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All-time head-to-head
Since 1959
Benin
2
wins
draws
3
21 meetings
Nigeria
16
wins
Benin have scored 11 goals against Nigeria all-time; Nigeria have scored 55.
- First meeting
- Benin 0–1 Nigeria
- Nov 8, 1959 · Friendly
- Last meeting
- Benin 0–4 Nigeria
- Oct 14, 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification
- Biggest Benin win
- Benin 2–1 Nigeria
- Jun 10, 2024 · FIFA World Cup qualification
- Biggest Nigeria win
- Benin 1–10 Nigeria
- Nov 28, 1959 · Friendly
By competition
| Competition | P | BEN W | D | NGA W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Africa Cup of Nations qualification | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Africa Cup of Nations | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
All meetings
21 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.
- L0–4AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Benin: —
Nigeria: Victor Osimhen 3', Victor Osimhen 37', Victor Osimhen 51', Frank Onyeka 90'
- D1–1NAfrican Cup of Nations qualificationAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
- L0–3AAfrican Cup of Nations qualificationAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
- W2–1NFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Benin: Jodel Dossou 37', Steve Mounié 45'
Nigeria: Raphael Onyedika 27'
- L0–1HAfrican Cup of Nations qualificationAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
- L1–2AAfrican Cup of Nations qualificationAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
- L0–1NAfrican Cup of NationsAfrican Cup of Nations
Benin: —
Nigeria: Yakubu 42' (pen.)
- L0–2NAfrican Cup of NationsAfrican Cup of Nations
Benin: —
Nigeria: Mikel John Obi 53', Yakubu 86'
- L1–2NAfrican Cup of NationsAfrican Cup of Nations
Benin: Moussa Latoundji 90'
Nigeria: Garba Lawal 35', John Utaka 76'
- L0–3AAfrican Cup of Nations qualificationAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
- L0–1HAfrican Cup of Nations qualificationAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
- L0–5AFriendlyFriendly
- D1–1HFriendlyFriendly
- L0–7AFriendlyFriendly
- L0–3AFriendlyFriendly
- L1–2HFriendlyFriendly
- W1–0AFriendlyFriendly
- L1–4AFriendlyFriendly
- D1–1HFriendlyFriendly
- L1–10AFriendlyFriendly
- L0–1HFriendlyFriendly
Source: martj42/international_results — international matches from 1872 to today (MIT-licensed open dataset). Predecessor teams follow FIFA attribution (Yugoslavia → Serbia, Czechoslovakia → Czechia).
