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CameroonvsNigeria
Cameroon vs Nigeria: head-to-head stats
Since 1960
Cameroon
5
wins
draws
8
26 meetings
Nigeria
13
wins
Cameroon and Nigeria have met 26 times since 1960: Cameroon won 5, Nigeria 13, and 8 matches were drawn. Nigeria lead the head-to-head by 8 wins. Goals: Cameroon 21, Nigeria 36. Last meeting: Cameroon 0–2 Nigeria (African Cup of Nations, Jan 27, 2024).
- First meeting
- Cameroon 0–0 Nigeria
- Apr 26, 1960 · Friendly
- Last meeting
- Cameroon 0–2 Nigeria
- Jan 27, 2024 · African Cup of Nations
- Biggest Cameroon win
- Cameroon 3–1 Nigeria
- Mar 18, 1984 · African Cup of Nations
- Biggest Nigeria win
- Cameroon 0–4 Nigeria
- Sep 1, 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Match preview and current form
The rivalry, match by match
26 meetings since 1960. Hover or tap a match for the details.
- Cameroon win
- Draw
- Nigeria win
- World Cup or continental finals
- Bigger = wider margin
CMR=NGA
- 1960
- 1970
- 1980
- 1990
- 2000
- 2010
- 2020
NGA +81962 · NGA ahead
↑ CMRNGA ↓
- 1960s: Cameroon 5 goals, Nigeria 9 goals
- 1970s: Cameroon 1 goal, Nigeria 3 goals
- 1980s: Cameroon 6 goals, Nigeria 4 goals
- 1990s: Cameroon 2 goals, Nigeria 3 goals
- 2000s: Cameroon 3 goals, Nigeria 4 goals
- 2010s: Cameroon 3 goals, Nigeria 11 goals
- 2020s: Cameroon 1 goal, Nigeria 2 goals
By competition
| Competition | P | CMR W | D | NGA W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Africa Cup of Nations | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| All-African Games | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LG Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All meetings
26 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.
- L0–2NAfrican Cup of NationsAfrican Cup of Nations
Cameroon: —
Nigeria: Ademola Lookman 36', Ademola Lookman 90'
- D0–0NFriendlyFriendly
- W1–0NFriendlyFriendly
- L2–3NAfrican Cup of NationsAfrican Cup of Nations
Cameroon: Stéphane Bahoken 41', Clinton N'Jie 44'
Nigeria: Odion Ighalo 19', Odion Ighalo 63', Alex Iwobi 66'
- D1–1HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Cameroon: Vincent Aboubakar 74' (pen.)
Nigeria: Moses Simon 30'
- L0–4AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Cameroon: —
Nigeria: Odion Ighalo 29', Mikel John Obi 43', Victor Moses 56', Kelechi Iheanacho 76'
- L0–3NFriendlyFriendly
- L1–2NAfrican Cup of NationsAfrican Cup of Nations
Cameroon: Samuel Eto'o 42'
Nigeria: Jay-Jay Okocha 45', John Utaka 73'
- D2–2AAfrican Cup of NationsAfrican Cup of Nations
Cameroon: Samuel Eto'o 26', Patrick M'Boma 31'
Nigeria: Raphael Chukwu 45', Jay-Jay Okocha 47'
- L0–1NLG CupLG Cup
Show all 26 meetings
- L1–2NAfrican Cup of NationsAfrican Cup of Nations
Cameroon: Emmanuel Maboang 85'
Nigeria: Friday Ekpo 75', Rashidi Yekini 88'
- W1–0NFriendlyFriendly
- W1–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Cameroon: François Omam-Biyik 31'
Nigeria: —
- L0–2AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Cameroon: —
Nigeria: Stephen Keshi 43', Samson Siasia 86'
- W1–0NAfrican Cup of NationsAfrican Cup of Nations
Cameroon: Emmanuel Kundé 55' (pen.)
Nigeria: —
- D1–1NAfrican Cup of NationsAfrican Cup of Nations
Cameroon: Roger Milla 21'
Nigeria: Samuel Okwaraji 2'
- W3–1NAfrican Cup of NationsAfrican Cup of Nations
Cameroon: Rene N'Djeya 32', Théophile Abega 79', Ernest Ebongué 84'
Nigeria: Muda Lawal 10'
- D0–0AFriendlyFriendly
- D0–0NAll-African GamesAll-African Games
- L0–1AFriendlyFriendly
- L1–2HFriendlyFriendly
- L2–3HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Cameroon: David Ayo, Dieudonné Bassanguen
Nigeria: Augustine Ofuokwu, Peter Anieke, Olumuyiwa Oshode
- D1–1AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Cameroon: Norbert Owona 69'
Nigeria: Joseph Aghoghovbia 47'
- L1–2HFriendlyFriendly
- L1–3AFriendlyFriendly
- D0–0NFriendlyFriendly
Sources: martj42/international_results (international matches since 1872, MIT-licensed open dataset) and ESPN for the latest results and fixtures. Predecessor teams follow FIFA attribution (Yugoslavia → Serbia, Czechoslovakia → Czechia).
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