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EgyptvsNigeria
Egypt vs Nigeria: head-to-head stats
Since 1963
Egypt
5
wins
draws
8
21 meetings
Nigeria
8
wins
Egypt and Nigeria have met 21 times since 1963: Egypt won 5, Nigeria 8, and 8 matches were drawn. Nigeria lead the head-to-head by 3 wins. Goals: Egypt 26, Nigeria 29. Last meeting: Egypt 0–0 Nigeria (African Cup of Nations, Jan 17, 2026).
- First meeting
- Egypt 6–3 Nigeria
- Nov 24, 1963 · African Cup of Nations
- Last meeting
- Egypt 0–0 Nigeria
- Jan 17, 2026 · African Cup of Nations
- Biggest Egypt win
- Egypt 6–3 Nigeria
- Nov 24, 1963 · African Cup of Nations
- Biggest Nigeria win
- Egypt 0–4 Nigeria
- Oct 8, 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Match preview and current form
The rivalry, match by match
21 meetings since 1963. Hover or tap a match for the details.
- Egypt win
- Draw
- Nigeria win
- World Cup or continental finals
- Bigger = wider margin
EGY=NGA
- 1960
- 1970
- 1980
- 1990
- 2000
- 2010
- 2020
NGA +31976 · NGA ahead1963 · EGY ahead
↑ EGYNGA ↓
- 1960s: Egypt 6 goals, Nigeria 3 goals
- 1970s: Egypt 7 goals, Nigeria 12 goals
- 1980s: Egypt 3 goals, Nigeria 4 goals
- 1990s: Egypt 1 goal, Nigeria 3 goals
- 2000s: Egypt 1 goal, Nigeria 1 goal
- 2010s: Egypt 8 goals, Nigeria 5 goals
- 2020s: Egypt 0 goals, Nigeria 1 goal
By competition
| Competition | P | EGY W | D | NGA W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa Cup of Nations | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Friendly | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Africa Cup of Nations qualification | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| All-African Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All meetings
21 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.
- D0–0NAfrican Cup of NationsAfrican Cup of Nations
- L0–1NAfrican Cup of NationsAfrican Cup of Nations
Egypt: —
Nigeria: Kelechi Iheanacho 30'
- L0–1AFriendlyFriendly
- W1–0HAfrican Cup of Nations qualificationAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
- D1–1AAfrican Cup of Nations qualificationAfrican Cup of Nations qualification
- W3–2NFriendlyFriendly
- W3–1NAfrican Cup of NationsAfrican Cup of Nations
Egypt: Emad Moteab 34', Ahmed Hassan 54', Gedo 87'
Nigeria: Chinedu Obasi 12'
- D1–1AFriendlyFriendly
- D0–0NAfrican Cup of NationsAfrican Cup of Nations
- L1–2HFriendlyFriendly
Show all 21 meetings
- L0–1NAfrican Cup of NationsAfrican Cup of Nations
Egypt: —
Nigeria: Rashidi Yekini 8'
- D0–0NAfrican Cup of NationsAfrican Cup of Nations
- D2–2NAfrican Cup of NationsAfrican Cup of Nations
Egypt: Emad Suleiman 25', Taher Abouzeid 38'
Nigeria: Stephen Keshi 43' (pen.), Ali Bala 75'
- D1–1AFriendlyFriendly
- D0–0AFriendlyFriendly
- L0–1AAfrican Cup of NationsAfrican Cup of Nations
Egypt: —
Nigeria: Okey Isima 15'
- W3–1HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Egypt: Moustafa Abdou 11', Moustafa Abdou 27', Mokhtar Mokhtar 50'
Nigeria: Godwin Iwelumo 75'
- L0–4AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Egypt: —
Nigeria: Christian Chukwu 24', Segun Odegbami 54', Segun Odegbami 67', Johnny N'Wadioha 74'
- L2–3NAfrican Cup of NationsAfrican Cup of Nations
Egypt: Mahmoud El Khatib 7', Ossama Khalil 86'
Nigeria: Haruna Ilerika 35', Haruna Ilerika 62', Mudashiru Lawal 82'
- L2–4AAll-African GamesAll-African Games
- W6–3NAfrican Cup of NationsAfrican Cup of Nations
Egypt: Mohamed Morsi Hussein 30', Mohamed Morsi Hussein 32', Hassan El-Shazly 42', Hassan El-Shazly 44', Hassan El-Shazly 81', Mohamed Morsi Hussein 82'
Nigeria: Asuquo Ekpe 78', Joseph Bassey 82', Albert Onyeanwuna 89'
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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