)
	Cape Town Cape Town Stadium
Friendly internationals 2013
	14.08.2013	South Africa	–	Nigeria	0:2 (0:0)
	Durban Moses Mabhida Stadium
World Cup 2010, Qualifying tournament, Africa, Second round, group 4
	06.09.2008	South Africa	–	Nigeria	0:1 (0:0)
	Port Elizabeth EPRFU (Boet Erasmus) Stadium
World Cup 2010, Qualifying tournament, Africa, Second round, group 4
	01.06.2008	Nigeria	–	South Africa	2:0 (2:0)
	Abùjá Abuja National Stadium
Friendly internationals 2004
	17.11.2004	South Africa	–	Nigeria	2:1 (1:0)
	Johannesburg Ellis Park Stadium
African Cup of Nations 2004, Final tournament, Group D
	31.01.2004	Nigeria	–	South Africa	4:0 (1:0)
	Monastir Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet
African Cup of Nations 2000, Final tournament, Semifinal
	10.02.2000	Nigeria	–	South Africa	2:0 (2:0)
	Nigeria, Lagos Lagos National Stadium
World Cup 1994, Qualifying tournament, Africa, First Round, Group D
	17.01.1993	South Africa	–	Nigeria	0:0
	Johannesburg
World Cup 1994, Qualifying tournament, Africa, First Round, Group D
	10.10.1992	Nigeria	–	South Africa	4:0 (1:0)
	Lagos

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Years:	155
Tourneys:	10 117
Matches:	1 129 697
Clubs:	11 507
National teams:	259
Stadiums:	10 279

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FA Cup 2025/26
Salford City – Swindon Town	19:45
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Yesterday, January 18
African Cup of Nations 2025
Senegal – Morocco	1:0 aet
Friendly internationals
Bolivia – Panama	1:1
Grenada – Jamaica	0:1
England 2025/26 Premiere League
Wolverhampton Wanderers – Newcastle United	0:0
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Belgium 2025/26, First Division A First Stage
Gent – Anderlecht	4:2
Dender – Antwerp	1:0
Charleroi – Standard	2:0
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Stuttgart – Union	1:1
Augsburg – Freiburg	2:2
Netherlands 2025/26 Eredivisie
Heerenveen – Groningen	0:2
Volendam – Utrecht	2:1
Heracles Almelo – Twente	0:2
Feyenoord – Sparta	3:4
Spain 2025/26 Primera
Getafe – Valencia	0:1
Atlético Madrid – Alavés	1:0
Celta de Vigo – Rayo Vallecano	3:0
Real Sociedad – Barcelona	2:1
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Bologna – Fiorentina	1:2
Torino – Roma	0:2
Milan – Lecce	1:0
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Santa Clara – Famalicão	0:1
Tondela – Braga	0:1
Vitória Guimaraes – Porto	0:1
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Strasbourg – Metz	2:1
Rennes – Le Havre	1:1
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